90+ Speech Therapy Test Descriptions At Your Fingertips. With these speech therapy test descriptions and report outlines you can save time writing reports.
Each listing gives the title, a description of what it tests for, blank data spaces for you to put the child's scores in, and conclusive statements for you to modify for each student/client. *A huge thank you to the Clark County School District in Las Vegas for sharing these with us as well as help from Dr. KL Johnson from the University of North Texas, and Cristina Tirotta. The descriptions below can be copied and pasted into a Word Processor and then tweaked accordingly. If you download this file you must have a program like Adobe Reader to read it. If there is a test description and outline that is not on our list and you have one you would like to add, please share it and we will add it to our list.
Group by Group. American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. Speech-Language & Audiology Canada. Medical Speech Pathology. Retrieved from flickr.com by fs999 Please read the disclaimer before reading any of the exercises below.
Please work directly with a licensed medical professional before implementing any of the following therapy exercises. This information is for educational purposes only! I collected and typed these exercises up from the handouts that we had at work (thanks to Jamie Pulliza for supplying them). Also, much thanks to whomever compiled these with references in the beginning. I will also be adding a special section for exercises that use some sort of device to assist with the swallow. An additional reference was pointed out by Michelle Skelley Ashford (a fellow SLP), and it’s a fantastic systematic overview of many of the exercises found below.
Walt Greenslade, M.S., CCC-SLP To close the airway at the vocal fold level before and during the swallow and to clear residue after the swallow. ___ Only saliva swallow ___ Food/Liquid swallow 1. Oral exercises to strengthen the swallowing function (entry page) The exercises and associated videos on the following webpage are only to be used under the explicit guidance of your physician or speech language pathologist (SLP).
You must consult your physician or medical specialist before using these exercises. If you feel pain or experience unusual symptoms while performing any of these exercises, stop the exercise immediately and consult your medical team before any further use. Swallowing. Speech Therapy Tool Box - Home. A blog about all things swallowing. Swallowing & Swallowing Disorders - Curriculum Resources. A Systematic Review of Treatment Outcomes for Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Welcome to www.steeleswallowinglab.ca. Speech-Language Therapy, Technology, and Humor. Speech Therapy Tool Box - Home. Welcome to OPWDD. Aging and Swallowing: we all have to do it! By Karen Sheffler, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S A summary of a talk titled: “Managing Dysphagia in Aging Adults,” at the 2014 ASHA Healthcare & Business Institute by James L.
Coyle, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S In this article I wish to summarize the wonderful kernels of wisdom that Coyle shared with us on April 11, 2014. Evaluating and treating the geriatric population requires specific training in the functional changes that occur past the age of 65. The field of medical speech pathology can be tricky, as it differs greatly from traditional rehabilitation practices in our field. Everything is uncertain in medicine, and we have to think more like physicians, per Coyle. Coyle referred to his work with others in 1999 (see reference below), when he listed the specific age-related changes in swallowing: 1) decreased bolus propulsion forces, 2) later pharyngeal stage onset, 3) later airway closure, thus increasing Penetration/Aspiration Scores, Homeostasis and Homeostenosis 1) Vital capacity is at 70%, Altman, K.
Matrix Results. Matrix. A-e-I-o-u: An Inclusive Framework for Evaluation. A-e-I-o-u: An Inclusive Framework for Evaluation Presentation at the 1997 American Evaluation Association Conference San Diego, California Chris Sorensen Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University 166G Gabel Hall.
AEIOU Systematic Approach to Pediatric Feeding – CEU course for Therapists. Nina Johanson Nina Ayd Johanson a highly regarded clinician and renowned teacher presents this highly successful method for integrated treatment of infants and young children with challenging feeding disorders using sensory, oral motor, biomedical and environmental strategies.
Nina has extensive experience in home-based early intervention and parent training specializing in the evaluation and treatment of children with oral motor/feeding disorders, complexmedical issues, autism spectrum disorders, and other developmental disabilities. TheAEIOU approach – acceptance, exposure, independence, observation and understanding – offers a new and highly successful method for integrated treatment of infants and young children with challenging feeding disorders using sensory, oral motor, biomedical andenvironmental strategies. Five factors in this holistic approach emphasize active participation, independence and shared control. and more dates to come in 2014. # 304 AEIOU: An Integrated Approach to Pediatric Feeding. Aeiou: Integrated Approach to Pediatric Feeding. Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation. There is NOT an app for that. Speech-Language Pathologist.
There is NOT an app for that. Speech-Language Pathologist. It’s a mouthful. Also known as Speech Therapist, SLP, Speech Teacher, Clinician, or CCC/SLP. When you see my name scribbled at the bottom of a report, you’ll see some special letters that follow it. Recently, a newspaper article in the Wall Street Journal focused on how technology is turning speech therapy into something parents can tackle at home.
Unless parents have been personally involved with an SLP they might not know much about our field. Better Speech with Better Speech and Feeding Center! What SLPs Need to Know About the Medical Side of Pediatric Feeding. Pediatric feeding problems come in all shapes and sizes.
They tend to be complicated and often result from a combination of factors. This can make effective treatment challenging for the feeding therapist. A feeding problem is defined as “The failure to progress with feeding skills. Dinosaur Words for Articulation - Portland LanguageLab. ASHAWire – The most up-to-date information from ASHA Publications. The 10 Skills You Need to Be a School Leader: Here’s what you didn’t learn in graduate school that could make you the best school-based SLP around. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. SLPeeps! sur Pinterest.