UWG Early Intervention Speech Clinic

04/26/2019

Did you know that the number of people with hearing loss is more than those living with Parkinson’s, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes combined.⁉️🗣
• Fact from:hearinghealthfoundation.org

04/23/2019

Happy Research Tuesday!🧠🗣

Research Tuesday! Children with hearing loss may not reach the same level of reading proficiency as their peers with typical development. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have important roles to play in preventing this problem early in children's development. In this LSHSS tutorial, the authors aim to communicate how the habilitation practices of audiologists and the intervention services of SLPs can support early literacy skill development in children with hearing loss. Authors Elizabeth Runnion and Shelley Gray describe key findings from peer-reviewed research articles to provide a review of early literacy skill development, to explain the relationship between early literacy skills and conventional reading skills, and to highlight findings from early literacy skill intervention studies that included children with hearing loss who use spoken language. The article concludes with a hypothetical case study to illustrate how audiologists and SLPs can support early literacy acquisition in children with hearing loss. Findings from studies of young children with hearing loss suggest that a promising approach to improving reading outcomes is to provide explicit early literacy instruction and intervention. https://on.asha.org/2ABMBYc

04/21/2019

Spotlight Sunday🔆 Meet student clinician Emily!✨

• What setting do you want to work in and why?

”Upon graduating, my goal is to work in a medical setting. I am interested in swallowing therapy, and my hope is to work with adult and geriatric populations. I am excited to begin a career in this amazing field and to make a positive impact in the lives of my clients in each setting I have the opportunity to work in!🌸⭐️”- Emily

04/21/2019

Happy Easter! We hope everyone has a wonderful day!🐥💜

04/19/2019

Did you know that hearing loss is the 2nd most prevalent health issue globally⁉️🗣
• Fact from:hearinghealthfoundation.org

04/16/2019

Happy Research Tuesday!🧠🗣

You have accessThe ASHA LeaderFeature1 Apr 2019Sensory Strategies to Calm and Engage Children with Autism Spectrum DisorderChallenges with sensory processing are a hallmark of autism spectrum disorder. Occupational therapists share suggestions for addressing a child’s off-task behavior.Aimee Pille...

04/14/2019

Spotlight Sunday🔆 Meet student clinician Rachel!✨

• What has been the best experience in the graduate program so far?

”The best experience in this program has been to actually see the difference you’re making such as a child saying something you’ve been working on all semester. I also had the privilege to hold a class for Ecuadorian mothers and coach them on how to talk with their babies to promote expressive language!🌼⭐️"- Rachel

04/14/2019

Spring speech therapy is coming to an end! Thursday, April 18th is the last day of spring therapy. What an amazing semester we all had!❤️🌟💙

04/12/2019

Did you know that the risk of dementia may be up to five times greater and the risk of falling three times greater among people with untreated hearing loss.⁉️🗣
• Fact from: hearinghealthfoundation.org

04/09/2019

Happy Research Tuesday!🧠🗣

You have accessThe ASHA LeaderAll Ears on Audiology1 Apr 2019Structuring Practices to Put Patients FirstMassachusetts Eye and Ear has taken deliberate steps to personalize care of patients, including offering PSAPs.Meaghan ReedAuD, CCC-A Meaghan Reed Google Scholar More articles by this author https...

04/07/2019

Happy Sunday!☀️We hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful day! This is just a reminder to call the UWG Comprehensive Community Clinic to make an appointment for speech therapy at 678-839-6145!🌸