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Thanks for celebrating with us, and good luck! **The contest is now closed. Congratulations, Shane! Thanks to all of you who shared your concerns. Future posts will help you out!
My biggest challenge is working with students who have fluency disorders.
Hi Grace! That one is a challenge to me as well. I will pass this on to one of my colleagues. Thanks for letting me know! Linda
That’s a touch one for me, too, since I’ve done very little of it.
Hi Grace!
It is a challenge but one that I love! Therefore, I may be helpful. Can you give me more direction as to what part is most challenging? Dealing with feelings and fears, understanding and teaching stuttering modification and fluency shaping techniques, finding materials to target this area? Or just fresh ideas for all of the above? With so many of us finding this area challenging, I may just approach this topic on both speechspotlight in the future and my own blog.
Fluency is my favorite!! Please tell us more about what you’re struggles are within this area. I’ve started a series on my blog at http://www.sweetspeech.org called Fluency 101. I hope that will be a good place to start as a refresher for SLPs and a nice easy read for parents and teachers.
Working with large mixed groups and figuring out a good way to take data during therapy
Hi Jennifer! I think that is a common problem! We can all brainstorm this and come up with a variety of ideas! In the meantime, you might find this blog post helpful: http://www.lookslikelanguage.com/2016/09/data-made-easy-5-easy-tips-and-big.html Thanks for being in touch! Linda
IPad Apps as EBP
Hi Megan! Some of my colleagues use iPad apps more than I do. I will reach out! Thanks- Linda
Hi Megan,
I have a million iPad apps and I use a select few often (mostly vocabulary building and artic). Unfortunately, it seems not much data and research has been completed (that I have found – would love to be wrong) to have EBP support. I’m hoping one of our colleagues has more info or found the pay dirt for it. As/if it comes out, I’ll be sure to report back. Thanks, Tamatha
Would love to have more information on working with nonverbal or minimally verbal student with cognitive deficits.
Shara, thanks for your input! I’ve worked for over 10 years with this population. I will write a post on how I got started learning my skills. You can find more tips on my personal blog, http://www.lookslikelanguage. Alberta Speechie also works with this population and has great tips for functional language with younger kids: http://albertaspeechie.blogspot.com/. Susan has great information about using AAC for nonverbal kids: http://kidzlearnlanguage.blogspot.com/. We will see what the group’s ideas are! Linda
Shara, that’s a population I’ve been working with for 40 years, so happy to dedicate my next post to some ideas.
Shara,
Like several of my colleagues (Susan, Linda, Collette), this is one of my passion populations! I look forward to reading additional tips and learning from them and sharing some of my own in the near future! Thanks, Tamatha
Activities that can cover variety of levels within a group.
Hi Shane! I know I have many years of experience with this. Even so, my colleagues will add more! In the meantime, you can check out this upcoming post on my blog: http://www.lookslikelanguage.com/2016/12/5-tips-get-most-out-of-your-mixed-group.html Thanks- Linda
Hi Shane! Been there! I think the key to handling mixed groups is to have an engaging activity that’s versatile. I think literacy-based activities are perfect! you can cover all kinds of language goals and artic too-. For some help with the younger crowd, you may like my book list freebie Here:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Speech-Therapy-Sound-Loaded-Book-List-For-Articulation-1643580
I need more information on working with higher level students with Autism in the K-4 population.
Thanks for being in touch, Joy! Social skills are often a problem for higher functioning students with autism. You might want to download this freebie to get started: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Language-Sampler-1794043 Linda
I have many students in that population Joy. This would be a great topic for a future blog post. Our higher-functioning students with Autism often need a lot of work with understanding social skills, strategies for asking for help and breaks, and wh questions always seem to be tricky. I have a guest post over at Education to the Core for teacher tips on inclusion, which could be something you may want to share to support your student. You can find more about it here, and then grab my free download to share. http://www.speechsproutstherapy.com/2016/01/supporting-students-with-autism-12-tips.html
I have difficulty with data collection in large mixing groups.
Welcome, Tanya! We all have this problem at times! I wrote a blog post about taking data earlier this year on my personal blog: http://www.lookslikelanguage.com/2016/09/data-made-easy-5-easy-tips-and-big.html As a group, this is a great topic to brainstorm and give ideas on. Thanks for your input! Linda
My biggest difficulty is working with fluency disorders.
Leslee, you aren’t alone! But Ashley has experience here and will address this area! Thanks for contacting us! Linda
As I posted above, fluency is my favorite!! Please tell us more about what you’re struggles are within this area (understanding how to counsel, when to choose direct vs indirect, age groups, etc). In the meantime, I’ve started a series on my blog at http://www.sweetspeech.org called Fluency 101. I hope that will be a good place to start as a refresher for SLPs and a nice easy read for parents and teachers.
Students with echolalia
Hi Alison! That can be a troublesome one! I read a great article from the TEACCH center in North Carolina many years ago. If I find an active link, I will get it into a post. The gist was that echolalia can be considered to be an indication of very poor comprehension/auditory processing in some students. It started me on my road to using visuals and I have had success in reducing echolalia as comprehension increases. I can write a post about this. Thanks- Linda