Banter Booster #5: Useful tools and resources for speech pathologists

I did a comics-making workshop for teachers this week, & as promised, documented much of what we did. I detailed all the activities on my site with instructions, images, examples, PDF breakdowns, & all the books I drew from. Have a look & share on! https://t.coo

— Nick Sousanis (@Nsousanis)
Feb 17, 2023

Reading this brilliant article from Jason Wade about the 'Spelling Voice'.

How would you say "familiar" using the 'Spelling Voice'?

jweducation.co.uk/2021/09/21/spe…

— Mr Phillips (@Mr_P_Hillips)
Feb 22, 2023

A terrific supported decision-making explainer from Michelle Browning of the Decision Agency and artist @jeff_the_peff, highlighted at the @Legalwise_Aus#NDIS Law Conference 2023 by Rebecca Anderson of ADA Law this morning

— David Kinnane (@speechbloke)
Feb 23, 2023

Today I was assisting at snack time, asked whether a student wanted to do it herself or whether she wanted help. I wasn't sure she had understood & was about to reiterate another way but waited a bit longer, she used her device to ask for help 😍 Wait time is so important! #AAC#AACp

— Communication Connections (@Communi_con)
Feb 20, 2023

The most overlooked technology for raising productivity might be “good management.”

It is a key source of US business success. 11,000 interviews in 34 countries shows that over 30% of the productivity advantage of US firms comes from better management. hbs.edu/ris/Publicatio…

— Ethan Mollick (@emollick)
Feb 20, 2023

Thought-provoking session from Luke Geary & Stephanie Armstrong from @Mil@MillsOakleythe @Leg@Legalwise_AusI#NDIS Conference, with some practical takeaways for allied health and other NDIS providers from the Disability Royal Commission hearings to date 🧵:

— David Kinnane (@speechbloke)
Feb 23, 2023

Is it just me who gets phone anxiety really badly? I avoid it at all costs and it is one of the things I’m most dreading about SLT when I’ll regularly have to be making phone calls 😂

— Joe Thompson-Smith🌈 (@SLTJoe)
Feb 22, 2023

Australian privacy laws have been strengthened with the Privacy Legislation Amendment being passed on the 28 November 2022. Read more, here: millsoakley.com.au/thinking/incre…

— Mills Oakley (@MillsOakley)
Dec 19, 2022

Evidence-based tips for boosting your child’s language development

— @[email protected] (@Benambridge)
Feb 24, 2023

"Beginning readers who focus on letter-sound relationships, or phonics, instead of trying to learn whole words, increase activity in the area of their brains best wired for reading"

— Elise Lovejoy (@EliseLovejoy)
Jan 20, 2023

After even a mild COVID infection, many people experience lingering symptoms—and some may begin #stuttering. A recently published article reports on 2 cases of new onset stuttering (blocks, repetitions with physical concomitants) after SARS-CoV-2 infection and Long COVID-19. 🧵

— Stuttering Research Lab (@changstutterlab)
Feb 24, 2023

This new report by the #DRC on the economic cost of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability is mind blowing. Even beyond the headline $46 billion cost of violence against PwD to the economy a year.🧵

— Elly Desmarchelier (@EDesmarchelier)
Feb 21, 2023

Dementia can be a horrible disease.  The experience of living with it can be made better.  People living with dementia should be listened to, to understand how, not dismissed by people who have never themselves had dementia

— Neil Crowther (@neilmcrowther)
Feb 19, 2023

Always be suspicious when your toddler gets too quiet.

— Dan Wuori (@DanWuori)
Feb 22, 2023