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Date: 02 Apr 2013
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March Wrap-Up on Attention
March has flown by. I didn’t get to post nearly as much information as I had planned. I am going to have to revisit this topic soon! Since today is technically April 1st I am going to sneak in a few links to topics I had planned to talk about but didn’t get time. These links aren’t one stop answers, but provide a sample of some of the most researched and debated topics in ADD/ADHD today. D
Read MoreDate: 25 Mar 2013
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Teaching Students About Distractions
The last few posts have talked about controlling the environment and presenting information to students in specific ways to build their attentiveness. I think it is also important to directly teach students about HOW to build attention. I always do multiple lessons with my therapy and tutoring students that focuses on teaching them how to recognize when and how to pay attention. This involves a great deal of meta-
Read MoreDate: 25 Mar 2013
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Attention Continued ~ 20 Ways to Keep Students’ Attention
I only have a few more days left in March, so I am going to launch several blog posts in a row. I want to give you as much information about building attention in the classroom as I can. I just came across a blog at www.mindsinbloom.com that had some great attention keeping tips. You can check out the full list of 20 ideas HERE. Some of my favorites were: Desk Switch: Students have ten seconds (count down fr
Read MoreDate: 14 Mar 2013
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Differential Diagnosis ~ Auditory Processing Disorders vs. ADHD
I am excited to share this post with you. I am asked weekly to differentiate between Receptive Language vs. Auditory Processing Disorder vs. ADD. This can be tricky because many of the symptoms over lap. Hopefully reading through the post below will give you some insight and answer any lingering questions you may have. http://communicationstationspeechtx.blogspot.com/2013/03/tip-tuesday-guest-post-apd-or-adhd.htm
Read MoreDate: 05 Mar 2013
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Attention in the Classroom – Part 2
I am continuing with the March theme of attention in the classroom. I am anxiously awaiting an upcoming post by a fellow SLP blogger who is going to share her insights on differential diagnosis between ADHD and Auditory Processing Disorder (APD). That can be a very difficult task. When a child has difficulty following directions and staying on task, we as educators or therapist are often left wondering if the chil
Read MoreDate: 02 Mar 2013
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March- Focus on Attention
There is so much I want to share with the parents and families I work with. It is hard to know where to start! I want to share lots of great tips and strategies, but I don’t want to seem too scattered. I have decided the easiest thing to do will be to focus on one topic per month. That way if you are browsing the archives for a certain topic, posts related to that topic will be near by. I don’t have a
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Date: 23 Feb 2013
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What is RTI?
If your child is enrolled in public school and is being referred for further testing, you will likely go through the process of RTI. This process can be a little confusing at times. I thought the article below outlined it well and hopefully it will help you navigate the process. Find the full article at: http://mommyspeechtherapy.com/?p=2053
Read MoreDate: 20 Feb 2013
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Creating “movies” when you read.
Creating visual imagery is a great place to start with children who have difficulty with reading comprehension. This article introduces a very simplified approach to this task. Future blog posts will dive deeper into this very important skill to teach our students. Look inside > When a Child Doesn’t Remember What He Reads! Kandi McMahan M.A., CCC-SLP Knoxville Based ~ Speech-Language Pathologist For more informa
Read MoreDate: 08 Feb 2013
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Reading for Fun
Sorry that last post was heavy and long! This one is to brings us all back to our true motivation. We love reading and we want our children to love reading too! At the end of the day this is what matters. image source: http://acciobooksandsunshine.tumblr.com/post/38646990882/jovanajoka98-books Kandi McMahan M.A., CCC-SLP Knoxville Based ~ Speech-Language Pathologist For more information yo
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