Ashlynn had her Kindergarten baseline test of sorts two days ago. They get data on her letter names, letter sounds, phonemic awareness skills, and number sense. I sat in the back while she sat a table with the her new teacher, looking like an official Kindergarten student. It was quiet and she was 1:1 without distractions. She named almost all of the uppercase letters correctly. I could see her really
When you have a blog, you can actually see how many hits you get per day. You can also see if people stayed to check out other articles, or if they moved on. You can see your most popular search terms, and can see your most popular posts. My blog averages about 110 unique visitors per day. To me, that is a success. I know that parents and SLP’s
At the risk of turning off people with another Ronda Rousey post, I debated not writing this. However, I’m a writer, and in times of thought and reflection, a writer must write. I was more than shocked to realize not everyone shared my same vision and hope from my Ronda Rousey story. I guess I was naive. Either way, I started to feel down but then I realized something. I
Ever since I met Ronda Rousey May 29th, 2015 – the response I received from my post has been my most popular post ever by far! Since that time, I went on to read her book and became more inspired than I could have ever imagined. Though she didn’t mention her speech impediment was apraxia in her book, I still had her promise from that night, saying she would
Global Apraxia is a hell of a disorder. I’ve written before that though at times it has been a blessing, I don’t believe I will ever quite forgive it. Despite a child having the will, they have to work, and work, and work to find the way. Though they have things they want to say, they can’t always say it. Though they have things they want to do, they can’t
Last fall, I attended the 2014 Denver Walk for Apraxia with a client and his family. In my private practice, I have the privilege of working with many children with CAS and appreciate deeply the work of the CASANA community. Walks such as this, are a beneficial experience to share as a Speech professional with the community of families connected to the cause. As Speech Language Pathologists, we dedicate hours,