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Infants Raised in Bilingual Environments Can Distinguish Unfamiliar Languages

February 23, 2011

25 February 2011, Language, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: PhysOrg.com] Infants raised in households where Spanish and Catalan are spoken can discriminate between English and French just by watching people speak, even though they have never been exposed to these new languages before, according to University of British Columbia psychologist…...

February 23, 2011

25 February 2011, Article, Language, Newsletter, SLP

By: Kelli Ellenbaum, MS CCC-SLP The importance of gesture development in infants and children has been long underestimated. In the field of speech language pathology and communication, there are few formal assessments that provide therapists and developmental specialists with developmental age comparisons.…...

February 23, 2011

25 Feburary 2011, Bilingualism, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Here is a very exciting resource to share. Back in January, we featured a chapter of a book by Dorothy Miranda Esckelson and Adulfa Aguirre Morales, called ‘Spanish Phrasing for SLPs.’ The authors had given Judith Kuster of MSU, permission to post…...

February 22, 2011

25 February 2011, Article, Newsletter

By: Heidi Kay for ASHAsphere Copyright 2011. Reprinted with the express permission of the ASHA as it appeared on their blog ASHAsphere Editor’s Note: I was asked to write this article for the ASHA blog. We thought it would be a nice…...

February 21, 2011

25 February 2011, News of the Week, Newsletter, Stuttering

[Sources: Telegraph UK, CNN] Like in the movie which stars Colin Firth as King George VI, it has been assumed that a stammer is caused by anxiety and psychological problems caused in early life. New Research Suggest that mutated genes which are…...

February 18, 2011

18 February 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] George Washington University researcher, Dr. Valerie Hu, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and her team at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, have found that male and female sex hormones regulate expression of an important gene in…...

February 17, 2011

18 February 2011, Article, Articulation, Newsletter, Phonological Disorders, SLP

By: Caroline Bowen Caroline Bowen PhD provides speech-language pathology information and resources for consumers, professionals and students. We thank Dr. Bowen for explicitly allowing us to link to her articles.They are all found on her Website “The most important articulator for speech…...

February 15, 2011

18 February 2011, ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter

But some experts question the usefulness of the study findings [Source: BusinessWeek/HealthDay] Measuring hand-movement control in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may reveal insights into the brain-based differences of those with the condition, according to two new studies. In joint research, scientists…...

February 15, 2011

18 February 2011, Autism, Newsletter, SPD

[Source: The Autism News] AMC Entertainment (AMC) and the Autism Society have teamed up to bring families affected by autism and other disabilities a special opportunity to enjoy their favorite films in a safe and accepting environment on a monthly basis with…...

February 14, 2011

18 February 2011, News, Newsletter, Physical Fitness, PT

[Source: US News and World Report/HealthDay] When overweight, sedentary kids start to exercise regularly, their ability to think, to plan and even to do math improves, a new study suggests. In addition, exercise was linked to increased activity in the parts of…...