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By From the Springfield College press release, featuring Brooke Hallowell
September 30, 2022
A new book authored by Brooke Hallowell, PhD, Springfield College dean of the School of Health Sciences, is bringing important attention to aphasia, a little-known, but very common disorder. According to Hallowell, who is known globally as an expert in…
By Meredith Saletta Fitzgibbons
August 29, 2022
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in schools, private practices, medical settings, or higher education are likely to encounter the question: “Do you work with reading and writing issues?” The answer is a resounding “Yes!” (Apel, 2009). Language…
By Sonia Sethi Kohli and Adrienne Wallace
July 29, 2022
Have you ever wanted to start your own SLP private practice, open a related SLP business, or simply expand your roles and responsibilities as an SLP and try to do something different with your expertise? Oftentimes, the first challenge of the transitional…
By Louis R. Chesney
May 31, 2022
Children with selective mutism (SM) struggle to speak in specific situations (e.g., school) or with individuals (e.g., peers). This article presents six immediate interventions for children with SM that parents can implement with a therapist or teacher.
By Monica Gordon-Pershey
March 28, 2022
Grammar and syntax are among the skills that learners need for school success and that SLPs and education professionals can support. This article describes the cognitive-linguistic, psycholinguistic, metalinguistic, and pragmatic foundations for…