This case study was originally posted in Advance for Speech & Hearing on November 14, 2016. Retrieved from http://www.advanceweb.com/ Author: Gabrielle Zimmer, MS, CCC-SLP Brain Stem Stroke: A Case Study Rebuilding communication one subsystem at a time. Where do you start when a client understands everything that is said but has no way to communicate back to you? He cannot […]
A Modern Look at Van Riper’s Phonetic Placement Approach
by Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP This poster was presented at the 2016 annual ASHA Connect Convention, Poster Session #PS02. Download the poster here ABSTRACT Presentation explores 1) traditional versus phonological therapy, 2) the sensory-motor system as it relates to speech, 3) the importance of tactile and proprioception in articulation therapy, 4) shaping placement of the articulators […]
AAPPSPA Position Statement – Oral-Motor Therapy
Good news! The American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA) has accepted a position statement TalkTools® Instructor Robyn Merkel-Walsh proposed on Oral Motor Therapy. American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA) Position Statement – Oral-motor Therapy Originally posted on AAPPSPA website. By Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP Foreword: In order to investigate […]