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Desensitization Activities for School-Age Children who Stutter
March 29, 2018
This course will cover desensitization activities for school-aged children who stutter. Stuttering is a complex disorder to understand. One of the reasons is because not all aspects of the disorder ca... Read More
Stuttering
Dysphagia in Patients with Dementia: What's the SLP to Do? - Part 2
March 22, 2018
Here are some of the questions that we should ask ourselves as we are evaluating a patient with dysphagia and dementia. The first question is, “Is this problem acute, acute on chronic, or chronic?... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Congenital Heart Defects: An Overview and Impact on Feeding and Development
March 22, 2018
Not surprising, the incidence of feeding problems is higher in the population of children with developmental disabilities. Congenital heart disease is implicated in negatively influencing feeding skil... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Early Intervention Syndromes and Special Populations
Children's Speech and Language in a Pluralistic Society: Application of the ICF
March 14, 2018
I'd like to begin today by talking about the constructs of multibilingualism and multiculturalism. In 2001, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) put forth their... Read More
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
Pearson's EBP Briefs: Altering the Prosodic Features of Motherese to Promote Joint Attention in Language-Delayed Children
March 13, 2018
Clinical ScenarioJanice is a speech-language pathologist who provides early intervention services for children ages birth to 3 years in rural communities. She recently received a referral for Sara, a... Read More
Early Intervention Language Disorder(s)
20Q: Education Standards: Is There a Role for Speech-Language Pathologists?
March 13, 2018
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is an initiative that establishes consistent education standards in language arts and math across the United States. As such, it describes the knowledge that stu... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
20Q: Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy (CRT) for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
March 13, 2018
I am so excited to introduce this 20Q article to you on cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT) for adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). As you may know, the goal of CRT is to help individuals to... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Dysphagia in Patients with Dementia: What's the SLP to Do? - Part 1
March 5, 2018
This is Part 1 of a two-part series. In order to delve deep enough into dysphagia in patients with dementia, we really needed a two-part series. The course objectives for this course are that you will... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Pearson's EBP Briefs: The Effectiveness of Spaced Retrieval on Improving Self-Feeding and Use of Compensatory Swallowing Strategies in Individuals with Dementia Residing in a Long-Term Care Facility.
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February 21, 2018
Autumn recently graduated from a Communication Sciences and Disorders program and is working in a long-term care facility. On several occasions during lunch, Autumn noticed that many of the residents... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Pearson's EBP Briefs: Memory Restoration Using Computerized Cognitive Training After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review of the Evidence.
February 21, 2018
Clinical Scenario Natalie, a speech-language pathologist, has worked at a pediatric hospital for many years with children and adolescents who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Following t... Read More
Pearson's EBP Briefs: Effects of Self-Regulated Strategy Development on the Writing Skills of School-Age Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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February 21, 2018
Jake, a speech-language pathologist (SLP), works in a large school district and has provided speech and language services to middle and high school students for nearly five years. Recently, he has fou... Read More
Language Disorder(s) School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Prematurity: Diagnosis & Related Conditions
February 14, 2018
During this course, and the three upcoming courses to follow, I'm going to share information about diagnoses and conditions that are associated with feeding problems. In this course, we will specifica... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Early Intervention Syndromes and Special Populations
Constipation: Diagnosis, Evaluation, Treatment and Associated Disorders
February 13, 2018
This is Part 3 of a five-part series relating to pediatric feeding. Part 1 covered typical development of feeding to provide an idea of what feeding is supposed to look like in the typically developin... Read More
Dysphagia (Adult) Early Intervention
Key Features of Autism Spectrum Disorder That Distinguish it From Other Disorders
February 1, 2018
This course will focus on the key features of autism that distinguish it from other disorders. The reason I suggested this topic is because of the increase in the number of diagnosed cases of autism.... Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
HIPAA: Understanding Privacy Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
January 17, 2018
What is HIPAA, what does it mean, and what are the areas that we need to focus on as speech-language pathologists? Many people try to spell HIPAA like H-I-P-P-A or H-I-P-P-O. It is H-I-P-A-A, which st... Read More
Professional Issues Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Research Watch Report, Issue 6
January 15, 2018
Wouldn’t it be great if there was some sort of fancy biofeedback device that could be used for the treatment of articulation disorders? There is! One example is electropalatography (EPG) devices lik... Read More
Hearing and Hearing Loss Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Language Disorder(s) Literacy and Phonological Awareness Research Watch Report School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
20Q: Preventing Reading Difficulties in Children with Language Disorders
January 3, 2018
Reading is such a fundamental skill for learning and success in life. Unfortunately, children with early verbal language problems tend to have additional difficulties when they begin learning written... Read More
20Q with Ann Kummer Language Disorder(s) Literacy and Phonological Awareness School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Evidence-Based Practices in Selecting and Using Standardized Tests: Psychometric Adequacy
December 7, 2017
In Part two of this five-part standardized assessment series, we're going to focus on the issues of reliability and validity of standardized tests. We're going to define these terms and then discuss t... Read More
Apraxia Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Language Disorder(s) Literacy and Phonological Awareness School Intervention and Collaboration in Schools
Evidence-based Interventions for Dementia: An Overview of Spaced Retrieval and Montessori
December 6, 2017
The topic in this course is near and dear to my heart. Dementia is my area of specialty but I spent the first 10 years of my career working in research. Two of the intervention strategies that we look... Read More
Aphasia Veterans Affairs (VA) courses
Using Parent Report in the Assessment of Dual Language Learners
November 21, 2017
I am excited to talk to you about using parent report in the assessment for dual language learners, and I should go ahead and get started. Before moving on, I want to give some background on what I'm... Read More
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity