As SLPs it's important to keep up-to-date with EBP. I've gathered together 8 of the best sites for you to get EBP info to improve your therapy practice!
All speech-language pathologists are now aware of the term "evidence-based practice" (EBP) and the pressure to become evidence-based practitioners. However, most of us have zero ideas on how to actually use what the evidence suggests within our clinical setting. I do not know what the current university courses are telling graduate students, but since I
Today I am honored to introduce Ruth Stoeckel, nationally recognized expert and published researcher on Childhood Apraxia of Speech. I first saw Ruth Stoeckel speak back in 2005 when she presented in Colorado. The packet she handed out during that talk helped me greatly in those early years when I was first learning about how therapy for apraxia is very different than therapy I had been doing for other speech…
As SLPs it's important to keep up-to-date with EBP. I've gathered together 8 of the best sites for you to get EBP info to improve your therapy practice!
I am so excited to announce that the second edition of the EBP Quick Reference is now available! This update has been 3 years in the making. I included tons of new research from the last 3 years, including some topics such as video games and giving virtual speeches. Also included are all of the apps that have come out in the last three years and the research behind them. As in the first edition, the information is organized in charts with the treatment technique or structural problem, the population, a description of the intervention or problem, the citation, and any notes. The binder has newly updated headings and fonts. They are color-coded: purple=intervention information blue=app information peach=references There are two new sections. There are now sections for receptive and expressive language and for childhood apraxia of speech. If you own the first version, simply go to your purchases page on Teachers Pay Teachers and download the update! I use this as a starting point with new clients, as a place to check when I need a new idea, and with administrators/parents when I need justification for why I'm doing what I'm doing. How do you use it? Comment below to let me know!
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Evidence-based practice speech pathology uses scientific research, trials, conclusions and recommendations to inform patient treatment.
Get practical grammar intervention tips that are aligned with Evidence-based practices with links to research articles.
As SLPs it's important to keep up-to-date with EBP. I've gathered together 8 of the best sites for you to get EBP info to improve your therapy practice!
Get practical grammar intervention tips that are aligned with Evidence-based practices with links to research articles.
As SLPs it's important to keep up-to-date with EBP. I've gathered together 8 of the best sites for you to get EBP info to improve your therapy practice!
Review the current evidence-based language disorder therapy techniques and then find the resources to get started today!
Did you know that shared storybook reading is an evidence-based practice for increasing expressive language skills? Not only does research support shared reading, but it is one of the most natural and universally known adult/child bonding interactions! Single subject case studies have found that shared storybook reading can result in significant expressive language increases for
Struggling to keep up with it all? Read about this SLP's "real life" approach to evidence-based practice.
As SLPs it's important to keep up-to-date with EBP. I've gathered together 8 of the best sites for you to get EBP info to improve your therapy practice!
As SLPs it's important to keep up-to-date with EBP. I've gathered together 8 of the best sites for you to get EBP info to improve your therapy practice!
Evidence-based interventions are possible for the busy speech language pathologist by visiting ASHA's web site and browsing the evidence maps!
Use this conversational recast strategy to make quicker progress with grammar intervention with language impaired students.
Apply EBP loves evidence-based practice (EBP) so much that we took its initials to become our last name. What is evidence-based practice (EBP)? And how
As SLPs it's important to keep up-to-date with EBP. I've gathered together 8 of the best sites for you to get EBP info to improve your therapy practice!
From the ASHA 2022 presentation "Rethinking Eligibility in Schools: Evidence-Based Practices in Assessment" and ASHA 2023 Connect Presentation "Utilizing Eligibility Criteria to Shape Your Caseload". Attached are all 5 assessment summaries (speech sound, language, voice, fluency, and preschool).
Exit slips for speech therapy provide an easy way to implement evidence-based practice for mixed groups daily! Try out a FREE set here!
Discrete Trial Training is an evidence based practice used in many classrooms. I wanted to take the next few days to talk about DTT. Over the next few days, I will be answering the basic wh- questions about Discrete Trial Training and I will give you a quick peek at what it looks like in ... Read More about Discrete Trial Basics: What Is Discrete Trial Training? Who is it for?
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As SLPs it's important to keep up-to-date with EBP. I've gathered together 8 of the best sites for you to get EBP info to improve your therapy practice!
I don't know about your speech pathology program, but I really wish I had taken a good evidence-based course in speech sound disorder treatment. When I accidentally fell into the role of school-based SLP, I had no background on how to do articulation therapy. So I looked to my right and my left and started
University of California Television (UCTV) and The MIND Institute present an in-depth discussion of best practices in choosing and using AAC devices and displays. If you have ever wondered how and…
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has created an amazing report updating evidence based practices for children, youth, and young adults with autism. This document is over 100 pages and it goes into extensive detail on how each evidence based practice was included. I have perused the document and there is relevant information for all pediatric therapists who work with children with autism. I highly recommend that you read the document for yourself to help guide your treatment sessions which can be downloaded here - http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/sites/autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/files/2014-EBP-Report.pdf. There are excellent charts that summarize what evidence based practices are suitable for specific age groups. Here are the highlights related to OT/PT for children with autism: Exercise is now included as an evidence based practice in helping children with autism. According to the matrix table, the participants in an exercise group reported improvements in behavior (ages 0-14 years), school readiness (0-14 years), academic (0-5 years) and motor (6-14 years). Prompting, Reinforcement, Task Analysis, Technology Aided, Instruction and Intervention, Time Delay, Video Modeling and Visual Support all were labeled evidence based practices where improvements were reported in motor areas ages 0-5 years old and 6-14 years old. Sensory Diets and Sensory Integration and Fine Motor Interventions were listed as other focused intervention practices with some support (were excluded from evidence based practices for autism due to insufficient evidence). Reference: Wong, C., Odom, S. L., Hume, K. Cox, A. W., Fettig, A., Kucharczyk, S., … Schultz, T. R. (2013). Evidence-based practices for children, youth, and young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, Autism Evidence-Based Practice Review Group. This report is available online at http://autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/sites/autismpdc.fpg.unc.edu/files/2014-EBP-Report.pdf Classroom Activity Posters Classroom Activity Posters is a collection of 16 exercise activities, 4 large posters and a brief, simple video demonstration of each exercise. The posters are divided into four groups: posture, alerting, ready to work and focus/balance. All of the exercises are performed in standing. Find out more.
Many of us know we should address syntax in speech therapy sessions for kids with language disorders; but many of us aren’t really sure where to start. I’ve made the mistake of skimming over syntax and going right to comprehension strategies; like with my student John I talked about in this article. John wasn’t making...
One of the most important aspects of our practice in speech-language pathology is making sure our assessments and interventions are evidence-based and are in line with the current research. All I hear about in grad school is EBP EBP EBP!! It's THAT important. I have shelves full of textbooks and notes that have all of this information in it. However, is that really practical to flip through all that information all the time just for 1-2 paragraphs?! NO WAY! I was getting frustrated and wanted a quick and easy reference material to solve that problem. So I created this Evidence-Based Practice Binder to do just that! This binder is intended to be used as a tool to guide you in your decision making. It is intended to serve as a guide and summary and is, by no means, a replacement for the actual articles and research and is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Please read the articles listed for full descriptions. At the beginning of the binder, I have a section specifically on evidence-based practice, what it is and how to implement it. At the beginning of each section, you will find introductory information about various disorders and some assessment principles for certain areas. These are followed by charts for the most common areas of our field in the school, clinic, and hospital settings. In each chart are the therapy techniques for that area, the intended population, a description of the technique, the evidence showing it to be effective or ineffective, and other helpful notes. Also included are a list of commonly used apps for each area. Some of them are evidence-based, some are not. This binder could be used as a reference for day-to-day practice, when planning and implementing IEP goals, when addressing parent/employer concerns or questions, when studying for the Praxis exam, when you need a new or different technique to try, or when you have a particularly challenging case and need a starting point. The following areas are included: What is Evidence-Based Practice (pg. 4) Key Steps to Evidence-Based Practice (pg. 5) Overview of Assessment/Management of School-Age Population (pg. 6) Service Delivery (pg. 7-10) Articulation/Phonology (pg. 11-21) Social Language (pg. 22-37) Vocabulary (pg. 38-46) Grammar (pg. 47-56) Fluency (pg. 57-63) Phonological Awareness (pg. 64-69) Swallowing (pg. 70-82) Augmentative and Alternative Communication (pg. 83-92) Thank You (pg. 93) Terms of Use (pg. 94) Each area is separated by its own cover page. I plan to keep adding to this resource over time. If there is something you would like to see added, please email me at [email protected]! I'd be happy to add it for you. Does this seem like something you would like?? You can find it in my Teachers Pay Teachers store here! I will give a copy of this binder to one lucky reader!! Enter the Rafflecopter below for a chance to win! a Rafflecopter giveaway
This resource on evidence based practice in occupational therapy includes places to obtain evidence for therapy interventions.
Using a task analysis is essential in the Special Education classroom. Get a quick overview on what a task analysis is and how to use them in this post.
Research indicates that using visual activity schedules can be an evidence based practice for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) particularly when used along with systematic instructional procedures. Visual activity schedules have been utilized to increase, maintain and generalize a range of skills from preschool through adulthood in different settings. Considering most of our goals in pediatric therapy are to improve and generalize skills in a variety of settings using visual activity schedules may help children to reach their goals. Visual activity schedules can be defined as a series of images, pictures, photographs, or line drawings used to depict a sequence of events. Frequently, the images are used to prepare the individual for the next activity, the next step of an activity or a sequence of activities. They are used to decrease problem behaviors and to improve transitions, on task behavior, social skills and play skills. Many experts agree that part of the reason visual supports are beneficial is because individuals with ASD process visual information better than auditory information. Visual activity schedules can vary based on the setting, skills being addressed, type of schedule and the mode of presentation (ie binder, tablet, etc.). The review of the research indicates that visual activity schedules can be used as an evidence based practice in order to: teach on-task, on-schedule, and appropriate and independent transitions. improve latency to task from task direction, percentage of correctly completed responses, task, or task analysis steps. decrease level of prompts necessary for transitions. Many of the studies that were reviewed used visual activity schedules in conjunction with systematic instruction such as: graduated guidance, reinforcement (e.g., high fives, edible rewards, contingent praise, preferred reinforcers) and gestural, verbal, and physical prompts. Here are some resources to help creating visual activity schedules: Visual Supports: Schedules, Self-Regulation, & Classroom Inclusion – Designed by a school based occupational therapist, Thia Triggs, this color coded visual support system is suitable for your children with autism, emotional behavioral disturbance, intellectual disabilities, ADHD, communication disabilities, and more. Pictures are cute, engaging, and easy for children to understand. Includes 283 visuals. Bathroom Social Stories for Boys OR Girls – Learning to use the bathroom at school can be a struggle for children on the spectrum. Social stories and visual task strips are the most effective methods of teaching new self-help skills to many special needs children. Cut and Paste Sensory Diet – Download of the materials to create 2 sensory diet books, one for home and one for school with over 150 picture word cards. BrainWorks Online – online tool for creating effective sensory diets for children, teens, and adults. BrainWorks takes pride in being USER-FRIENDLY, from start (selection of what you need) to finish (empowering the child to select appropriate activities). Our web-based product allows you to print out visual sensory diet tools, helpful forms, and activity picture cards. Need visual images for exercise programs? Check out Yoga Moves – Visual Cue Cards, Yoga Cards and Game Ideas and Classroom Activity Posters. Want to read more about visual activity schedules? Here are 5 ways to incorporate visual supports during a therapy session. Reference: Knight, V., Sartini, E., & Spriggs, A. D. (2015). Evaluating visual activity schedules as evidence-based practice for individuals with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 45(1), 157-178. The post Evidence Based Practice: Visual Activity Schedules appeared first on Your Therapy Source.
Friends. I am behind. Almost 3 years ago I started this blog series “Evidence-Based Interventions.” I wrote the first post on Context Clues and then stopped. I guess having two more babies (3 under 4) slowed me down! I’m so happy to say that I am finally starting it back up with the strategy of […]
My 10 best tips for grammar intervention in speech therapy. Help your students utilize correct syntax and morphology.
Using a task analysis is essential in the Special Education classroom. Get a quick overview on what a task analysis is and how to use them in this post.
