Image courtesy of Gerd Altman on Pixabay.com Oh Common Sense, Where Art Thou? Personally, I lament the demise of common sense in the world these days. Sigh. The Backstory For my primary “day job” I work as a contracting speech-language pathologist. It’s really good money. I get to set my own hours and schedule. And,ContinueContinue reading “Really? A “Karen” SLP-Adjacent Post”
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Do you provide “therapy” or “training”?
A therapist guides a young girl through speech therapy exercises using a playful and modern approach. Looking at the caption on this picture, I don’t know that I’d call it a “modern” approach. These types of prompts are pretty standard in speech sound therapy… But, I digress. Today’s question comes from a discussion I recentlyContinueContinue reading “Do you provide “therapy” or “training”?”
Spaced Retrieval in Pediatric Speech-Language Treatment
Image by Gerd on Pixabay.com Have you ever worked with a pediatric client who just can’t seem to remember what you’ve tried to teach them 5 minutes or 5 days later? I know I have. And, it’s frustrating for everyone involved. I’ve worked with pediatric clients who can’t remember what they’ve learned as the resultContinueContinue reading “Spaced Retrieval in Pediatric Speech-Language Treatment”
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Early Intervention – Service Provision Part 1
In the last two posts, I’ve discussed my concerns about how eligibility is determined in early intervention. There are multiple issues – from the overreliance on outdated protocols that are not appropriate for children growing up in culturally and linguistically diverse environments to procedures that rely on (at best) shaky statistical methods to arrive atContinueContinue reading “Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Early Intervention – Service Provision Part 1”
The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts
Image Courtesy of Pixabay.com It’s been a little over a month since I made the change in my ‘day job’ from pediatric home health to early intervention. For the most part, it’s been a good change. I enjoy the challenge of mostly getting paid to think. But, as I said at work last week, I’mContinueContinue reading “The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts”
Readiness
Green Means Go, Image Courtesy of Pixabay.com What Is Readiness? Dictionary.com defines readiness as: a developmental stage at which a child has the capacity to receive instruction at a given level of difficulty or to engage in a particular activity. Vygotsky (1935, 1978) referenced this idea as the zone of proximal development. It’s the ideaContinueContinue reading “Readiness”
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition
Image Courtesy of Pixabay.com This summer, I’ve had the chance to work with a group of public school Bachelor’s level speech-language therapists who are completing their Master’s degrees in speech-language pathology. One of the themes that has come up is the use of repetition in therapy. To this point, most of the cohort hasn’t usedContinueContinue reading “Repetition, Repetition, Repetition”
Outside The Box 