Join me for my first episode in Season 2 of the SLP Mommy of Apraxia Podcast as I talk to Breanna Waldrup, speech/language pathologist and director of the private non-profit Child Apraxia Treatment. We talk about her role as the director of the foundation, it’s mission statement and elements of Dynamic Temporal Tactile Cueing (DTTC) for the treatment of CAS.
A new study finds that 65% of children with a history of suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech (sCAS) are low proficiency readers, suggesting that early literacy intervention is justified for this group of children. August 17, 2019 Research recently published in the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology (AJSLP) suggests children with sCAS are at increased risk for reading disorders and should receive early intervention targeting early literacy and language
Hi readers! I haven’t been as active on the blog as usual because my goal for 2018 was to write a book and I’m happy to say I completed that goal! My goal of 2019 is for it to be published, so we will see! In the meantime, I did manage to get some blogging done and here are my top 10 posts for 2018! Thank you so much for
Favorite Winter Children’s books for Speech Therapy The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel A great repetitive, rebus style book! So many target words in this book include: cap, scarf, mittens, sweater etc. Good for winter clothing vocabulary and sequencing too! 2. There was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow by Lucille Colandro Lucille Colandro always makes my list for favorite books
Mehreen Kakwan first emailed me a couple of months ago to simply ask if I could be listed as a resource for her new book on apraxia, “Billy Gets Talking.” I asked to read the book and she sent me a PDF version, in which I was instantly hooked. I don’t just say that lightly either…. I get a lot of pitches in my email to review or promote a
Children’s Holiday book list for speech therapy