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Spaced Retrieval

Mary Beth Mason-Baughman, PhD, CCC-SLP

December 29, 2015

What is spaced retrieval and who can benefit from it?   Read More


Speech Interventions for Hypokinetic Dysarthria

Antje Mefferd, PhD, CCC-SLP

December 14, 2015

What speech behavioral interventions are commonly used with speakers with PD and hypokinetic dysarthria?   Read More


Physician's Order for Therapy

Lissa Power-deFur, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, ASHA Fellow

November 16, 2015

I am a school-based SLP. If I receive a doctor's order for therapy for a student, do I have to provide it?   Read More


Speech Characteristics of Hypokinetic Dysarthria

Antje Mefferd, PhD, CCC-SLP

November 9, 2015

What are the speech characteristics associated with hypokinetic dysarthria as seen in Parkinson’s Disease?   Read More


How to Improve Chewing and Increase Mouth Opening

Jennifer Dahms, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S

November 2, 2015

What oral motor exercises should I do with a pediatric client to improve chewing and increase mouth opening?   Read More


Parent Request for Evaluation

Jennifer Preschern, MA, CCC-SLP

October 26, 2015

If a student is at an RTI Tier 2 level of instruction and the parent requests an evaluation, what is the next step?   Read More

 


Using Mini Lessons to Teach Common Core

Jennifer Preschern, MA, CCC-SLP

October 19, 2015

Do I need to get the principal’s permission before doing in-class mini lessons with students?   Read More

 


Nonword Repetition Tests

Kerry Danahy Ebert, PhD, CCC-SLP

October 6, 2015

What does a nonword repetition test reveal about a child's language learning?   Read More

 


ICD-10 Code for Social-Pragmatic Disorder

Dee Adams Nikjeh, PhD, CCC-SLP

September 15, 2015

I have evaluated an adolescent who has a social pragmatic disorder. What is an appropriate ICD-9 code and what will the code be when using ICD-10?   Read More


Stuttering Support Groups

Craig Coleman, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-F

August 26, 2015

What is the best way to start a local support group for children and adults who stutter?   Read More

 


Neurogenic Stuttering

Craig Coleman, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-F

August 18, 2015

What is neurogenic stuttering?   Read More


Suggestions for Students Who Repeatedly Tap on an iDevice

Stephanie Meehan, PhD, CCC-SLP

August 10, 2015

What are some suggestions for students who repeatedly tap on an iDevice, almost like a stim behavior or an OCD behavior?   Read More

  


Managing Goals for Middle and High School Students Who Lack Motivation

Meredith Poore Harold, PhD, CCC-SLP

July 27, 2015

What are your suggestions for managing goals for middle and high school students who lack motivation to continue services and exhibit negative behaviors toward their communication goals on their IEPs?   Read More

 


Language Facilitation Strategies for AAC

Stephanie Meehan, MA, CCC-SLP

July 20, 2015

What are the most helpful language facilitation strategies to use with AAC?   Read More

 


Student with Minimal Exposure to Hearing Peers

Meredith Poore Harold, PhD, CCC-SLP

June 29, 2015

I have a student who does not talk with peers or adults, but uses gestures and crying to communicate. The child is able to hear, but lives with family members who are deaf. This student has had mini...   Read More

  


Can Classroom Teachers Collect Data for SLPs

Lara L. Wakefield, PhD, CCC-SLP

June 22, 2015

Is it appropriate to allow classroom teachers to collect speech data independent of the SLP? Can an SLP rely on someone else’s data for the speech section of the IEP?   Read More

     


Primary Progressive Aphasia

Michael de Riesthal, PhD, CCC-SLP

June 15, 2015

What is Primary Progressive Aphasia?   Read More

 


AAC Assessment with Nonverbal Children

Stephanie Meehan, MA, CCC-SLP

June 8, 2015

How do you do an AAC assessment with children who are nonverbal with little to no receptive-expressive language, decreased attention span, and decreased joint attention?   Read More

    


Selective Mutism and Anxiety

Aimee Kotrba, PhD

June 1, 2015

Is selective mutism related to anxiety?   Read More


Addressing Emotions and Beliefs in Therapy

William Evans, PhD, CCC-SLP

May 25, 2015

Should an SLP address a patient's emotions and beliefs during therapy or refer the client to an outside professional?   Read More

 


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