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Virtual Speech Therapy: Does It Work as Well as In-Person Sessions?
Therapies > Speech

Virtual Speech Therapy: Does It Work as Well as In-Person Sessions?

By Caroline Harris
...comparing telehealth speech-language services to in-person sessions...outcomes across articulation, language, and fluency goals. That doesn't...working on articulation and expressive language goals make comparable...articulation and expressive language goals make comparable progress...therapy work. Speech and language goals translate well to a...
Understanding Early Intervention Therapies: Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy for Infants and Toddlers
Education > Early Intervention

Understanding Early Intervention Therapies: Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy for Infants and Toddlers

By Dr. Eileen Hart
...needs before words develop. A speech-language pathologist (SLP) works on: Pre-language...pathologist (SLP) works on: Pre-language skills: eye contact, joint attention,...in play, responding to their name Expressive communication: babbling, first words,...to request or comment Receptive language: following simple directions, understanding...
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
Special Needs > Respiratory Health

Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know

By Samantha Kay
...Communication modifications: If your child is nonverbal or has limited expressive language, the plan must include observable signs that staff can monitor...Communication modifications: If your child is nonverbal or has limited expressive language, the plan must include observable signs that staff can monitor...
What Speech-Language Pathologists Actually Do: A Guide for Special Needs Families
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments

What Speech-Language Pathologists Actually Do: A Guide for Special Needs Families

By Ethan Parker
...for a speech-language pathologist....it. But speech-language pathologists...evaluate and treat language comprehension,...What Speech-Language Pathologists...fall here. Language. Receptive language...language. Receptive language is understanding...others say. Expressive language is using...say. Expressive language is using words...sentences may have a language disorder even...
Autism Spectrum: Improving Expressive Communication and Comprehension Skills
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum

Autism Spectrum: Improving Expressive Communication and Comprehension Skills

By Bonnie Terry
...students need to learn to express themselves in one form or another whether you have dyslexia, a learning disability, or in the autism spectrum. When language is difficult, it can be frustrating trying to get a verbal response. One tried and true method of getting responses from non-verbal students that...
Connecting Music Therapy and Autism
Therapies > Music

Connecting Music Therapy and Autism

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...individualized goals. Music therapy goals are non-musical (such as "to increase expressive language" or "to improve gross motor skills") and may fall under a variety...goals. Music therapy goals are non-musical (such as "to increase expressive language" or "to improve gross motor skills") and may fall under a variety of domains,...
Special Needs App of the Day – Categories Learning Center
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day – Categories Learning Center

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...building block for language development." —...Huston, speech-language pathologist and...Center Speech-language pathologist Mary...focus on receptive language skills but that...also include the expressive component, which...is also speech-language pathologist, is...another speech-language pathologist who...building block for language development. When...
Special Needs App of the Day: What Goes Together?
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: What Goes Together?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
This app focuses on improving receptive language skills but is also good for expressive language...receptive language skills but is also good for expressive language skills. It asks the user to select which...language skills but is also good for expressive language skills. It asks the user to select which item...
Expressive Arts Therapy
Therapies > Other

Expressive Arts Therapy

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...access points came through the expressive arts. What we learn from...to absorb and recall. An expressive arts therapist engages an...learning and at the heart of expressive arts. Connecting with ourselves...communicating and being. The expressive arts shift from one art medium...medium is its own unique language. We grapple with different...
Speech and Language Pathology
Therapies > Speech

Speech and Language Pathology

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
Speech/Language Pathologists serve...unlearned. The speech language pathologist focuses...motor, speech, language (receptive and...(receptive and expressive), voicing, swallowing...Early on speech/language pathologists help...expe- riences with language and communicative...receive. Speech/ language pathologists in...American, Speech, Language...
VSA Arts Certification: What It Means for Inclusive Art Programs
Lifestyle > Art

VSA Arts Certification: What It Means for Inclusive Art Programs

By Gregory Simmons
...statement. You don't know if this credential matters, if it's marketing language, or if it signals real expertise in teaching students with disabilities....arranging materials in repetitive patterns not as "doing it wrong" but as expressing sensory preference or exploring spatial relationships. This shifts the...
Art Therapy for Autism: Evidence-Based Benefits and Methods
Lifestyle > Art

Art Therapy for Autism: Evidence-Based Benefits and Methods

By Gregory Simmons
...areas: managing overwhelming emotions, navigating social interactions, and expressing needs that verbal language hasn't reached yet. Unlike free drawing at home,...emotions, navigating social interactions, and expressing needs that verbal language hasn't reached yet. Unlike free drawing at home, art therapy sessions follow...

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