In my opinion, there is no “go-to” standardized test for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) out on the market at this time. I personally feel it is very difficult to attempt an accurate diagnosis of CAS within the 15-30 minutes it takes to implement these standardized tests or checklists. So over the years I have […]
I know, what you are thinking. Halloween was just yesterday and already you are sharing Thanksgiving freebies? Well since we only have 3 Fridays before Thanksgiving, I have to start ASAP. So today is the first! Mayflower “Influences” is a simple activity that contains 18 inference cards (see examples below). Each inference card has 4 objects […]
It’s October, which is also Audiology Awareness Month so I though I’d share information from the two audiology based presentations I went to during the ASHA school convention (2013) over the summer. The first of which is a summary of the presentation by Teresa Caraway, PhD, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT titled Auditory Teaching Strategies to Facilitate […]
I haven’t updated you in a while on the home PK fun, my son and I have been having so I thought I’d take this moment to share. Over the past two weeks I’ve been incorporating some number fun into our Halloween activities. So check it out! Here are some of the books we have […]
I thought a spider web themed board game would be fun to add to my other spider themed activities I did last year.I LOVE spiders week in therapy and this is my new addition this year!So how do we play this fun game? Start at the outer circle, and hop on each ghost before moving […]
Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT) for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing by Wendy Visser, M.Ed, Dipl. Auditory Verbal Studies “Auditory-Verbal Therapy facilitates optimal acquisition of spoken language through listening by newborns, infants, toddlers, and young children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Auditory-Verbal Therapy promotes early diagnosis, one-on-one therapy, and state-of-the-art audiologic management […]
This is the third installment of my Awesome Audiology Month! Today we will be talking about research supporting the use of personal FM systems. If you missed my previous blog and want to read about research support for sound-field systems click here. A number of studies have been conducted to assess possible advantages to the use […]
This was originally a FREEBIE Friday post but since we had the awesome Frenzy last Friday, this turned into a FREEBIE Monday just for you! The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin is one of my favorite books to read in the fall. It’s a great story about not judging others who are different than […]
It’s FRENZY Time!!! If you haven’t heard, I am participating in a SUPER SPOOKY FUN FRENZY with 19 other bloggers! You can get a total of 20 FREEBIES beginning today (10/18/13) at 8am EST, through Monday (10/21/13) at 10pm EST. The frenzy buttons will be removed promptly at 10pm EST Monday (10/21/13) so PLEASE do […]
It’s October, Awesome Audiology Month and last week we discussed a research study regarding PK teachers’ perceptions on the use of sound-field and FM systems. Most teachers’ felt the use of a sound-field or personal personal FM system in conjunction with auditory management already in place (i.e. hearing aids (HA) or cochlear implants (CI)) for […]
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