Banter Booster #9: Useful tools and resources for speech pathologists

At STEP, we have been thinking hard about our writing curriculum. This curriculum is free for all and is graciously hosted by @LaSalleEd on their website. To get access just click ‘register a free account’, sign in and view it

— Neil Almond 🇺🇦 (@Mr_AlmondED)
Mar 19, 2023

@ABICommLab Thanks !! We have developed all our #treatment and #education resources so that people with #TBI#ABI can improve their #communication and enjoy life to the full 😊 sydney.edu.au/medicine-healt…

— Professor Leanne Togher (@LeanneTogher)
Mar 23, 2023

This sweet video illustrates several important lessons for parents and caregivers when it comes to reading with infants and toddlers. What can we learn from it? Take a moment to watch (sound on) and then let’s unpack it a bit in the thread below. 🧵

— Dan Wuori (@DanWuori)
Mar 22, 2023

Do you have a picky eater? Here are some tips on how to get kids to try new foods:   @MayoClinicKids@DrAngelaMattke

— Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic)
Mar 26, 2023

It isn’t every day that 14 reading researchers come together to author a series!

Seen the latest from @nellkduke@DTWillingham@SoniaCabell@CattsHugh@Kathy_Rastle@SusanBneuman +++ in @ASCD?

#KnowledgeMatters

Read it here:

— KnowledgeMatters (@ClassroomWonder)
Mar 20, 2023

Clear blog explaining current research knowledge on the link between hearing loss and dementia.🦻🧠
« untreated hearing problems did indeed increase the risk of dementia » BUT « cognitive impairment was a factor in the discontinuation of hearing-aid use »
Re-think services≠sales

— Isabelle Boisvert, PhD (@IsaBoisv)
Mar 22, 2023

If you need to first get comfortable with the Alphabetic Code yourself, I’ve got you covered. 3/3

— Stephen Parker (@ParkerPhonics)
Mar 25, 2023

“Developing mathematical language in the classroom allows children to take an active part in learning.”

@GraceCoker27, content specialist for maths, offers practical advice on developing pupils’ mathematical talk and understanding.

Read more:

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— EEF (@EducEndowFoundn)
Mar 22, 2023

"Every individual wants to feel valued, recognized, and relevant."

— Harvard Business Review (@HarvardBiz)
Mar 24, 2023

Work demands are one of the most common sources of workplace #stress and #psychologicalharm.

Read more in Comcare’s #WorkDemands guidance, which also includes a checklist to help get started. comcare.gov.au/safe-healthy-w…

— Comcare (@comcare_gov_au)
Mar 21, 2023

If you don't know how to read and analyze a balance sheet, read this:

— Kenny | Accent Investing (@AccentInvesting)
Mar 21, 2023

IMPORTANT NEW PAPER - a comprehensive study of more than 46,000 individuals with #DevLangDis. Emphasises the need to raise awareness of #DLD and consider criteria for molecular studies of DLD to reduce case heterogeneity. ⁦@NAPLIC⁩ ⁦@deevybee⁩

— Paul Sutcliffe (@DrPaulSutcliffe)
Mar 22, 2023

Ever wondered how many symptoms make up all of adult psychopathology described in the DSM-5? It’s 628!

How many do you think repeat across multiple diagnoses? If you answered 231 symptoms repeating a total of 1022 times (median 3 times per symptom, range 2-22), good job!

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— Miri Forbes (@MiriForbes)
Mar 21, 2023

#NewPaper: Cognitive impairment, fatigue and depression in people with #multiplesclerosis  #openacces

— @hansbogaardt (@hbogaardt)
Mar 24, 2023

Listen to these children talk about how dyslexia impacts them. @NessyLearning thanks for this window into the experience of dyslexic kids.
If you are a teacher you need to listen to this short video.

— Ms. Benison (@BenisonMrs)
Mar 23, 2023

I realise that the point of your tweet was to congratulate the BBC,  but the way you conflated stuttering with incoherence was  inappropriate here. I stutter and am perfectly coherent. I'd rather you didn't relate the way I talk with politicians' attempts at evasion. @stammer

— Kirsten Howells (@kirsten_howells)
Mar 25, 2023

A lesson from Shel Silverstein

— Garry Tan 陈嘉兴 (@garrytan)
Mar 21, 2023