Banter Booster #17: Useful tools and resources for speech pathologists

RESOURCE: School passport.

Check out our @AutisticGirls_ school passport which can be shared amongst school staff to help them have a better understanding of the child or young person.

autisticgirlsnetwork.org/Student_Passpo…

— Emily♡ (@ItsEmilyKaty)
May 31, 2023

Important work by Macey Barret and @UCanNurse students

— Michelle Lincoln (@MichelleLincol6)
May 27, 2023

My pt w fronto-temporal dementia is forgetting family member names. He wants to improve recall & retain names for as long as poss. I’ve used a semantic feature analysis framework to strengthen the semantic network around family members. Has anyone done similar&had good outcomes? https://

— Emma Flax (@emmaflaxSLT)
May 31, 2023

***   'The Grammar Gap'    ***

"Almost universally, teachers lack confidence in teaching grammar... With a little support, we could improve annotations in art, essays in history, arguments in RE, experiment write-ups in science, and much more."

— Alex Quigley (@AlexJQuigley)
Jun 3, 2023

If you cannot explain something in simple terms, you don't understand it.

— Prof. Feynman (@ProfFeynman)
Jun 2, 2023

Love this

— Tom Richards (@tomrichards37)
Jun 3, 2023

Don't miss this latest PaTTAN Literacy Quick Pick on Phonemic Awareness from stellar PaTTAN Literacy Team Member, Tambra Isenberg! Watch here:

— Pam Kastner (@liv2learn)
May 30, 2023

The Writing Revolution sentence-level strategies use conjunctions to encourage extended responses in Grade 2 (or any grade!)  Sentences are the building blocks of all writing! Lovely to see this in action from our staff book club #TheWritingRevolution@natwexler@JudithCHochman

— Winston Churchill PS (@WinstonPSLDSB)
May 29, 2023

A systematic review of research on workplace breaks shows that:
1) Regular micro breaks can be better than longer breaks
2) Outdoor breaks & fresh air are better than indoor breaks
3) Scrolling social media is the most common break type but it creates emotional exhaustion
4)… httptwitter.com/i/web/status/1…p

— Helen Bevan (@HelenBevan)
May 31, 2023

Command-and-control leadership doesn’t work anymore. Your manager doesn’t have all of the answers — and shouldn’t try to.

— Harvard Business Review (@HarvardBiz)
May 30, 2023

How can we make changing rotations easier?
"For a start, employers should make sure that trainees are sent all the information they need on where to park and where to go on their first day ahead of time," @DrNuthana says

— Abi Rimmer (@Abi_Rimmer)
May 31, 2023

Using the Four Domains of Pediatric Feeding Disorders to Guide Assessment and Treatment:  on.asha.org/45OKxJt#slpeeps

— The ASHA Leader (@ASHAleader)
May 30, 2023

80% patients intubated >24 hours dysphagic on FEES. 80%. Discussion shows clinicians desperately trying to best manage dysphagia in the absence of SLT. Answer is clear. ICUs need SLT and FEES. Patients eating and drinking safely leave ITU sooner. @Li@LisaLoveGould1a@sali_curtist

— Tom Richards (@tomrichards37)
Jun 3, 2023

To my knowledge, three kids' lives saved from this tweet so far. Please read.

— Trisha Greenhalgh (@trishgreenhalgh)
May 31, 2023

AI is making a far worse world already. Every time my son makes a mistake he apologizes using AI

— Mr Dave Anthony (Lord) (@daveanthony)
Jun 2, 2023