March 2021 – Outside The Box

What Do You Think?

“How Do I Teach /r/?” – Part 1

“You know where it ends, Yo it usually depends, On where you start” – from “What It’s Like” by Everclear Photo by Stas Knop on Pexels.com There seems to be a 90’s music theme building here this week, but I digress… This question was posed to me this week – How do I teach /r/?ContinueContinue reading ““How Do I Teach /r/?” – Part 1″

Let’s Talk About “The Chart”, Baby

If you’re a pediatric SLP and you’ve been following the posts about my collaboration with a colleague about a phonology case, then you probably already have a good idea of what I mean by ‘the chart.’ I’m talking about the chart published by Sander (1972). You can access the full article here. Unfortunately, due toContinueContinue reading “Let’s Talk About “The Chart”, Baby”

Completing the (Morphophonological) Puzzle

Photo by Diva Plavalaguna on Pexels.com In the previous post, I outlined the contrastive phonology treatment plan my colleague & I developed for a 5;5 year old boy with ADHD, a moderate-severe SSD, and suspected DLD. Now, I’d like to share the treatment set for contrasting plural & singular third person forms. Remember, this childContinueContinue reading “Completing the (Morphophonological) Puzzle”

I Love (Phonology) Puzzles!

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Yesterday, a colleague asked me to consult with her regarding a 5 year, 5 month old boy with ADHD, suspected developmental language disorder (DLD), and definitely a moderate-severe speech sound disorder (SSD). She’d administered a commonly-used phonology screener, pictured here: Data Set Used for Analysis As you can see, onlyContinueContinue reading “I Love (Phonology) Puzzles!”

Welcome Spring!

Photo by Oleg Magni on Pexels.com Spring is a time of renewal and, to me, it really feels that way this year. I hope it feels that way to you, too. As the Northern Hemisphere is renewing and reinventing itself, as speech-language pathologists, it’s a good time to re-evaluate and reconsider how we are servingContinueContinue reading “Welcome Spring!”

Podcasts Now Available on Major Platforms

Hi Everyone ~ the podcasts are now available on Spotify here and will be available on other major platforms shortly. I’ll update the list as more platforms are added.

A Language Difference or A Language Disorder? That Is the Question…Part 1

The last year has brought a lot of change in a lot of areas in our lives. To me one of the biggest changes has to do with the increased awareness of the differences in our lived experiences. These differences don’t begin and end with life experiences. They extend to the various ways we speak,ContinueContinue reading “A Language Difference or A Language Disorder? That Is the Question…Part 1”