What is functional communication? How can we assess, measure, and improve it?
The big picture: Functional communication is how someone actually uses language to communicate with others in the real world. It is often very different from…
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:…
Speech pathologists working with adults who stutter: let’s open our ears and minds
The problem: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) argue with each other about the “best” or “most evidence-based” approach to support adults who stutter. Many SLPs are trained…
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”),…
To help young school-age children with DLD, we need to foster strengths and abilities to counter the challenges
The big picture: We spend a lot of time talking about the impairments of young school-age children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). But that’s not…