So…can you recommend an app to build my child’s language skills?
About this episode
Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan shares resources and strategies for clinicians and parents to enhance children's language skills.
In this episode, I’m sharing my top resources for clinicians to explain why we do what we do in language therapy, and how parents and colleagues can support skills outside of sessions. I share: How to answer the dreaded “Is there an app for that?” question. Why language therapy doesn’t come in a standard curriculum (plus resources you can share to explain the essentials behind vocabulary intervention). How parents can reinforce language at home (and when and if tech actually helps) Plus I share an opportunity for therapists who want to learn the “Essential 5” framework and who are also interested in getting referrals for private clients. Resources mentioned in this episode: The Language Therapy Success Path article that shows how to cycle through a set of strategies to hit both higher level language (inferencing, problem-solving) as well as foundational language skills (vocabulary, syntax): https://drkarenspeech.com/the-language-therapy-success-path-for-slps/ The Ultimate Guide to Language Therapy article that defines the "Essential 5" components (morphology, phonology, orthography, semantics, syntax) and explains why there isn't a boxed curriculum for language therapy…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan
Topics covered
- language therapy
- parent support
- technology in education
- vocabulary intervention
- Essential 5 framework
Keywords
- language skills
- therapy resources
- vocabulary
- language intervention
- parent support
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Language Therapy Advance Foundations, drkarenspeech.com
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