Welcome to our final Boost of 2022! I'm David, and here I sit practising the hardest skill in all of speech pathology as I prepare for a less hectic 2023:
Bonus points if you can name the Christmas movie*!
Here's what we have for you this week:
FREE resources: an extended code decodable, a low-prep antonym activity, and a free DLD ebook.
FREE private practice tips on how to take a much needed break, closing the know-do gap by driving out fear from your workplace.
FREE training opportunities to learn more about educating communication partners with AAC Communicators, the prevalence of social communication disorders, and cochlear implants.
OPEN-ACCESS RESEARCH about disability supports, early predictors of language delay, and children with DLD as friends.
Our Christmas-themed oral language workout for students in Years 2-5.
Perspectives on the year in progress; + a bonus mum joke & a badly drawn horse.
FREE therapy resources & ideas for clever clinicians:
Tip: use the first link
Private practice tips for employees, managers & owners:
The 'know-do gap', and driving out fear from your workplace
Agreed!
FREE training opportunities for busy SLPs:
FREE open-access research and research summaries:
Shameless showcase: a BanterSpeechPreps.com resource:
Ho, Ho, Ho from your friendly Banter Santa:
Perspectives:
Proof that mum jokes can be just as bad as dad jokes:
Thanks so much for your support, good humour, and feedback this year. It's been a pleasure sharing tips, resources, and research with you. If you'd like to see Banter Booster back next year, hit reply and let me know!
From the whole Banter Speech & Language team, we hope you have a wonderful break with your friends and families, with lots of well-deserved rest. We wish you a happy and healthy 2023.
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* Final note: Gremlins and Die Hard are both Christmas movies. As the young folk say: don't @ me!
