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Banter Booster: speech therapy research, training, resources, practice tips, and more
Hello! I'm David.
Not him, though happy birthday to David St. Hubbins, the lead singer of Spinal Tap!
I spent my FTAs last week tracking down high quality (and free) speech pathology resources, so you don't need to!
New open-access research updates and summaries:
An interesting article relevant for the language classroom from Macquarie Linguistics researcher Kiri Mealings #OpenAccess Access too! A Scoping Review of the Effects of Classroom Acoustic Conditions on Primary School Children’s Physical Health
— Phil Chappell (@TESOLatMQ)
3:37 AM • Jul 18, 2022
For more on classroom noise and language, read our research summary:
Sorry for that broken link last week (and thanks to readers for letting me know). Here's one that works:
Just published: Raine Study data helps researchers ID smoking during pregnancy as top predictor of a child being diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorder/DLD bit.ly/3BFZVLA @JPCHonline@SamuelDCalder@LizzHillSP
#researchmatters#healthresearch— RaineStudy (@RaineStudy)
5:40 AM • Aug 4, 2022
FREE Therapy Resources & Ideas for Clever Clinicians:
Great fact sheets on a range of topics including childhood #apraxia of speech, #phonology#dysarthria & #stuttering available to download for free from @MCRI_SpeechLang geneticsofspeech.org.au/media/dokkyesk…
— Dr Tricia McCabe (she/her) (@tricmc)
9:11 AM • Aug 11, 2022
Image 2 featuring tongue root retraction in a retroflex /ɹ/ @nrgslp@JPreston_SLP
— Megan Leece (@meganleece)
8:29 PM • Aug 9, 2022
It makes me nervous to see more funding for tutors without knowing how they will all be trained/deployed.
I have recommended this FREE, low-prep, science-aligned resource to many tutors who are working on foundational reading skills with kids:
— Kate Winn (@thismomloves)
12:20 PM • Jul 26, 2022
✅ A Must Read for Families | How to Steer Clear of Illegitimate Treatments for DLD by Caroline Bowen, A.M., Ph.D for @DLDandMe: dldandme.org/how-to-steer-c…
#devlangdis#devlangdisorder#dld
— The DLD Project (@TheDLDProject_)
10:00 AM • Aug 11, 2022
FREE Training Options for Busy SLPs:
Level up your teaching by watching the recording of the first of three free #ILAWebinars—all sponsored in part by @Wizards_DnD! #DnD’s mix of storytelling, strategy, and teamwork make it a powerful tool for building social-emotional skills. #SEL#SchoolDnD
— ILA (@ILAToday)
8:39 PM • Aug 12, 2022
Introducing The Sounds-Write Podcast! 🎙🎧🎙🎧 In Episode 1, I answer questions about decodable readers. You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more: sounds-write.buzzsprout.com
— John Walker, Sounds-Write (@SWLiteracy)
9:00 AM • Aug 6, 2022
Private practice tips for employees, managers & owners:
Most of us could do with one of these!
Thank you @sreilly_reilly and @paulbethell for my No button all the way from the Gold Coast - it made me smile 😃 - I will try to use it once a day 😀- thank you 🙏
— Professor Cristina McKean (@cristina_mckean)
8:00 AM • Aug 12, 2022
Shameless Showcase: a BanterSpeechPreps.com resource:
Perspectives
Every time you do an assessment remember - this might be the hundreth time for you, but the person before you might be scared and vulnerable and wants to trust you. Being "tested" on who you are is incredibly scary.
— Dr Emma McLaughlin (@EmmaMcSLP)
11:10 AM • Aug 13, 2022
As an elder millennial who came of age when Google became a verb, I had difficulty grasping that ~40% of Gen Zers use TikTok for search.
So I hosted a mini-focus group with Gen Zers to learn more.
Here are 3 takeaways:
— Adrienne | Social Media Strategist (@AdriSheares)
12:23 AM • Aug 12, 2022
Want to see things in perspective? Just consider this ⬇️
— Paul A. Kirschner (@P_A_Kirschner)
7:27 AM • Aug 13, 2022
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