Fluent on the Device, Fluent in the Moment: What Happens When Caregivers Practice AAC on Their Own
A small new study asks whether 15 minutes of self-guided practice a few times a week can change how caregivers talk on their child’s AAC app If you’ve ever handed… Read more »
You’re Already Doing It. Your Child May Just Need More of It.
What a landmark study on parent recasts tells us about language intervention If your child says “I scared” and you answer “You were scared!” — you just used a recast…. Read more »
Can AI Help Kids “Say” How They Feel? A New Look at Emotion-Sensing Technology in AAC
If you’ve ever watched a child struggle to find the right word for how they’re feeling — or watched an AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) device deliver a flat, robotic… Read more »
When a Child Can’t “Follow Along,” Is It Hearing, or Something Else?
A child who loses the thread of a story, mishears instructions in a noisy classroom, or seems to “tune out” during a lesson is often suspected of having an auditory… Read more »
Know Your Roots
Know Your Roots: Why the History of Speech-Language Pathology Matters to SLPs and Parents Alike If you asked a speech-language pathologist today who the first “speech clinicians” in America were,… Read more »
Classroom Displays: How Much Is Too Much?
The ability to focus and sustain attention to relevant information is important for learning in the classroom and for academic achievement. The more time spent focused on a task, the… Read more »
Supporting Children with Autism with Social Stories
Social Stories are short stories used as a teaching tool for children with autism that describe a potentially challenging situation, skill, or concept in terms of relevant social cues, perspectives,… Read more »
Support Your Child’s Reading Development at Home
Learning to read is a complex process that starts early in the preschool years. Parents can help their children make faster progress in learning to read by regularly engaging in… Read more »
Sensory Strategies in Action: How to Alert or Calm Yourself or Your Child
You may have heard of relaxation techniques to calm oneself by using soothing music or deep breathing. What about techniques to alert oneself when experiencing low energy? When addressing sensory… Read more »
Therapeutic Listening Blog
Using Music to Improve Sensory Processing Music is frequently used as a therapeutic tool to calm or organize children. However, does music have the potential for sensory organization? In 2007,… Read more »
