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Need for phonological awareness training to treat expressive phonological impairments
April 14, 2003
Is phonological awareness the sole intervention to master at the base of phonological disorders? Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders Literacy and Phonological Awareness
Acceptance of students in external clinical practicums with foreign dialects and other speech-language differences
April 7, 2003
I am privileged with supervising student interns in a medical facility, as well as having the opportunity to coordinate the placement of students throughout our network. I was wondering if there are g... Read More
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Supervision
Peanut Butter Protocol for Pragmatic Assessment
March 31, 2003
My question is on the ''Peanut Butter Protocol''. Are their any norms for this test and/or standard scores that can be derived from this test. Is this in addition to pragmatic checklists sufficient to... Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Checklists for Pragmatic Evaluation
March 17, 2003
I understand the need for authentic assessment but do you have a suggestion for a ''guide'' of sorts to help us stay focused and looking at all the necessary elements? I kind of feel o... Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Language Disorder(s)
Assistive Devices for Stuttering Treatment
March 10, 2003
I am currently following an adult fluency client through steps to maintain her fluency in various situations that cause her stress. She has been successful with much of the cognitive educational side... Read More
AAC - Technology Stuttering
Communication and Prognosis in Angelman's Syndrome
March 3, 2003
We have a question about Angelman's syndrome and speech and language development and prognosis for improvement with speech-language intervention. We often find conflicting information, especially with... Read More
Articulation Difficulties with High Palatal Vault
February 24, 2003
I want to know if you have a high palate is it nessecary to have surgery to correct it or will just regular speech therapy correct the problem Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
Lateral Lisps
February 17, 2003
I am struggling with my students that have lateral lisps. Frontal lisps seem fairly easy to understand and teach but I am struggling with eliminating airflow from the sides and directing it through th... Read More
Articulation, Phonology, and Speech Sound Disorders
Standardized Tests for Pragmatics
February 10, 2003
Besides the authentic assesssment, what are other ways(standardized or not) to do a pragmatic assessment when doing a complete language evaluation for elementary age students? Read More
Language Disorder(s)
Student Clinician Having Difficulty in External Practicum
January 27, 2003
I am a supervisor in a busy medical setting and I have a student assigned to me. She seems to be trying but just cannot keep up with the pace. I don't want to fail her because she seems sincere bu... Read More
Supervision
The Finding and Use of Interpreters
November 18, 2002
In a school setting, how to I find an appropriate interpreter for a child who has very limited English skills and, from family report, may have a language disorder in his native language? Read More
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity