Below are some excerpts and hi-lights from the August edition of The ASHA Leader:
-The ASHA convention will be in Philadelphia from November 17-November 19. (That’s pretty close to Lakewood:)
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–Sensory Stories for People with Disabilities– this is an activity that is most appropriate for multiply impaired students or preschool age students. The author, Kim Patterson suggests pairing sensory experiences with a story. She gives an example using a simple farm story. She uses a spritz bottle, a bungee cord, hay , wood, animal sound recordings, dry leaves, pumpkin, and cider to go along with the story. She writes “each line (or couple of lines) and a photo depicting the text- go on a laminated card. As you read each card with the student or client,the student experiences the sensory stimulus.” While reading about rain she may spritz the hand of the student and while reading about a hay ride the student would feel the scratchy texture of hay. Creating these story experiences take time and effort. Take a look at www.bagbooks.org for some (expensive) ready-made examples.
-A speech therapist writes in about her work as a low-incidence specialist in schools. She concludes “though SLP’s all receive the same basic curricula in graduate school, we develop different proficiencies through internships, fellowships, and various work settings. Forming professional relationships across these different proficiencies and settings can benefit everyone involved.” We have all experienced the need to reach out to a colleague for practical advice on client interventions. Theraschmooze.com aims to provide the framework for collaboration within the frum community.