Tiffany Sears Leach, M.S., CCC-SLP

Contact

tsearsleach@twu.edu
 MCL 619

Biography

Ms. Sears Leach , licensed speech language pathologist (SLP), is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Supervisor at Texas Woman's University. She has taught Preschool Language Disorders, School Age Language Disorders, Fluency, and Professional Practices for the SLP-A, and the graduate course of neurological bases of communication and supervised in the TWU speech and hearing clinic. She has practiced as an SLP since 1998 and worked in varied settings including public school, private practice, rehabilitation hospital, home health, and early childhood intervention. She has worked as an education specialist in the areas of SLP, augmentative communication, early childhood, and autism for an education service center where she leads workshops and presentations for professionals and educators. Ms. Sears Leach has experience with all age ranges of children and adults. She is a past vice president of education and scientific affairs for Texas Speech Language Hearing Association (TSHA) and is the secretary for Mane to Tail Therapy of Texas, a non-profit hippotherapy company. She is a member of TSHA and the American Speech Language Hearing Association. She has particular professional research interests in combining hippotherapy with AAC, the double empathy theory, and autism in girls.

Education

M.S., Speech Language Pathology, Texas Woman's University
B.S., Communication Sciences and Disorders, Texas Woman's University

Expertise

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC); Autism; Autism Assessment; School-Based Issues for SLPs; Preschool Language Disorders; Phonological Processes

Recent Presentations

Flip or Flop Visual Edition for Parents
Autism Parent Group (2025)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

SLP-A Cohort 2024-25
Region 9 Presentation (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Assistive Technology Cohort Kickoff: GAME On! Gaining Access to Master Academics & Achieve Equity
Speech-Language Pathology Webinar Series (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

50 Functional Signs
Region 9 Presentation (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Finding The Words: The Journey from Gestalt to Self-Generated Language
Region 16 - Invited Speaker (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Beyond Yes, No and More
Region 5 Autism Conference (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

S.M.O.R.E.S: A Model for Providing Communication Opportunities in the Classroom
Region 16 Special Education Conference (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Leading the Trail: Engaging Early Learners through Language
Region 16 Special Education Conference (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Standards Based IEPs for SLPs
Region 9 Presentation (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

From Blocks to Bonds: Autism and Play
Region 9 Presentation (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Books: A Lot of Bang for Your Buck, SLPs Literacy - Based Therapy
Region 9 Presentation (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Just Give Him The Whale: Using Student Interests and Fascinations To Achieve Greater Heights
Region 9 Presentation (2024)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Let's Play: Using Games to Teach Social Skills
Texas Autism Conference (2023)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Autism Cohort: Recipe for Success, 4 Sessions
Region 9 Presentation (2023)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Autism is Like a Batch of Cupcakes
Region 9 Presentation (2023)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Spread the Word(s)
PreK Summit: Region 16 (Invited Speaker) (2023)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Finding The Words: How Gestalt Language Processors Journey from Echolalia to Self-Generated Language
Region 9 Presentation (2023)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Speech & Language TSHA Disability Determination Updates
Region 9 Presentation (2022)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Pre/ECSE Series: Escape The Ordinary~Instructional Rounds
Region 9 Presentation (2022)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Standards Based IEP Process Training
Region 9 Presentation (2022)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Communication: The Life Line to Academic Success
Region 9 Presentation (2022)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Voice of the Mountains SLP Conference (El Paso, TX Region 19); Below The Iceberg: The Landscape of Relationship & Behavior,
Voice of the Mountains Conference Region 19 (2022)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Connecting The Next Link, Montague SSA
Region 9 Presentation (2022)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Tell Me: Implementing AAC using Literacy & Language
Region 9 Presentation (2022)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

The Knowhow to Know How: Aligning IEPs to Enrolled Grade Level TEKS
Region 9 Presentation (2022)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

First Time Flippers: Visuals Edition
Texas Autism Conference (2022)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Let's Get Sticky, Gooey and Muddy: Playful Learning Redefined
Region 9 Presentation (2022)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Unlocking Core: A Training in Universal Core Vocabulary
Region 9 Presentation (2021)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Autism 101
Region 9 Presentation (2021)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

I CAN: Case Study Fall 2020, Spring 2021
Region 9 Presentation (2021)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Language is Life: Teaching Language to Verbal and Pre-Verbal Early Learners
Region 9 Presentation (2021)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Beyond Yes, No and More: Comprehensive Next Steps for AAC Decision-Making
Region 9 Presentation (2021)
Faculty Workshop | Tiffany Sears Leach

Professional Affiliations

• American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Texas Speech Language Hearing Association (TSHA)