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Banter Booster #76: Useful things for busy speech pathologists

Banter Booster #76: Useful things for busy speech pathologists

Child-led goal-setting, NDIS strategic planning, Bluesky networking, & more!

David Kinnane
November 25, 2024

6-BOOSTS TO START YOUR WEEK!

👋🏻 I’m David, and I want to help you to imagine a better 2025 ⚡️

But, first, let’s get to the end of 2024!

1. 🆓 Resources

With evidence-informed tools and tips.

Kath Evans (@kathevans2.bsky.social)

We worked with over 90 young people in London who reminded us ‘I am the expert of my own body’ ‘how you engage with me as healthcare professionals really matters’ #OurVoiceOurCare great resources here 👉🏼 https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/london-clinical-networks/our-networks/london-babies-children-and-young-peoples-transformation-team/youth-engagement-and-voice/

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We just hit 4 million games played at FactFreaks.com - and the stories of students getting to the point of automaticity with their math facts are 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 piling up!
And FF is 100% free, no ads!
FactFreaks for fun! FactFreaks for fluency! FactFreaks forever!
— Steve Hare (@sharemath)
11:52 AM • Nov 20, 2024

Daniela O’Neill (@danielaoneill.bsky.social)

If you’re an #SLP #SLT, researcher/professional in early language assessment <4yrs, you can always trial the standardized Language Use Inventory free (online since 2016 for #telepractice) More info: bit.ly/LUI_KID #earlyintervention #DevLangDis #pragmatics #languagedevelopment https://bit.ly/LUI_KID

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2. 🤓 Technical Skills, & Training

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your baby? How about a “face book?”
I’ve written often about how much infants love the faces of their loved ones. Indeed, we’re biologically driven from birth to distinguish - and study - the faces that matter most.
That’s because, as… x.com/i/web/status/1…
— Dan Wuori (@DanWuori)
2:18 PM • Nov 17, 2024

When children play, they can reduce sources of stress, strengthen core life skills, and build responsive relationships with caring adults - all of which are core principles of early childhood development.
Watch the full video here to learn more: bit.ly/2ZcMQ7D
— HarvardCenter (@HarvardCenter)
3:14 PM • Nov 18, 2024

Melanie Brethour (@melaniebrethour.bsky.social)

"All kindergarten, 1st and 2nd teachers — as well as reading interventionists — should teach students to keep their eyes on the words on the page so that they do not have to later struggle with breaking a habit that hampers effective, efficient reading." bsky.app/profile/melaniebrethour.bsky.social/post/3lb2vmtyh2s2d

3. 🧐 Practice Tips

Have you ever come across the MOA Model?
If not, it offers valuable insights into why we take action.
Understanding it is essential, as it not only intrigues but also enables us to take targeted actions and accomplish our objectives.
— Igor Buinevici (@Igor_Buinevici)
2:57 PM • Nov 16, 2024

4. 🔓 Research

Communication Devel. & Disorders 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

Join the conversation with other SLPs and SLP2B

go.bsky.app/5HvjrTJ

Adrea Truckenmiller (@adrea.bsky.social)

Excellent new article by Tina Novelli - for early phonics instruction, just drawing attention to the mouth movements facilitated learning. Check it out! https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-023-10487-3

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Nikki Botting (@profnikkibotting.bsky.social)

Oral #language comprehension interventions for using people with #DevLangDis - a systematic review by @sirpatarvainen.bsky.social https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23969415211010423

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5. 🔥 NDIS and provider 🔧🔨

A framework to think postively about what you want most from your practice.

Rick Morton (@squigglyrick.bsky.social)

The National Disability Insurance Agency is doubling down on its (deliberate?) misreading of its new legislation, popping up new Q&As online today that repeat the errors I've pointed out to them repeatedly now. Their Q&A vs the law. They think it ~only~ applies to specific info requests. Wrong.

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To help you make decisions that are right for you, the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission has launched a new compliance register on their website that lets you see any compliance actions taken against NDIS providers and workers.
Search the register: ow.ly/xeTS50UbqqF
— NDIS (@NDIS)
6:00 AM • Nov 21, 2024

6. ❣️ Client views & 😍 for speech pathology!

Begging special education staff to consider practicality when implementing accomodations. How am I supposed to give a student "frequent breaks" with 25 other kids in the room? Stop the lesson, or let the special ed student fall behind? "Preferential seating" for half the class?
— 🦋 Madeline 🦋 (@madbutwright)
9:06 PM • Nov 16, 2024

Susie Dent (@susiedent.bsky.social)

Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.https://bsky.app/profile/michellecimoli.bsky.social/post/3lb7pimc2522v

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Michelle Cimoli (@michellecimoli.bsky.social)

Challenging night ahead on the scrabble board.

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