Communication Partner Interventions for Students Who Use AAC

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Kent-Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Communication Partner ◽  
Communication Partners ◽  
Outcomes For Children

Abstract Research indicates that the communication skills of partners significantly influence the success of communicative interactions with individuals who use AAC. Frequently, partners have been reported to not provide supportive opportunities for communication when interacting with individuals who use AAC. In turn, individuals who use AAC have been documented to often be passive communicators, particularly when they are at the beginning stages of developing communicative competence. Given the importance of effective communication skills in the school environment, it is essential that speech-language pathologists consider conducting partner interventions when working with school-age children with AAC needs. This article provides practical suggestions for speech-language pathologists by exploring (a) the range of communication partners who may benefit from partner interventions, (b) examples of interaction skills that can be targeted through partner interventions, and (c) a suggested protocol for communication partner interventions. By providing interventions for communication partners who are complimentary to interventions provided directly, it is possible for school SLPs to strengthen their approach to improving communication and educational outcomes for children with AAC needs.

The Speech-Language Pathologists' Role in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury for Middle and High School–Age Children: Viewpoints on Guidelines From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1363-1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Brown ◽  
Katy O'Brien ◽  
Kelly Knollman-Porter ◽  
Tracey Wallace
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

Purpose The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released guidelines for rehabilitation professionals regarding the care of children with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Given that mTBI impacts millions of children each year and can be particularly detrimental to children in middle and high school age groups, access to universal recommendations for management of postinjury symptoms is ideal. Method This viewpoint article examines the CDC guidelines and applies these recommendations directly to speech-language pathology practices. In particular, education, assessment, treatment, team management, and ongoing monitoring are discussed. In addition, suggested timelines regarding implementation of services by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are provided. Specific focus is placed on adolescents (i.e., middle and high school–age children). Results SLPs are critical members of the rehabilitation team working with children with mTBI and should be involved in education, symptom monitoring, and assessment early in the recovery process. SLPs can also provide unique insight into the cognitive and linguistic challenges of these students and can serve to bridge the gap among rehabilitation and school-based professionals, the adolescent with brain injury, and their parents. Conclusion The guidelines provided by the CDC, along with evidence from the field of speech pathology, can guide SLPs to advocate for involvement in the care of adolescents with mTBI. More research is needed to enhance the evidence base for direct assessment and treatment with this population; however, SLPs can use their extensive knowledge and experience working with individuals with traumatic brain injury as a starting point for post-mTBI care.

Teaching Partners to Support Communication for Adults with Acquired Communication Impairment

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura J. Ball ◽  
Joanne Lasker
Keyword(s):  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Communication Impairment ◽  
Communication Partner ◽  
Communication Partners ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
End Of Life Communication ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Abstract For adults with acquired communication impairment, particularly those who have communication disorders associated with stroke or neurodegenerative disease, communication partners play an important role in establishing and maintaining communicative competence. In this paper, we assemble some evidence on this topic and integrate it with current preferred practice patterns (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2004). Our goals are to help speech-language pathologists (SLPs) identify and describe partner-based communication strategies for adults with acquired impairment, implement evidence-based approaches for teaching strategies to communication partners, and employ a Personnel Framework (Binger et al., 2012) to clarify partners? roles in acquiring and supporting communication tools for individuals with acquired impairments. We offer specific guidance about AAC techniques and message selection for communication partners involved with chronic, degenerative, and end of life communication. We discuss research and provide examples of communication partner supports for person(s) with aphasia and person(s) with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who have complex communication needs.

scholarly journals EDUKASI PERILAKU CUCI TANGAN PAKAI SABUN PADA SISWA UNTUK PENCEGAHAN TRANSMISI PENYAKIT

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Grace Tedy Tulak ◽  
Syahrul Ramadhan ◽  
Alimatul Musrifah
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Know How ◽  
The Future ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Handwashing With Soap

Abstrak: Anak usia sekolah mempunyai kebiasaan kurang memperhatikan perilaku mencuci tangan terutama di lingkungan sekolah. Kebiasaan Cuci Tangan Pakai Sabun (CTPS) masih menjadi perhatian dunia karena masih ditemukan masyarakat yang melupakan perilaku mencuci tangan. Fokus kegiatan CTPS adalah anak usia sekolah yang menjadi “Agen Perubahan” pada masa depan. Dalam kegiatan ini akan dilakukan edukasi cuci tangan pakai sabun kepada siswa MI As’adiyah dalam bentuk penyuluhan di kelas dan dilanjutkan dengan simulasi di lapangan dengan berpedoman pada 6 langkah cuci tangan. Sebelum melakukan kegiatan ini siswa MI As’adiyah belum mengetahui cara mencuci tangan pakai sabun sehingga kegiatan ini dinggap berhasil 100% berhasil karena semua siswa dapat mempraktekkan mencucuci tangan menggunakan sabun dengan baik dan benar. Abstract:  School-age children have a habit of not paying attention to handwashing behavior, especially in the school environment. Handwashing with soap habit is still the world’s attention because it is still found that people still forget to do handwashing behavior. The focus of CTPS activities is school children as “agents of change” in the future. In this activity, education will be carried out washing hands with soap to MI As'adiyah students in the form of counseling in class and followed by simulation in the field guided by the 6 steps of handwashing. Before doing this activity MI As'adiyah students did not know how to wash their hands use the soap so this activity could be 100% successful because all students could practice washing hands with soap properly and correctly.

scholarly journals PSYCHOLOGICAL MEANING AND MAIN CAUSES OF MOBBING AMONG CHILDREN OF SECONDARY SCHOOL AGE

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Marina Velichko
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
School Children ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Middle School Children ◽  
Special Approach ◽  
Teachers And Parents

The article is an analysis of the mobbing problem occurrence among children adolescents, establishing the causes of a school environment the main characteristics of the concept and finding ways to prevent mobbing. The method of studying the problem of mobbing in children in the school environment explains to us the root causes of its occurrence, reveals the very essence of its appearance, as well as the manifestations of mobbing in middle school age children from their peers.In a deeper analysis of the problem of mobbing, we identified the main aspects of preventing this phenomenon, also developed a methodological plan for the prevention of mobbing in schools, and developed and described preventive measures to prevent manifestations among middle school children for teachers and parents who have and can influence students or their children in the context of this issue. The findings of this paper reflect the state of the problem of mobbing in the current educational process in Ukraine, taking into account the actualization of its manifestations due to the large number of displaced persons, including middle-aged children, from temporarily occupied territories during the Russian armed aggression against our country. The processes taking place in our extremes and in the world are inevitable for society as a whole, and so the challenge we face requires more detailed consideration of the issue of mobbing among adolescents of schools, the urgent response to its present manifestations, and addressing these issues, specifics of personal approaches to middle school children in each case. Analyzing the problem of mobbing among children in school, especially middle school children, we have come to the conclusion that the multiplicity of influence factors determines the direction of the study of the problem and gives this problem a new special approach, taking into account many points, and obliges us to solve the problem of mobbing the school, so that it does not persecute a person who is primarily a person, in adolescence and adulthood.

What Influences Speech-Language Pathologists' Use of Different Types of Language Assessments for Elementary School–Age Children?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Deborah Denman ◽  
Reinie Cordier ◽  
Jae-Hyun Kim ◽  
Natalie Munro ◽  
Renée Speyer
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Language Assessment ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Service Agency ◽  
School Age ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Elementary School Age ◽  
Different Types

Purpose This study reports on data from a survey of speech-language pathologists' (SLPs) language assessment practices for elementary school–age children. The objective was to investigate the regularity with which SLPs use different types of assessments (described across data types, task types, environmental contexts, and dynamic features). This study also investigated factors that influence assessment practice, the main sources from which SLPs obtain information on language assessment and the main challenges reported by SLPs in relation to language assessment. Method A web-based survey was used to collect information from 407 Australian SLPs regarding the types of assessments they use. Factors that influenced the regularity with which different types of assessments were used were investigated using regression analysis. Results Most SLPs regularly used assessments that are norm-referenced, decontextualized, and conducted in a clinical context and less regularly used other types of assessments. Service agency, Australian state, and SLPs' years of experience were found to influence the regularity with which some types of assessments were used. Informal discussions with colleagues were the most frequently identified source of information on assessment practice. Main challenges related to limited time, lack of assessment materials, and lack of confidence in assessing children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Conclusions SLPs could improve current language assessment practice for elementary school–age children through more regular use of some types of assessments. Actions to facilitate evidence-based assessment practice should consider the contextual differences that exist between service agencies and states and address challenges that SLPs experience in relation to language assessment. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.14378948

scholarly journals The Link Between Language and Spelling: What Speech-Language Pathologists and Teachers Need to Know

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 939-954
Author(s):  
Carol Moxam
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
School Age ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Spelling Development ◽  
Spelling Intervention ◽  
Shared Goal ◽  
Collaborative Working

Purpose Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working within the pediatric field will find themselves working with school-age children and consequently collaborating with teaching staff. Knowledge of the links between language, speech, and literacy can support and inform successful collaboration between the SLP and the teacher and their shared goal of facilitating the school-age child in accessing the curriculum. To facilitate and develop the collaborative working practices of SLPs working with school-age children and teaching staff, it is helpful, to both parties, to develop and extend their explicit understanding of the link between language, speech, and spelling. Method In this tutorial, I describe how verbal and written speech and language skills are inextricably linked and key to spelling development and progress. I will (a) discuss the complexities of spelling in the English language; (b) describe the links between language, speech, and spelling; and (c) propose a linguistically informed approach to spelling intervention. Conclusion SLPs have expertise in the key speech and language domains such as phonology, morphology, and semantics and are therefore well placed to play an important role in supporting learners in making links between these domains in relation to spelling development and intervention.

scholarly journals PENDAMPINGAN PROGRAM PHBS BAGI ANGGOTA PALANG MERAH REMAJA (PMR) MADYA DI WILAYAH BINAAN PMI KOTA MAGELANG

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-168
Author(s):  
Eka Sakti Wahyuningtyas ◽  
Estrin Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Disease Transmission ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Specific Target ◽  
Life Behavior ◽  
Hiv Aids

Abstract: The emergence of some diseases that often attack school-age children, it turns out generally related to Clean and Healthy Life Behavior (PHBS). Other schools function as a place of learning and can also be a threat of disease transmission if not managed properly. More than that, school age for children is also a vulnerable period of various diseases. Therefore, the planting of PHBS values in schools is an absolute necessity and can be done through an approach with the PMR (Youth Red Cross) which is assisted by the local PMI (Indonesian Red Cross. In the hope that PMR members can carry out the Promotion Efforts to realize Clean and Healthy Life Behavior in the school environment to realize a Healthy School. The specific target of this activity will involve 30 members of the Intermediate PMR in the PMI Area of Magelang City. This activity includes the provision of material related to the technique of washing hands properly and properly and maintaining personal hygiene, the dangers of cigarettes and drugs, HIV AIDS, and the use of healthy latrines. Implementation with simulations for the application of Clean and Healthy Behavior through campaigns and demonstrations.            Keywords: PHBS, PMR, school  Abstrak: Munculnya sebagian penyakit yang sering menyerang anak usia sekolah, ternyata umumnya berkaitan dengan Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS). Sekolah selain berfungsi sebagai tempat pembelajaran juga dapat menjadi ancaman penularan penyakit jika tidak dikelola dengan baik. Lebih dari itu, usia sekolah bagi anak juga merupakan masa rawan terserang berbagai penyakit. Oleh karena itu, penanaman nilai-nilai PHBS disekolah merupakan kebutuhan mutlak dan dapat dilakukan melalui pendekatan dengan PMR (Palang Merah Remaja) yang merupakan binaan dari PMI (Palang Merah Indonesia) setempat..Target khusus kegiatan ini akan melibatkan 30 anggota PMR Madya di wilayah Binaan PMI Kota Magelang. Kegiatan ini meliputi pemberian materi terkait teknik mencuci tangan dengan baik dan benar serta menjaga kebersihan diri, Bahaya Rokok dan Napza, HIV AIDS, serta Penggunaan Jamban Sehat. Implementasi dengan adanya simulasi untuk penerapan Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat melalui bentuk kampanye dan demonstrasi.   Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah meningkatkan pemahaman dan perilaku sasaran dalam memahami serta menerapkan perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat dan dapat mengaplikasikan dalam upaya menjaga kesehatan lingkungan sekolah dengan menghindari perilaku-perilaku yang beresiko menimbulkan penyakit.  Kata kunci: PHBS, PMR, sekolah

PENANAMAN NILAI KARAKTER GEMAR MEMBACA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-217
Author(s):  
Puput Purwita Sari
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Routine Activities ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Spontaneous Activities ◽  
Reading Interest ◽  
People Today

The reading interest of Indonesian people today is still low, especially among school-age children. The low reading interest of students is influenced by many things, such as lack of direction from parents, lack of guidance by teachers at school, unavailability of books which obstructs students' reading interest. Therefore, there should be more attention given to the efforts to increase students' reading interest, which is by implementing reading interest character value. Implementing reading interest character value can be started from a school environment which definitely involves all components of the school, so that between principals, teachers, students and school libraries must work together. Implementing reading interest character value can be done using several methods including habituation, example, routine activities, spontaneous activities and conditioning.   Keyword: reading interest character value

Vocabulary Intervention: A National Survey of School-Based Speech–Language Pathologists

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara C. Steele
Keyword(s):  
Language Impairment ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Vocabulary Intervention ◽  
School Settings ◽  
School Based ◽  
Frequency Counts

This study documented the perspectives of school-based speech–language pathologists (SLPs) who provide vocabulary intervention to students with language impairment. SLPs ( n = 357) working in school settings completed an online survey that included multiple choice, multiple answer, and open-ended questions about service delivery, intervention approaches, and teaching techniques and activities. Percentages, frequency counts, and a qualitative analysis of open-ended questions created a broad account of vocabulary intervention practices. Results showed that SLPs use a variety of approaches and techniques to address vocabulary deficits in school-age children.

scholarly journals Health Habits and Their Formation Among Today’S Young People of School Age in Poland

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Michalska
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Health Risk Behaviors ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This paper presents the impact of health education on life expectancy and adaption to modern conditions. The acquisition of healthy attitude in the first and second decade of life influences the development of trade, economic status and helps efficiently cope with stress. The article highlights the impact of “health literacy”, the school environment and family upbringing and subsequent persistence in health. Organization of education should be started from childhood. Unfortunately many teachers and parents cannot supply information about sanitary education, correct sanitation, healthy nutrition and physical activity. Disciples who lack support and knowledge can be exposed under pressure of contemporary risky operations. Pediatric population makes up to 30 % of the whole population. In the first and second decade of life the baby is shaped and strengthens previously instilled habits. Stage of puberty is the most favorable moment for proper physical development of young people. During this period perpetuate conscious health behaviors, but at the same time there are health risk behaviors. These behaviors affect the quality and duration in health. Measures of health policy on school-age children should be focused primarily on prevention and health promotion.

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