December 2018
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

A Legacy of Hearing Loss: Watching previous generations struggle with deafness led to a career in speech-language pathology for this family member.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Acting Locally to Fight Head and Neck Cancer: Stacey Brill saw a health care system that took too long to diagnose and treat oral cancers. So she set out to change it.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Artic Can Be … Dicey
By junior high school, it ’s hard to get students excited about articulation treatment. They make more progress when I make things fun and engaging, but it’s hard to find age-appropriate, fun activities for older students. I started making my own materials and modifying games to make them treatment-friendly. I use the Te nzi game: Each student gets 10 of the same-colored dice. They roll the dice to get them all on the same number. Then they add 10 to that number and have to say that many words with their sound (using their strategies!). I log accuracy on a worksheet I created—and the race is on to be the first to fil...
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Blogjam: Blogging SLPs share tips for parents of children with speech delays, tips for a successful clinical fellowship, and more!
“If a child is struggling, even if it has only been for a few weeks or months, we want to provide help for the child where they are in their communication today.” (Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Is Home Health Care for You? Get to know the facts about the home health setting ’s unique scheduling and on-site service delivery before taking the plunge.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Promoting Interprofessional Practice in Schools: How can school-based SLPs get more deliberate about working across disciplinary boundaries to bolster student learning?
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Poorer Cognitive Function Found in Older Adults with CIs
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Capping Children ’s Daily Screen Time at 2 Hours Linked With Better Cognition
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Researchers Map How Bilingual Brains Switch Between ASL and Spoken English
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Girls May Excel More at Reading and Writing Than Boys
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Heard But Not Seen: Tinnitus and Auditory Hallucinations: When auditory hallucinations plague a patient, audiologists can be the front line for determining the root of the problem.
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Medicare ’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment Systems Includes Auds, SLPs in 2019
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

CDC Issues Treatment Guidelines for Pediatric Concussion
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research

Newborn Hearing Screening on the Rise
(Source: The ASHA Leader Online)
Source: The ASHA Leader Online - December 1, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research