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The CLOUDS Approach & A Free Sample
Out on a sturdy limb. Image courtesy of pixabay.com Or, How Did I Decide to "Go Big or Go Home" When It Comes to Intervention Targets? Thank You First, I need to take a moment to thank the people who came before me and who helped me on my own path. I was incredibly fortunateContinue reading "The CLOUDS Approach & A Free Sample"
If “learnable” is the way to go for phonology, what about the other areas of oral language?
The Fab 5 Areas of Oral Language are... If you're a former student of mine and you happen to be reading this - quickly remind me, what are the Fab 5 Areas of Oral Language? They would be: Syntax: The word order rules of a given language (e.g., English's Subject-Verb-Object order)Semantics: Words and the meanings/conceptsContinue reading "If “learnable” is the way to go for phonology, what about the other areas of oral language?"
News Flash: If a kid client’s in therapy, they aren’t developing typically
Banff National Park, Canada: Image Courtesy of Pixabay.com If our clients were typically developing, they wouldn't need therapy. So, why should therapy follow a 'typical' developmental progression? Consider Letting "Learnable" Guide Your Treatment Target Selection Imagine the following: You get a referral on a 3 year old with concerns about speech intelligibility. You evaluated theContinue reading "News Flash: If a kid client’s in therapy, they aren’t developing typically"
Boom Cards Now Available
Image courtsey of pixabay.com Boom Cards Are Now Available Please visit the Outside the Box store at: https://wow.boomlearning.com/store/authorId/YYBsdcfweanE3tNGJ/1 I would love to hear your feedback and your suggestions for future materials.
New Publication
Image courtesy of Pixaby.com One of my passions is supporting non-Mainstream American English speakers in the classroom - whether that is a K-12 or higher ed classroom. This op/ed, how-to piece was published in The Teaching Professor on 5/3/21. If you would like a copy of the document without registering for an account with TheContinue reading "New Publication"
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
New Pilot Materials Available
Announcements, announcements, announcements! The 'busy season' is winding down for me - a little. For a little while. Which means I've had the opportunity to mock up some materials which are based upon my research. The first is something I developed for my dissertation working with children who were non-MAE speakers at-risk for poor academicContinue reading "New Pilot Materials Available"
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