Speech Pathology

Lifelong Implications of Untreated Pragmatic Challenges

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Pragmatic challenges, particularly those related to social communication, can have profound and lasting effects on various aspects of a person’s life. When left untreated, these challenges can significantly impact educational attainment, vocational success, and romantic relationships. This post explores the lifelong implications of untreated pragmatic challenges and the ripple effects they can have on a …

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The Vulnerability of Children with Social Pragmatic Deficits to Peer Pressure

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Peer pressure is a pervasive aspect of childhood and adolescence, influencing social behaviors, attitudes, and decision-making. Children with social pragmatic deficits, characterized by challenges in understanding and applying social communication skills, may be particularly susceptible to the influence of peer pressure. This post explores how children with social pragmatic deficits are vulnerable to peer pressure …

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Manifestations of Social Pragmatic Deficits in Children

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Social communication plays a pivotal role in the development of relationships, friendships, well-being, and mental health. However, some children may experience difficulties in this domain, leading to what is known as social pragmatic deficits. Social pragmatics refers to the use of language in social contexts, including the ability to interpret and respond to verbal and …

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Attention: All That Matters

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The role of attention in learning is a topic of great interest to both researchers and clinicians alike when it comes to the discussion of the causes of learning difficulties in children (Posner & Rothbart, 2007). Attention plays a crucial role in learning, since if you cannot attend you cannot commit stimuli to memory and …

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The ABCs of Decoding: Understanding the Basics

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I’ve been doing a lot of language and literacy assessments lately of elementary-aged children whose testing shows great phonemic awareness abilities (PA) but significantly impaired decoding skills. Many of their parents, well-versed in all the recent conversations on the importance of phonemic awareness raging on social media, have been asking me a variation of the …

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What Works for Improving Processing Speed?

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Recently I wrote a post entitled: “What Works for Improving Working Memory?” in which I listed useful resources on the subject. Due to the popularity of that post as well as numerous requests, I decided to write a similar post regarding what works and does not work for improving processing speed in students with language …

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FREE Clinical Narrative and Discourse Assessment Materials in Speech Pathology

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As part of my comprehensive language and literacy testing, I routinely incorporate clinical narrative and discourse assessment tasks into my testing batteries. Today I wanted to share with you which materials I use and how SLPs on a tight budget can obtain them online for free. I really like the books recommended by the SALT …

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What Works for Improving Working Memory?

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Recently I have been seeing an increase in social media posts requesting assistance with working memory interventions. So I decided to compile a post with a few useful resources on this subject. But first a few words regarding working memory basics. Working Memory (WM) is a cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold …

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Free Webinar: EBP Executive Functions Interventions: Focus on Self-Talk and Motivation

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On November 16th, 2022, I did a free outreach webinar hosted jointly by two wonderful literacy organizations: WI Reads as well as Everyone Reads PA on the subject of fostering self-talk and self-motivation in children who struggle with executive functions as well as concomitant language and literacy needs. In this webinar, I discussed the research …

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On the Life-Saving Value of Clinical Assessments

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Today, I’d like to elaborate on the importance of clinical assessments in speech-language pathology, especially as relevant to our older teen clients 14-18 years of age. Notice my choice of words in the title – “life-saving”. It is not an over-exaggeration or an attempt at sensationalism for clickbait. For our clients with more subtle higher-order …

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