The Gift of Being a Lifelong Learner At the beginning of the year 2018, there was an announcement that the Rhode Island Foundation in conjunction with the...
Writing about Treatment Approach in Progress Reports When we are writing about a child’s progress it is very important to discuss the research-based approach that we...
Why We Need to Teach Reading Using an Integrative Approach There is an inter-relationship between, reading, spelling, handwriting and written expression that needs to be honored when we think...
Summer 2018: Building skills to Create Understanding of Communication Disorders I have the privilege of teaching a Communication Disorders class at Providence College each summer. This group of special educators...
Teaching Conversation Skills Most of us engage in conversation easily so we give no thought to the dynamics that are involved in...
#ARMMEWITH an Educational Model of Education ENOUGH! This is the time to stand for the children of our country. We owe it to them and...
Goals are hard to create: another blog with helpful information Creating goals is hard but if prior to setting goals you follow a process it can become easier. First:...
Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics What is the Difference? Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, and Phonics are all terms that sound alike but are very distinct. Often the image...
Homework: A connection from the therapy room to home but what should it be? Home programming is an important part of speech and language therapy so that what the child is learning in...
The Importance of Research in Examining our Practice/Teaching Recently on an emergency trip to the dentist, I complained that as I was getting older my teeth were...