Providing support and instruction for students on the autism spectrum is not always easy. It takes patience, intelligence, empathy, and innovation. This Autism Awareness Month, we are featuring personal stories and connections to Autism from our colleagues and clinicians. One of our wonderful special education teachers – Apryl Levy – wanted to share a method […]
Concentrating on speech and language goals in the winter can be tough. Between the holidays, vacations, and other disruptions, focus can be hard to maintain. No matter what is happening, you must get items accomplished during sessions with students. Assessments are done throughout the year, so mix up some word games to practice sounds, phrases, […]
Are you a monolingual speech-language pathologist with a bilingual population? Then you’ll want to attend the Bilingual Symposium. The premier event for monolingual and bilingual speech-language pathologists is coming to New Orleans on July 18-20! In a two-day event set in the heart of NOLA, learn about… How to identify bilingual children with language disorders […]
Author Mo Willems has many wonderful books that children adore. His Elephant & Piggie series is very popular with emergent readers. The series can also be used while working on speech and language goals during sessions. The two best friends provide a wealth of social situations that can be used to explore emotions when talking […]
The month of February is important in the United States because we celebrate Black History Month. While many children learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January, the entire month of February is a celebration of men and women that fought for civil rights in America. Many children in multilingual families have come from […]
The summer months are not a time to allow hard work from the previous months go to waste. Children need to be motivated to continue to practice their speech and language skills to work toward their goals. Of course, finding fun and exciting ways to do this is the key. While most children are not […]
After a long winter, it is a great idea to take some sessions outside. Whether you are at a school with a playground, at a home where you can go outside during a session, or just want to walk out the front door, you can easily adapt and be flexible. When the weather cooperates, the […]
Greetings ¡Adelante! readers! After a bit of a hiatus, Bilingual Therapies is proud to bring back our monthly blog. We will publish the list of our upcoming articles in the next few weeks. We invite you to let us know if there are any topics or potential authors that you would like to see featured […]
Dr. Ruth Crutchfield, SLP.D., CCC-SLP University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX Dr. Ruth Crutchfield is a lecturer and clinical supervisor at the University of Texas-Pan American. Dr. Crutchfield graduated with her master’s degree in Communication Disorders Bilingual/Bicultural from UTPA in December of 1997 and has held the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech […]
