Speech and Language Therapy Solutions by Asmaa El Khayat

05/08/2019

03/08/2019

Parents,

School is beginning after a nice relaxing summer break. I hope you had fun with your children and they are prepared to go back to school. As you sit down to discuss topics like manners, school etiquette and homework policies, please add disability awareness and being open to friendships with children who have disabilities.

"Show them it's completely normal to interact with someone who has a disability."

08/07/2019

When we read to our children, they are doing more work than meets the eye. "It's that muscle they're developing bringing the images to life in their minds."

There are many ways young children encounter stories. A new study finds a "Goldilocks effect," where a cartoon may be "too hot" and audiobooks "too cold" for learning readers.

28/05/2019

TRIED IT AND IT WORKED!!

When offering a hug or verbal reassurance to calm your child, you are not automatically reinforcing their behavior. You are actually helping them calm down so that they can hear you better. ❤️

28/05/2019

Parents are often advised to “talk a lot” to their child to help him learn language. But recent study shows that the number of words a child hears is not what’s most important. Rather, it’s the quality of the interaction between the parent and child that makes the biggest difference. Find out what you can do to encourage the kinds of quality interactions that help your child learn best.

Parents are often advised to “talk a lot” to their child to help him learn language. But recent study shows that the number of words a child hears is not what’s most important. Rather, it’s the quality of the interaction between the parent and child that makes the biggest difference. Find ou...

19/05/2019

Kids are showing reading gains in dual-language classrooms. There may be underlying brain advantages at work.

16/05/2019

30/04/2019

Toddler feelings come at you fast. One minute you and your child are having a joyful tickle-fest on the sofa; the next they’re lying on the floor and crying because you suggested wiping snot off…

29/04/2019

With the right cochlear implant you can experience natural sound quality, hear better quickly and enjoy your favourite music.

25/04/2019

"The volunteers read hundreds of sentences out loud while the scientists recorded signals from the brain’s speech centers, which control muscles in the tongue, lips, jaw and larynx.

"Next, a computer learned how to decode those signals and use them to synthesize speech."

https://woub.org/2019/04/24/decoded-brain-signals-could-give-voiceless-people-a-way-to-talk/

Scientists have found a way to transform electrical signals in the brain into intelligible speech. The advance may help people paralyzed by a stroke or disease, but the technology is experimental.

25/04/2019

De la formation au programme Lidcombe

25/04/2019

24/04/2019

A glimpse on the LIDCOMBE PROGRAM :

Le programme Lidcombe a été très controversé à son démarrage car il était en contradiction avec les pensées de l’époque. Il ne fallait pas porter l’attention de l’enfant sur sa parole mais plutôt rester sur l’échange c’est-à-dire le fond. Les cliniciens étaient inquiets à la pensée d’un traitement administré par les parents. Actuellement, ce programme est celui dont l’efficacité est validée par le plus grand nombre d’études. Le cadre est très structuré.

This program was very controversial at its start because it was in contradiction with the thoughts of the time. It was not necessary to bring the attention of the child on his word but rather to remain on the exchange that is to say the bottom. The clinicians were worried about the treatment administered by the parents. Currently, this program is the one whose effectiveness is validated by the largest number of studies. The frame is very structured.

24/04/2019

Conversation d'entraînement et conversation naturelle comme des commentaires verbaux facultatifs.

24/04/2019

3ème journée de la formation du programme Lidcombe

23/04/2019

2nd day of the workshop " Lidcombe program "

22/04/2019

At 3 years, kids are able to recognize the difference between the fluent speech and the stuttering. (Ambrose et Yairi 1994)

Tip: It's crucial to determine in the assessment if the child is aware of his stuttering or No.

22/04/2019

Attending a 3 days workshop on the "Lidcombe program" used to work with infants who stutter