Blog: Teletherapy News & Industry Information

The value of picture books in early intervention therapy is well established, and the market today offers a wealth of great books to assist in speech therapy, and there are countless apps that can be integrated for a multi-sensory approach. Sometimes it can seem like technology is the only way forward, but...

Communication Breakthrough for Autism? Parents of autistic children have many questions. How much does my child understand? Does he know what’s going on? How much is getting through? When a child can’t communicate in a traditional way, it can be difficult to make a connection or even understand...

The Best Speech-Language Pathology Schools in the Country The U.S. News and World Report put out a listing of the highest ranked SLP schools in 2012. Schools are ranked based on indicators of academic excellence, using a weighted scale to identify the importance of each of the 16 considerations. Here are the...

 Special Needs Students Where ESL is a Factor Students with speech and language difficulties, hearing or cognitive impairment, physical limitations, or neurological disorders are always a challenge, but what happens when the student’s native language is not English? Add ESL issues, and treatment can...

One of the most common questions SLPs receive from parents is, “How can I help my child improve?” While the answer often depends on the individual child, there are some easy ways that parents can become active participants in the language development process. Read The simplest answer is often the best...

Telespeech paraprofessionals, also known as eHelpers, are a very important part of providing effective telespeech services to clients everywhere. They have several different duties, which help the actual speech-language pathologist to better serve their clientele. What do Telespeech Paraprofessionals...

Within the next 10 years or so, there is an expected shortage of speech therapists. In part this is due to an increased demand, but it is also due to the large number of speech therapists that will be retiring. Additional complications arise from the increase of patients who have a native language other than...