SPEAKING Events
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Allie’s training empowers teams and parents, as it takes a village to raise a child. Allie’s talks focus on staff/community/parent training to support kids with feeding challenges, feeding and communication development, train early intervention professionals through strengths-and routines-based intervention lens, and prelinguistic skills. She offers both personalized and curated talks and presentations, thoughtfully designed for each audience and adaptable to both in-person and virtual formats.
BIOGRAPHY: ABOUT ALLIE
Allie Glazer, M.S. CCC-SLP/L holds a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Loyola University Maryland, and has been a practicing SLP since 2012. She has worked across the lifespan in school, medical, and home health settings. Founder of alliemslp Speech Therapy Group, Inc., she provides in-home /virtual speech and feeding therapy on the San Francisco Bay peninsula through a strengths- and routines-based lens. EI is her passion population, and championing tiny humans and their grown ups is her favorite part of the job. Her dysphagia and feeding interest started in adult medical speech pathology, and branched out to Early Intervention during her first job where she learned she could combine her love of babies with her love of snack time.
EXAMPLE SPEAKING TOPICS
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Anyone can search for “how many words should my child be saying by 18 months”, but Allie breaks down milestones and the skills needed to reach those milestones. Every child is on a different path, and you’ll leave with resources to better understand holistic child development, and the interplay between moving, talking, and eating.
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Round out your professional knowledge to support mealtimes for families in Early Intervention- even if you’re not a feeding therapist. This session provides an introduction into Pediatric Feeding Disorder, and how you can support families even if you’re not a feeding therapist.
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Learn about language acquisition, phases of development, and practical strategies to support communication development at home. Focus will be on embedding practice into every magic moments during daily routines, such as getting shoes on, getting into the car seat, and shared book reading.
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Many kids eat differently at school than they do at home. This training focuses on understanding the “big picture” of eating, not just chewing/swallowing. Learn theory and strategies to share with your team to best support young eaters in your program.
Allie can tailor each presentation to meet the unique needs of your team or audience. Reach out to discuss how she can customize a session for your event.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Beyond Taste: How the 8 Senses Can Impact the Feeding Experience
Have you ever wondered why a child tries a strawberry one day, but then refuses and glares at your audacity (for the same food!) on other days? Have you ever lost your appetite after smelling a certain food cooking, even though you like that food? How about how the crackle of a food wrapper can bring a child running? Eating is a full body experience, and your 8 (yes, 8!) senses influence the feeding experience!
The Un-Eaten Meal: A Feeding Therapist's Framework for Supporting Mealtimes in CACFP Settings
Mealtimes in CACFP settings can be stressful for children, staff, and families—especially when feeding challenges arise. In this session, feeding therapist Allie Glazer, SLP reframes "picky eating" through the lens of sensory processing, skill development, and pediatric feeding disorders. Participants will explore why meal time can be overwhelming, learn to spot red flags that go beyond typical mealtime struggles, and discover the "3 P's Framework"—Proactive Preparation, Practical Presentation, and Partnership—for creating supportive, pressure-free mealtime environments. Walk away with actionable strategies to foster postivie food experiences, empower staff, and champion children's lifelong relatioships with food.
Foundations of Language: How Preschoolers Learn to Communicate
Learn about language development and language acquisition phases, Practical strategies to support communication at home, and how routines can support learning & connection
Become a Mealtime Ally: Understanding & Navigating Feeding Challenges in CACFP Settings
This session explores the complexity of feeding in early childhood settings and the vital role CACFP providers play in supporting children and families during mealtimes.
The event will be live, with opportunities to engage directly with our expert speakers, and will remain available for on‑demand viewing for one full year after the session. Attendees will gain practical, relationship‑centered strategies they can apply immediately in their programs.
From Playtime to Snacktime: Mealtime Routines as a Tool in the Early Interventionist’s Coaching Toolkit
Grab your favorite snack for this session! If you’re looking for tools to add to your coaching toolbelt, this talk is for you. Early Interventionists are well-versed in how play supports development, but it can be a struggle to apply strategies into other daily routines. In this session, we’ll focus on how a child’s mealtime can integrate all goals and disciplines from the IFSP.
The Un-Eaten Meal: A Feeding Therapist's Framework for Supporting Mealtimes in CACFP Settings
Mealtimes in CACFP settings can be stressful for children, staff, and families—especially when feeding challenges arise. In this session, feeding therapist Allie Glazer, SLP reframes "picky eating" through the lens of sensory processing, skill development, and pediatric feeding disorders. Participants will explore why meal time can be overwhelming, learn to spot red flags that go beyond typical mealtime struggles, and discover the "3 P's Framework"—Proactive Preparation, Practical Presentation, and Partnership—for creating supportive, pressure-free mealtime environments. Walk away with actionable strategies to foster postivie food experiences, empower staff, and champion children's lifelong relatioships with food.
Feeding Foundations for all Early Intervention Professionals: Supporting the Family Mealtime
Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) affects more than 1 in 37 American children under the age of 5, making it as or more prevalent than well-known conditions such as Autism and cerebral palsy. As early interventionists, you are often the first line of defense in supporting holistic development and caregiver-child relationships, and may field burning questions about mealtimes like “how much should my child be eating/drinking?”. Because 70-89% of children with developmental delays experience feeding difficulties, you’ve likely experienced PFD, even if you didn’t have a name for it.
Guest Speaker at “Supporting Neurodiversity Through Relationship Building in Families' Everyday Moments”
Allie guest lectured during this presentation on using responsive mealtime strategies when working with neurodivergent families, and children with developmental delays.
c2c Do's and Don'ts of Mealtime Routines
Guest presentation of the coach2coach community of practice led by Stacey Bryden (formerly Landberg). Allie was part of a team that presented on responsive strategies that center the family and child when supporting mealtimes in early intervention.
NOM NOM: Diving beyond the “tip of the iceberg” for pediatric feeding
Allie guest lectured a graduate level course on foundations of responsive pedaitric feeding therapy.
PAST EVENTS
What People Are Saying ABOUT ALLIE’S EventS
“Allie provided very good insights about picky eaters. It’s very challenging for our providers. Always looking for information to pass on to our clients,”
"Very informative, and provided real world examples."
“We loved the session. We are always looking for new ideas on how to better support the children at our centers. We have a lot of children needing help.”
"The entire discussion was valuable."
“My biggest takeaway was to understand eating patterns and watch for signs of a disorder.”
"The information was clearly presented even for some one who knew nothing about it. Practical, low cost suggestions were offered"