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Pragmatic Skills and Stuttering: Are They Related?


A perspective from author Kathy Swiney, MA, CCC/SLP, BRS-FD, ASHA Fluency Specialist

Having a special interest in stuttering, I see a number of… Continue Reading

Response To Intervention Includes Observation, Screening, AND TestingRTI, IDEA,


The reauthorization of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004 has radically changed the way we identify students struggling with academics. As… Continue Reading

Learning Disabilities (LD), Testing and RTI


This month, Clinical Café offers a look at learning disability (LD) and the response-to-intervention (RTI) model from a school psychologist and researcher’s perspective.… Continue Reading

The Bridge of Vocabulary Addresses the Need for Evidence-Based Vocabulary Intervention


Link to The Bridge of Vocabulary product page

The color purple. What does it mean? Combined with red, it can mean adventure, excitement,… Continue Reading

A Message from Our ASHA 2006 Annual Convention Scholarship Recipient


Another successful professional conference. Kudos to all convention/conference personnel who work so diligently to provide workshops, sessions, exhibits and accommodations that make our… Continue Reading

How to Measure Expressive Vocabulary in 20 Minutes or Less


Ask author Dr. Kathleen Williams to name one of her main goals in developing the Expressive Vocabulary Test, Second Edition (EVT-2) and… Continue Reading

The Validities


The report flew off of the printer just minutes before the family arrived. As the ink dried you embarked on your very articulate… Continue Reading

Dr. Doug Dunn Discusses The PPVT-4


The fourth version of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT–4 instrument) will be released in November 2006. The most widely used… Continue Reading

Summary of 2006 Schools ASHA Schools Conference


My trip to Phoenix for the 2006 Schools ASHA Conference was a blast. I have never been to a national conference so I… Continue Reading

Using the GFTA-2 Sounds in Sentences as Part of a Complete Language Assessment


I don’t know about you, but I find that the assessment of language skills in children is one of the most challenging aspects… Continue Reading