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Value of Speech Sounds Goes Beyond Talking: It’s Foundational to Literacy

Sara December 23, 2022February 2, 2023 Literacy, Speech Production No Comments

Literacy: Seek Responsive Treatment, Not Scripted

Sara May 4, 2022December 13, 2022 Literacy, Speech Production No Comments

I treat literacy impairments. This means I help children learn to read. It’s an area of passion for me. Similar to communication, which is weaved into EVERYTHING we do on a daily basis, so is reading. We read menus at…

Habituation is End Goal of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

Sara May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, Speech Production, Uncategorized No Comments

Function matters to all body parts. Function allows us to complete and achieve many activities. Functioning legs allow us to run. Functioning hands allow us to write. The same applies to the function of the tongue and lips. Their function…

Jan

The difference in treatment of literacy impairments by a speech language pathologist are many. I have struggled with defining these differences when parents have asked–not because they don’t exist, but because it’s difficult to describe what I am doing that…

Dec

Nearly everyday, I work with children who are struggling with learning to read. For some, they are years behind on their ability to read. For others, their struggle became obvious earlier and they are not considered to be as behind…