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Book: Educating Children with Fragile X Syndrome: A Multi-Professional View

January 1, 2008

Book, Fragile X

‘This fascinating and informative book is accessible and practical in style. The knowledge gained through reading it should greatly assist teachers in planning, implementing and evaluating programmes designed to overcome the barriers to effective learning that children with fragile-X syndrome so often…...

January 1, 2008

Book, Selective Mutism

Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum’s Guide, “The Ideal Classroom Setting for the Selectively Mute Child” is a wonderfully informative guidebook that will provide parents, teachers, and treating professionals with the advice necessary to help prepare the ‘ideal class setting for the Selectively Mute child.’…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Early Intervention, Literacy, SLP

Steckbeck, P. (2004, November 02). The ASHA Leader. After reading several articles regarding the role of speech-language pathologists in literacy development, I decided to explore the idea of early intervention using a team approach. An early intervention program as a non-individual education…...

Early Language Acquisition in Infants

January 1, 2008

Article, Early Intervention, Language Development, SLP

By: Kimberley Powell Initial Word-Object Associations and Future Linguistic Development © Kimberley Powell Jan 22, 2009 Normal language development follows a series of stages, from infant babbling — to finally learning all of the sounds of their language by the early school years.…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP

By: Keenan-Rich, N. (2002, February 05). The ASHA Leader. In the field of early intervention (EI), service providers are encouraged to embrace the philosophy of family centeredness in natural settings. This requires a shift from the traditional child-centered model to a relationship-based model…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Cleft Palate, SLP

Hardin-Jones, M. , Chapman, K. & Scherer, N. (2006, June 13). The ASHA Leader. Over the years, much has been written about the communication problems associated with cleft palate and the strategies that can be employed to remediate these problems. Traditionally, however,…...

January 1, 2008

Friedreichs Ataxia, Video

Discussion of what Friedreich Ataxia is,how it impacts the lives of those who have it, what can be done to improve quality of life and how important more research is to find a cure....

January 1, 2008

Article, Oral Motor, SLP

By: Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, MS, CCC/SLP Copyright © 1999 Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLP This Article was reprinted from SRH Therapies with the express permission of the Author Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson. Over the past 12 years I have evaluated or worked with over one hundred children diagnosed with…...

Book: Early Intervention Games

January 1, 2008

Book, Early Intervention

A resource of fun games for parents or teachers to help young children learn social and motor skills Barbara Sher, an expert occupational therapist and teacher, has written a handy resource filled with games to play with young children who have Autistic…...

Worth Repeating: The Path to Inclusion

January 1, 2008

Article, Autism, SLP

Palilis, B. (2010, April 27). The ASHA Leader. Online Exclusive! A social inclusion program for students with autism spectrum disorders helps not only the students, but the community gain greater understanding and awareness. See the full Article HERE...