Hi all! I'm excited to write about a resource I started using/making graphics for last school year, but finally felt it was ready to share on the blog: The Fluency Toolbox for Stuttering You can find it in my TpT store here, and here's how I use it: I use the toolbox as a visual when I teach fluency strategies to my students. We aren't curing stuttering, but we are giving them a toolbox full of strategies that they can learn to use and apply to improve their fluency. When we learn a strategy, we add the tool to the box. At the beginning of each session, we choose a tool (or a combination of tools) that we are going to focus on for the day. The tool sits in front of them and serves as a nice visual reminder of what we're working on during activities. To give the kids ownership of their toolbox and express their fluency style, they can choose a toolbox in red, green, purple, pink, blue, or yellow! There are several strategies out there to target fluency. The strategies I included in the packet are some of the most commonly used across many different intervention programs (Healey & Scott, 1995).The strategies included and described in this toolbox are: cancellations pull-outs full breath stretchy beginning natural pauses rate control slow smooth & easy speech breath and speech together language planning talk in short sentences easy onsets & easy beginnings (same strategy just different lingo) light contacts continuous voicing preparatory sets & fake stuttering A printer-friendly black and white version is also included. The kids can easily color their own tools! Toolbox Assembly: Cut out the toolboxes Cut an opening on the solid black line to create the opening: Staple the toolbox onto an 8.5x11 sheet of paper Trim around the toolbox, removing the extra white paper Cut out the tools & add them to the toolbox as they are taught And that's it! Also included is an entire set of blank tools in my TpT product so clinicians can add any other additional strategies! And there you have it! What tools have you found helpful with your students? I would love to hear! Thanks for checking in! Mrs. Ludwig Reference: Healey, C. & Scott, L. (1995). Strategies for Treating Elementary School-Age Children Who Stutter: And Integrative Approach. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, 26, 151-161.

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I love apps! I love using the iPad and iPhone with my clients who don’t engage easily with other tasks. Children on the autism spectrum seem to engage very readily with iPads. This means that I’m always on the look out for great apps that will benefit these kids. Click image to enlarge. (Autism App …

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Recently I wrote about 12 Places where I get therapy materials…however number 12 was actually FREE online materials. I promised I would come back and tell you some of the places that I get free materials. So here it goes. #1, #2 & #3: My number one place I have been using the last several […]

Today we are going to look at some fun spelling activities. In this first we site you type in your word and then chase the letters around with your mouse. http://dotty-dots.appspot.com/ In this next activity you roll a dice for your word and do what it says. Roll a word We can also use Spellosaur on Allanah's iPads and iPod Touch. Spellosaur

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Are you up for some fun activities to introduce plural nouns to your kiddos? It’s no secret that learning Serbian grammar takes a lot of practice. What can you do to have your kids learn Serbian without being overwhelmed? The best way to make learning a new language fun and effective is to offer your […]

1-2-3 Come Do Some ST Blend Activities With Me The "Stuff a Stocking" packet, includes a variety of quick, easy and fun ways to help students practice words that begin and end with the ST blend. For one activity, children color and trim a stocking, then stuff it with words that have the st blend in them, by writing the words on the front of their stocking. The packet includes an alphabetical list of 92 common words that begin with st, as well as a list of 64 simple words that end with the st blend. Before sharing the lists with your students, as a whole group, have them brainstorm to see how many words they can think of. Write the words on the board, and have students look up any words that are new to them, jotting them down in their writing journals. This is a great vocabulary building activity, and perfect for Daily 5 word work. For another whole group activity, I've included matching mini-word cards to pass out to your students, so that they can "stuff" either a teddy bear stocking with beginning st word cards, or stuff a moose stocking, with words ending with the st blend. To be able to "stuff" the paper stockings, laminate & trim them. Cut a slit under the cuff portion, and attach a large Ziplock Baggie to the back. Call out an st blend word from your list. (Before hand, highlight words that you want to review with your kiddos.) The child holding that card shows it to the class, everyone reads the word, and then that student "stuffs" the card through the opening of the appropriate stocking. To help build vocabulary, ask children to define the words. When you're done with the game, simply zip the Baggie and tuck in your file. For yet another activity, students choose 3-5 cards and write sentences incorporating the word cards that they picked. To practice alphabetizing, have students write their word cards in alphabetical order. I've included a worksheet for this, which would be a terrific Daily 5 word work activity as well. Click on the link to view/download the "Stuff it!" ST Blend Packet. Thanks for visiting. It's time for me to get to the grocery store. The cupboard is indeed bare, as I hate going out in the hustle bustle of December. The inclement weather and crowds are a bit overwhelming to me, and I'd much rather be curled up by the fire, sipping eggnog and making sketches of stuff I want to design. Wishing you a warm and cozy kind of day. "Christmas Time: Snowy climes and silly rhymes, a make-believe sense of time, when the old become young and the young walk the line." -Unknown

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There are several programs and practices out there to address fluency. Most involve some types of strategies or fluency enhancing behaviors (FEBs) to teach those who stutter how to manage their fluency. I use these strategies daily with my fluency kiddos and have found them to work very well. I try to spend time practicing […]

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So many kiddos have WH question goals… in some form or another. The ability to answer WH questions is important, in all settings: school, home, in conversation, etc… I knew this, but I always wondered how to teach WH questions without feeling like I was testing the kiddo. I didn’t want to repeat the question […]

Introduction Muscular Dystrophy is a medical disability, often inherited. It damages and weakens the patient's muscles over time. This damage and weakness are blamed on the lack of a protein called dystrophin. This protein is crucial for normal muscle function. There is no cure for Muscular Dystrophy but take physiotherapy treatment for Muscular Dystrophy in Gurgaon is the way to move your body regularly. The absence of this protein can result in some serious problems related to walking, swallowing, and muscle coordination. More than 30 different kinds of muscular dystrophy have been reported. All of these vary in symptoms and severity. Muscular dystrophy can attack the person of any age, but the majority of the cases are detected among children. Young boys are more vulnerable as compared to girls. There's no fixed cure for muscular dystrophy. It is still a topic of debate and discussion. A few medicines and most importantly physical therapy can help alleviate the symptoms and slow down the development of this disease.here's no fixed cure for muscular dystrophy. It is still a topic of debate and discussion. A few medicines and most importantly physical therapy can help alleviate the symptoms and slow down the development of this disease. Causes The exact cause of Muscular Dystrophy is under debate. However, some schools of thought believe that Muscular Dystrophy is caused by mutations on the X chromosome. There are many types of this disorder and each type is said to be caused due to a different set of mutations. However, the similarity among them all is that they prevent the body from producing dystrophin. A point to be noted here is that Dystrophin is a protein indispensable to the human body. It is required by the body for building and repairing muscles. Symptoms There is no fixed set of signs and symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy as they vary from patient to patient. However, the most commonly reported symptoms are - Progressive muscular wasting Poor balance Scoliosis Frequent falls Finding it difficult to rise from a lying or sitting up position Trouble running and jumping Waddling gait Walking on the toes Large calf muscles Progressive inability to walk Waddling gait Calf deformation Muscle pain and stiffness Learning disabilities Limited range of movement Respiratory difficulty Cardiomyopathy Muscle spasms Gowers' sign Diagnosis The diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy generally starts with the doctor examining the complete medical history of the patient, asking questions regarding the symptoms followed by conducting a physical examination. Generally, these are not sufficient to confirm the presence or absence of the disorder. Hence, the doctor may recommend tests like enzyme tests, electromyography, genetic testing, muscle biopsy, heart monitoring tests, and lung monitoring tests to take the proceedings further. Treatment No specific cure has been invented for the treatment of Muscular Dystrophy in Gurgaon till date. Some medicines and mostly physical therapy has been found helpful to alleviate the symptoms and keep the patient mobile for the longest possible time. Patients with Muscular Dystrophy often struggle with a lot of everyday activities. Physiotherapy can help the patients effectively deal with a lot of neuro musculoskeletal problems. Physiotherapy can help slow down the digression of a range of motion, improve the muscle strength and the gait pattern. Physiotherapy also involves various stretching programs for the patients. It is a combination of a passive range of motion and active-assisted range of motion. Regular stretching of the ankle and hip is also involved. The patient should not ignore the symptoms in the early stages and meet a qualified physiotherapist to get a personalized treatment plan developed. The physical therapy programme generally involves the following - Breathing assistance - General in the patients of Muscular Dystrophy it is noticed that the muscles used for breathing become weaker. It becomes important to use devices to help improve oxygen delivery through the night. In the most advanced cases of the disorder, a patient may need to use a ventilator to breathe on their behalf. Mobility aids - Some patients are also provided with canes, wheelchairs, and walkers. It helps to keep them mobile. Braces - Braces are used to keep the muscles and tendons stretched. Besides, it helps slow down their shortening. They also give the patient added support while moving. Range-of-motion and stretching exercises - It is often seen that Muscular Dystrophy restricts the flexibility of the joints resulting in a reduced mobility. Limbs of the patient often draw inward and become fixed in that position. Physiotherapists often suggest many Range-of-motion exercises that can help to keep the joints of the patient as flexible as possible. General exercises: A range of motion and stretching exercises form a part of the general exercises suggested to the patients of Muscular Dystrophy during physiotherapy sessions. It helps fight the unavoidable inward movement of the limbs as muscles and tendons shorten. Limbs of the patient tend to become fixed in position. These exercises along with some others keep them mobile for longer. Among the other exercises suggested are the standard low-impact aerobic exercises like walking and swimming. These can also help slow down the development of the disease into something serious. Courtesy: Pal physiotherapy

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