Language Therapy and Leadership for Pediatric Clinicians
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone through my students’ writing samples and wanted to pull my hair out. Sometimes it’s such a disaster I don’t even know where to start. The grammar is a mess. Spelling errors are everywhere. And their writing is filled with words like “stuff”, “things”, or my personal…
Generalization is like the Holy Grail for speech therapists. All we really want in life is for what we do in the therapy room to transfer to other settings. Yet for many of us, generalization is like a mirage that continues to elude us and our students. Part of the problem is that therapy can be…
When we treat language impairments, it can seem like we have the weight of the world on our shoulders. That’s why I’ve created The Power of Meta: Vocabulary Booster, a free 30-page manual for treating school-aged language disorders. When we’re working with students who have language issues, there are so many things we need to…
Did you know that the average school-aged student learns between 3000 to 5000 words per year? That means they learn eight to 12 words per day (Biemiller & Boote, 2006). Most children are like little sponges soaking up new information. Unfortunately this isn’t the case for students with language disorders who have limited word knowledge. Students…
It’s that time again; you’re in the process of getting your caseload organized, grouping students, and touching base with teachers. This year is going to be different, you decide. You’re going to tackle those tricky language issues head on, before you get swamped with evaluations. You’ll figure out exactly what to do for those students…