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January 1, 2009

Article, RTI

[Source] ASHA The responsive to intervention (RTI) process is a multitiered approach to providing services and interventions to struggling learners at increasing levels of intensity. It involves universal screening, high-quality instruction and interventions matched to student need, frequent progress monitoring, and the use…...

January 1, 2009

Cerebral Palsy

Purpose: Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects body movement and muscle coordination. It is caused by damage to the brain during fetal development; before, during, or shortly after birth; or during infancy. Muscle weakness can be a primary concern for people…...

January 1, 2009

Article, Bilingualism, Multiculturalism, SLP

Cheng, L. (2006, September 26). The ASHA Leader. When working with culturally and linguistically diverse children and families, SLPs must function like Seracini—as inquisitive diagnosticians using a range of tools to decode the meaning of verbal, nonverbal, and socio-cultural messages with the…...

January 1, 2009

Book, SLP, Socials Skills

by Michelle Garcia Winner This book consists of 250 worksheets specifically designed to offer more lessons in teaching social thinking that dovetail both off the lessons discussed in all of Michelle G. Winner’s other books: Inside Out: What Makes the Person With…...

January 1, 2009

AAC, Article, SLP

Kent-Walsh, J. & Rosa-Lugo, L. (2006, February 28). The ASHA Leader. Communication is a dynamic and transactional process, in which conversation partners influence each other through the course of exchange. Yet, as speech-language pathologists, we design interventions directly targeting the communication competence…...

January 1, 2009

Article, SLP, Stuttering

[Source] Kids Health As human beings, we have the special ability to share our thoughts by talking. We start by forming a thought in our brains. In the brain, this thought is changed into a code we’ve learned called language. Once the thought…...

January 1, 2009

Article, SLP

Howard-Robinson, S. (2005, March 01). The ASHA Leader. When I began working at The River School in the fall of 1999, the model inclusion program was still a dream. The 40,000 square foot building in Washington, DC was being renovated, materials were…...

January 1, 2009

Article, SLP

[Source] ASHA NB: This article is written for the parents. We publish it here because we know that therapists like to give their client’s caregivers as much information as possible. What should I expect my child’s speech and language development to be during…...

January 1, 2009

Article, SLP

By: Nishida , B. , Montgomery, J. , Sanger, D. & Moore-Brown, B. (2002, April 30). The ASHA Leader. Although the U.S. Department of Education reports that school violence is actually decreasing, information from the National Education Goals Panel related to drug-free and…...

January 1, 2009

Article, SLP

Secord, W. (2007, April 17). The ASHA Leader. The role of the speech- language pathologist is critical to the success of any school, and in a leadership role, this professional brings a rich background of experiences, skills, and vision to school-based practice.…...