Monthly Archive
A whole lot of great ideas were submitted to the “favefalltx” hashtag on Instagram.   So many fun shares going back and forth there.   If you haven’t joined yet, come check it out! Not on Instagram?  We have also cross posted…...
by Joleen Fernald, MA, CCC-SLP Pat Mervine’s book, How Katie Got a Voice is a treasure in many ways. Katie is a new student at an elementary school where everyone has a nickname based on their gifts and strengths. Katie, whose disability is…...
[Source:  Shannon’s Tot School ; Image from Family Fun Magazine] Great Fine Motor Craft but even better for social skills role playing, story telling, conversation, emotions work and more.   Paint them with letters of the alphabet or numbers instead for more…...
October 8, 2013
[Source:  The Verge] You’re no doubt familiar with the image of a baby sucking his thumb, but unborn babies in the later stages of development do it too. In fact, new research reveals that fetuses actually open their mouths in anticipation of…...
[Source:  Science Daily] Whitehead Institute researchers have redefined the function of a gene whose mutation causes Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental autism spectrum disorder. This new research offers an improved understanding of the defects found in the neurons of Rett syndrome patients and…...
October 5, 2013
Editor’s Note:  This post is part four of a four-part interview guide for speech-language pathologists.   To read the rest of this guide, visit our Interview Like a Pro – The SLP’s Guide landing page. Wait for “Buying Signals!” It is important to refrain from…...
Editor’s Note:  This post is part three of a four-part interview guide for speech-language pathologists.   To read the rest of this guide, visit our Interview Like a Pro – The SLP’s Guide landing page. There is a wide range of the types of clinical…...
Editor’s Note:  This post is part two of a four-part interview guide for speech-language pathologists.   To read the rest of this guide, visit our Interview Like a Pro – The SLP’s Guide landing page. General Advice for Your Phone Interview: Many times a telephone…...
October 5, 2013
Editor’s Note:  This post is part one of a four-part interview guide for speech-language pathologists.   To read the rest of this guide, visit our Interview Like a Pro – The SLP’s Guide landing page. Before Setting up ANY Interviews The very…...
[Source:  The Journal of Special Education via Your Therapy Source] The Journal of Special Education published research on the effectiveness of video modeling for fine and gross motor tasks.  The subjects consisted of 3 individuals with moderate intellectual disabilities and 3 individuals…...