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Thank you for choosing me to be your mom
ByLaura Smith November 1, 2018November 2, 2018

It’s Halloween, 2018. You are a freshly turned nine-year old. You are 9 years old. My mind immediately repeats a phrase from my dad, “Mr. Baskall, here’s your little baby girl.” I remember I would roll my eyes and scoff at him. “Ugh dad!” I would lament as he looked at me with eyes brimming…

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language disorder | learning disability | MERLD | specific language impairment | Uncategorized

A language disorder and my snub to the 30 million word gap
ByLaura Smith October 26, 2018October 28, 2018

Enough with the 30 million word gap. It doesn’t mean crap when your kid has an actual language disorder.

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ADHD | Apraxia | dyslexia | language disorder | MERLD | phonological disorder | specific language impairment | Speech/Language therapy

SLP’s integral role in the five components of reading
ByLaura Smith October 3, 2018

When I was younger and learned to read, I remember I was taught phonics. I remember the phonics workbooks I had, and would read the rules at the bottom of the page for spelling. It was all very systematic. Little did I know at the time, phonics was just one part of the five components…

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