I think we all agree the 30 million word gap is inflated, has never been replicated, is inherently biased, and beyond the catchy headline doesn’t hold a lot of substance or provide any meaningful information. So please everyone, “Mind the Gap” and let’s not fall in feet first.
Hi Dave! Thank you so much for coming on to guest blog! You know you are famous in the world of apraxia, so I am honored you are willing to guest blog! Your contributions to the field of Speech/Language Pathology and more specifically apraxia are inspiring. It’s an absolute honor to know you and I can’t thank you enough, speaking as a mother of a child with apraxia, for all
I only realized after being a part of the special needs community that school SLP’s have a bad rap. Like a really, REALLY, REALLY bad rap. I’m preparing a talk next month for Colorado school SLP’s, and every time I prepare a talk for this demographic, I have to tell you they have a special place in my heart. No, it’s not just because I started as one and
Once upon a time, there was an 18 year old girl who received a full ride scholarship to her local metro university. She took public transportation to get there since she couldn’t afford parking, and simultaneously worked 30 hours while going to school full time. Each day she walked onto the train, she wasn’t sure she would actually receive her bachelor’s degree, but she decided she would take it day
Nature versus nurture. It’s a phrase that comes up in my profession, even if it’s unspoken. I’m in the business of child language development, and nothing raises more eyebrows about nurture than a child who can’t talk…. or who has poor vocabulary knowledge…… or is lacking in language skills. Oh it comes up in psychology too. We’ve all heard the stories of twins separated at birth and raised in different
The Gingerbread Man is a classic story that all my kid’s love. It is a repetitive style book, and as you know, I love using repetitive books in therapy! The first page has some pictures to cut out and use while reading the story as props. You can even glue them onto popsicle sticks if you’re so inclined! Next, if you’ve bought any of book companions, you