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Targeting Speech Sound Disorder Through Phonological Awareness Intervention

September 27, 2011

30 September 2011, Article, Newsletter, Phonological Disorders, SLP, Speech Sound Disorders

By: Yvonne Wren, PhD, CertMRCSLT, Senior Research Speech & Language Therapist, Frenchay Speech & Language Therapy Research Unit, Bristol, UK. Introduction Many approaches to intervention exist for speech sound disorder (SSD). One such approach is phonological awareness intervention. This article describes what…...

September 26, 2011

30 September 2011, News, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] A report in the September 21 issue of JAMA suggests that, children and teens who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who received some benefit from therapy with medication had a considerably larger reduction in OCD symptoms when treatment was…...

September 26, 2011

30 September 2011, Early Intervention, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] According to new research, raising investment in early childhood development programs is a highly cost-effective strategy, potentially providing considerable returns, promoting long-term growth and significantly reducing inequalities in low and middle-income countries. According to Patrice Engle from California…...

September 26, 2011

30 September 2011, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

By: Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP and Alejandro Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Understanding the whole language system of children who understand and speak two languages is a challenge for a number of reasons. First, we cannot get the whole picture by looking at only…...

September 26, 2011

30 September 2011, Article, Early Intervention, Newsletter

By: Jena H. Casbon, MS CCC-SLP and Sarah Castro, MSPT For many speech, occupational and physical therapy providers, conducting treatment sessions in patient’s homes is part of their daily routine. Whether you are an Early Intervention or homecare provider or work in…...

September 23, 2011

23 September 2011, Article, Literacy, RTI

[Source: Reading Rockets] By: Mary Beth Klotz and Andrea Canter Learn what questions to ask about Response to Intervention (RTI), an approach to helping struggling learners that is gaining momentum in schools across the country. This article from the National Association of…...

September 23, 2011

23 September 2011, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Here is a great website that we found through Pinterest. WorksheetWorks.com is a beta-preview site that can generate a very wide range of worksheets for teachers. Some of the sections that are most applicable to pediatric and school based therapists include worksheet…...

September 22, 2011

23 September 2011, Article, Early Intervention, Language, Newsletter, SLP, Specific Language Impairment

Christine Dollaghan, Ph.D., Department of Communication Science and Disorders, University of Texas at Dallas Published online 03-26-08 in the Canadian Language & Literacy Research Network in their Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development The acquisition of language is one of the signature…...

September 22, 2011

23 September 2011, Article, Newsletter

By: Charles P. Fox Copyright 2011. Reprinted with the express permission of the Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism as it appeared on their website March 11, 2011 Photo: School in China after 2008 Earthquake. Credit: Nick Kozak Note from the editors for…...

September 21, 2011

16 September 2011, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: While more laryngectomees and neck breathers are adults rather than children, we felt that this short tutorial was nevertheless very worth including here in the event that you do treat a kiddo who has undergone a laryngectomy. ...