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SLP Corner: Types of Digital Resources for Speech Therapy

September 15, 2020

18 September 2020, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Speech Room News] In the year 2020, whether you are a teacher or a clinician- digital resources are the key to our hearts with the amount of virtual learners that we now have. If your school or clinic is fluctuating between…...

September 15, 2020

18 September 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Are infected-but-healthy children major “silent spreaders” of the new coronavirus? New research out of northern Italy, once a COVID-19 hotspot, suggests they might not be. Rigorous COVID-19 testing of children and adults admitted to a hospital in Milan for…...

September 15, 2020

18 September 2020, Article, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: NY Times] Scientists who have studied the ways children process and use the information hidden by masks say that children will find ways to communicate, and that parents and teachers can help. Nothing about masks and masking has come easily in…...

September 14, 2020

18 September 2020, Cleft Lip, Feel Good, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Washington Post] A rescued puppy with a cleft lip had been at an animal shelter in Jackson, Mich., for almost a week, and staff worried that the dog wouldn’t be adopted. Then a man walked into the shelter who has a…...

Articulation Chants for Speech Therapy

September 14, 2020

18 September 2020, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Crazy Speech World] Confession time…I’m a terrible singer. Like, turrible. But I don’t let that stop me (Follow your dreams, people) from belting out my own little diddies and dance moves in my therapy sessions. Why? Mostly because it draws attention and…...

September 14, 2020

18 September 2020, News, Newsletter, Swallowing

[Source: Medical X-Press] Misfiring brain cells that control key parts of the mouth and tongue may be creating swallowing difficulties in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, according to neuroscientists with Virginia Tech and George Washington University. In research using a mouse model of a genetic…...

September 14, 2020

18 September 2020, ADD, Alerting, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] As we all know, this year is going to look very different for students at school or at home. Whether children are learning in person or remotely, there will be more sedentary time due to social distancing or…...

September 14, 2020

18 September 2020, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical Express] Infants who are born early or at low birthweight can be at risk for cerebral palsy, a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture, caused by brain damage often before birth.…...

September 14, 2020

18 September 2020, At Home, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Another round of stimulus checks for people with disabilities and long-sought funding to ease the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic on home- and community-based services are looking increasingly uncertain. Disability advocates have been pressing lawmakers in Washington since the…...

September 11, 2020

"Tip or Resource", 11 September 2020, COVID, Newsletter

Welcome to Issue number 25 of our special e-letter, “Teaching & Therapy Resources for Homebound Families” (Did you miss our previous issues?| Read them HERE) Each week, this e-mailer features new resources, articles about this bizarre time we are living in, and…...