Communication Boosts for Children and Teenagers
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For struggling readers in Years 2-6, when might read-alouds and audiobooks help? (Free resource included!)
The big picture: Reading comprehension is the product of word recognition and language (listening) comprehension skills. If you have typical language skills but can’t read words accurately and quickly enough, your reading comprehension of a text will be lower than if you listened to it. Zoom in: Recent research on first to third-grade students in…
For students with language disorders, could remote microphone systems help with speech and language comprehension, inclusion and participation, and academic success in class?
The big picture: Mainstream classrooms are noisy. Many students with hearing challenges benefit from regular use of remote microphone (RM) systems. Research now suggests that RM systems might also help students with normal hearing who have language disorders, including students with Developmental Language Disorder. Why noise matters so much: RM systems: Key takeaways: Preliminary research…
The ultimate goal of speech therapy is not perfect articulation or grammar
It’s about improving the participation of people in daily situations that require communication. But what, exactly, do we mean by “communication participation”? The big picture: Communication participation: Zoom in: Communication participation includes communication for: Yes, but: Communication participation is really hard to measure, especially for children and teenagers: State of play: Researchers are developing a…
5 evidence-based tips to help young children with language difficulties learn tricky grammar patterns
The big picture: Lots of children, 4-8 years of age, with language and learning disorders, delays or difficulties have problems with -ed (e.g. “He kicked”), -s (e.g. “She kicks”), -ing (e.g. “They are kicking”), and do/does questions (e.g. “Does she kick?”; “Do they kick?”). Why it matters: Grammar difficulties like these can hamper a child’s…