by Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson This presentation was made at the 2015 annual ASHA Convention, Session #1080. Abstract: Practicing Speech-Language Pathologists report that many clients demonstrate limited or excessive up-and-down jaw movements during communication as compared to their typically developing peers. The results of this retrospective study suggest that atypical jaw skills are related to deficits in speech clarity in […]
TALKTOOLS NEWS: NEW CREDENTIALS FOR OUR VERY OWN JENNIFER JONES!
Congratulations to TalkTools® Instructor Jennifer Jones, who became this weekend one of only 2 SLPs in the world with the credentials: PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT! What does this all mean? A PhD (the abbreviation for the Latin “Philosophiæ Doctor”, literally, Doctor of Philosophy) is the holder of a doctor’s degree, which is the highest university degree. This degree rewards substantial contributions to […]
OCTOBER 2015 LIVE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
We have a very busy schedule this October with speech and feeding therapy workshops across the U.S. Our 1 and 2 day hands-on courses cover a variety of diagnoses including Down syndrome, Apraxia of Speech, Dysphagia, Autism (ASD), and Dyspraxia among others. Therapy techniques that improve speech and feeding by focusing on abdominal grading, tongue mobility, lip rounding, and jaw strength, stability and grading are demonstrated. Detailed workshop information and […]
Ask a Therapist: Feeding Therapy Self-Study Follow-Up
ear Lori, I just completed your “Feeding Therapy: A Sensory-Motor Approach” DVD. What an amazing course! It certainly gave me a great deal of confidence in working with children with feeding disorders. While it was extremely thorough and informative, I do have several questions for you. I would love your input! 1. When would you […]
APHASIA AND SLPS
Speech therapy can help you regain the ability to express yourself and have others understand you, especially when intensive therapy begins soon after a stroke or any type of brain injury or illness that has affected language. (aphasia.com) Both clinical evidence and research findings agree that if you have aphasia, you can benefit from the services […]
ASHA POSTER 2012
Variability of Tongue-Tip Placement: Acoustically Standard Production of /s/ Cross-Culturally Rosenfeld-Johnson, S. (2012, November). Poster session presented at the Annual ASHA Convention. Atlanta, GA. REFERENCES Bahr, D. C. 2001. Oral Motor Assessment and Treatment: Ages and Stages. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Bobath, B. 1971. Motor development, its effect on general development, and application to the […]
BETTER HEARING AND SPEECH MONTH
CELEBRATE BETTER HEARING AND SPEECH MONTH THIS MAY WITH THE AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION Since 1927, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has celebrated Better Hearing and Speech Month each May to raise public awareness of speech and language disorders that affect 14 million Americans. Speech and language disorders can take many forms and can limit academic achievement, […]