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Understanding the Complexity of Choosing Tier Two Vocabulary

Understanding the Complexity of Choosing Tier Two Vocabulary

It is important to have an understanding of the tiers of vocabulary. Recently I was working with a group of Providence College graduate students as we created a reading lesson plan using the story ‘Caps for Sale’ for students with autism spectrum disorder. As part…

Origin Of The Partnership Between SLPs And Teachers

Origin Of The Partnership Between SLPs And Teachers

The origin of the partnership between SLPs and teachers begins at the preservice level. This affliation of a speech and language pathologist and the classroom and special education teacher is a key colloboration for students with communication disorders. One way to solidify this relationship is…

Using Read-Alouds to Teach

Using Read-Alouds to Teach

This semester at Providence College we tried a flip class in the Communication Disorders Class with readings and PowerPoints happening outside of class and during class, we did activities that would support language development. Besides for the reading and response to blog entries students were…

Helping the Child with Language Learning Disability in the General Education Classroom

Helping the Child with Language Learning Disability in the General Education Classroom

Anderson et al (2004) American Secondary Education 32. 19-36 gives six practices that have been shown to be most helpful for the student with language learning disabilities in the classroom. Mnemonic strategies: presenting strategies, keywords or facts that need to be memorize using mnemonics can assist the…