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Parent education: preschool stuttering

Parent education: preschool stuttering

September 6, 2021

Do you have cases of preschool stuttering on your caseload? Next to social skills, fluency is my favorite SLP area! I have both personal and professional experiences to draw upon as my father was a stutterer and one of my now adult daughters had a long period of disfluencies (8 months-felt like years) during her preschool years. These experiences were… Read More

Filed Under: Early intervention and Elementary, SLP Leave a Comment

Nonverbal Communication and Tone of Voice

Nonverbal Communication and Tone of Voice

July 21, 2021

Are you planning lessons to teach students about nonverbal communication and tone of voice? This blog post is for you if you are teaching nonverbal communication skills to students with autism or social communication challenges. For example: recognizing facial expressions and identifying and using tone of voice. Help your students understand and recognize the common emotions we communicate through our… Read More

Filed Under: Middle and High School, Social Communication, Teletherapy Leave a Comment

Teaching Sarcasm: Understanding and Use!

Teaching Sarcasm: Understanding and Use!

June 22, 2021

Updated 1/23 Are you teaching sarcasm to your students and clients during speech therapy or counseling? It’s a nuanced topic and people have strong opinions about the its place in the world as a communication tool. Some SLPs and parents wonder if detecting sarcasm is a skill we should (or shouldn’t) be teaching students with autism during our speech therapy… Read More

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Social Skills: Conversation

Social Skills: Conversation

April 28, 2021

Social Skills Conversation Skills – Responses that form Connections. updated 1/23 Do you focus on how to have meaningful conversations in your social skills or speech therapy sessions? How can we teach our students to have meaningful conversation skills? You know, conversations that don’t just bounce around on the surface but actually help them form friendships and work towards enhanced… Read More

Filed Under: Middle and High School, Social Communication, Teletherapy Leave a Comment

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