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Research Tuesday: What's the Deal with Speech Disorders, Language Disorders, and Reading Disabilities?

April 8, 2014
Ok, so before I delve into the question I ask in the title, I want to first give a little intro to this Research Tuesday thing, which is why I'm...

How to Teach Children With High-Functioning Autism

March 26, 2014
I recently came across a post in a homeschooling forum in which a mama of a little guy with Asperger syndrome was looking for ideas to support his...

The Importance of Rate of Speech in Communication

November 16, 2013
Is there such a thing as a perfect rate of speech? Well, not exactly. Some situations call for a rapid rate of speech, while other times, it is...

Conceptual Vocabulary Strategies for Children

November 6, 2013
For adolescents exploring conceptual vocabulary - holiday-themed or academic - consider using what AdLit calls Four-Fold Concept Development. This...

Clapping Syllables Out Not Cutting It?

October 13, 2013
This is part of a continuing series of posts on therapy ideas to support assistants (SLPAs) and paraprofessionals in the schools in their work with...

Adolescent Vocabulary Growth: Semantic Feature Analysis

September 13, 2013
Using a semantic feature analysis chart can be an effective way to use classroom materials to target secondary goals for vocabulary, descriptive...

Children's Books About Disabilities

May 24, 2013
We’d like to recommend a couple of the many books that are out there on kids with disabilities. These particular books are works of fiction, written...

Interviewing and Hiring The Millennial Generation of SLPs

May 14, 2013
School administrators are correct in rushing to secure qualified, newly graduated speech pathologists when needed within a school setting. However,...

Children’s Books About Self-Control

April 17, 2013
Are you looking for books to include in your work on self-control? Here are a couple of our favorites that make for a great discussion with all kinds...

Supporting Skills for Self-Control - across grade levels!

April 16, 2013
Over the last several months, we have discussed how attention, executive function, and memory can be supported within speech/language therapy. These...