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Nursery Rhymes: Combining Digital and Hands on Resources
One of the continuing education courses I am taking this summer is ISTE SUMMER ACADEMY. I have been inspired by Joesph South at ISTE talk about resilient learning systems that are adaptable to any situation. Think of learning first and technology second. I have been…
Distance Learning: Similar to when Movies Went from Silent to Talkies?
One of my favorite movies of all time is Singing in the Rain. The plot deals with the difficulty people had in adapting to the change from silent movies to talkies. What really worked in the silent film did not work in talkies. This is how…
How to Read a Book to Your Child
The most important thing that parents can do to assist their children in education is to read to them. Reading opens up new worlds to your child, stimulates their imagination, and exposes them to vocabulary that is not common in conversation. Reading promotes cognitive development.…
Fiction versus Non-fiction a fun active way to teach ( Distance Learning or Classroom)
BOOK SORT: Either gather up a selection of books in your home or classroom or have your child pick books off the bookshelf. * Ask your child to sort them into piles Once they have done this ask them how they chose to sort them.…
ASHA’s Continuing Education: Learning Pass
During COVID-19 there are a variety of fabulous companies offering free resources. Sometimes it is hard to keep up with all the offerings. One that I wanted to make everyone aware of was the American Speech and Language Association’s Learning Pass. LEARNING PASS Through June…
Creating Excitement in Distance Learning
As I transition to distance learning I am learning new things every day. Some of what I have learned is that there is even a greater need to think about what will motivate your students to show up and complete the work you assign. You…
Plunging into Distance Learning
Have you needed to take the plunge into distance learning? The above picture illustrates my rapid need to quickly get up to speed on creating Distance Learning Plans for my varied caseload. Luckily it seems as if the whole community has reached out to assist…
Aided Language Input
Aided Language Input When working with children that are using an augmentative communication system it is important that every child has their own personal communication system. It is also important the adults that are interacting with the children are using a similar symbol system so…
Communication Matrix: Testing the Beginner Communicator
As speech and language pathologists, we evaluate student’s speech and language skills. Although there is a wealth of evaluation tools for students for speech and language it is sometimes difficult to find tools for our students with severe disabilities. We especially want a tool that…
