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January 1, 2008

Lease, S. (2007, September 04). The ASHA Leader. An SLP begins a journey to literacy teaming in effort to close the literacy gap and intervene in the early elementary grades. See the full Article HERE...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP

By: Schum, R. (2002, September 24). The ASHA Leader. Selective mutism is a uniquely challenging childhood communication disorder that demands a coordinated treatment approach. Speech-language pathologists are in an excellent position to coordinate intervention among family, classroom teachers, and other clinicians See the…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Language, SLP

Meredith Meyer, M.S. and Dare Baldwin, Ph.D., Psychology Department, University of Oregon Published online 06-26-08 in the Canadian Language & Literacy Research Network in their Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development From the instant infants greet the world, they are immersed in a…...

January 1, 2008

Book, SLP, Social Skills

by Michelle Garcia Winner One of the most successful tools used at Michelle G. Winner’s Center for Social Thinking is the Social Behavior Map (SBM). Michelle developed the SBM as a cognitive behavior strategy to teach individuals about the specific relationship between…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Down Syndrome, SLP

By: Sarah Kent This article can be found on Down Syndrome Online. Down Syndrome Online offers comprehensive information about Down syndrome, including articles, books and scientific papers. This article describes the Reading Recovery approach to supporting children’s literacy development and evaluates the significant benefits…...

January 1, 2008

Book, SLP, Social Skills

by Michelle Garcia Winner This is the storybook portion of the Superflex package, Superflex…A Superhero Social Thinking Curriculum now available separately for those who wish to have extra copies. But beware: it’s not the full Curriculum. If that’s what you’re after, go…...

About Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

January 1, 2008

Article, BDD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, School Psych

[Source: ADAA] Most of us have something we don’t like about our appearance — a crooked nose, an uneven smile, or eyes that are too large or too small. And though we may fret about our imperfections, they don’t interfere with our…...

January 1, 2008

Anxiety, Book, OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP, Social Anxiety

The Supplement Treatment Guide Book to Understanding Katie is meant to supplement the story book, ‘Understanding Katie,’ in order to help others understand Katie’s feelings, explain Katie’s actions, and to introduce tactics/techniques for parents, teachers and treating professionals that can be used…...

January 1, 2008

Book, OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP

by: Gail Kervatt The supplement to The Silence Within contains a Form IEP to use as a guide to properly written goals and objectives developed specifically for selective mutism. This very useful book provides the user with many other useful forms including…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Language, Literacy, SLP

[Source] ASHA Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have the specialized knowledge and experience needed to identify communication problems and to provide the help that children need to build critical language and literacy skills. SLPs are often the first professionals to identify the root cause of…...