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Early Intervention Speech Therapy

A Day in the Life
May 22, 2009 10:03 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Today has the potential to be a really long day. The morning started when the alarm sounded at 6:30 am. I got out of bed, crafted my lunch and made sure I had enough water to get through the day. The weather man is calling for 80 degrees temps so I need Read More...
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Beyond Early Intervention
May 19, 2009 11:44 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Tomorrow is my final visit with a little girl I work with every other week at her daycare. She will be turning 3 later this month and I have worked with her for about a year now. During that time I have seen her at home and daycare and have worked closely Read More...
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The "Time Out" Debate
May 14, 2009 1:17 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Do you use "TIME OUT" either at home with your own children or within the work day with the little ones you treat? Recently I attended a training that highlighted different ways to handle issues surrounding children with challenging behaviors. We discussed Read More...
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Pediatric Palliative Care
May 12, 2009 10:01 AM by Stephanie Bruno
About a week ago I attended an information session regarding pediatric palliative care. My experience and knowledge regarding palliative care prior to going to this session was very limited. During my three years working in early intervention I've only Read More...
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Timmy's Triumph
May 8, 2009 10:59 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Yesterday I had the best session I've ever had with a little boy I've been working with since December, the same month of his second birthday. When I first met him and his family, I was informed that he had ear tubes surgically placed during the fall Read More...
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Warm Weather Therapy Tips
April 28, 2009 11:00 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Well, hello Summer! Here, where I live and work in the northeast section of the US, right outside of Philadelphia, the temperatures this weekend were anywhere from 88-92 degrees! Hot, hot, hot for the last week in April! So now that spring is officially Read More...
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Stepping Out of the Therapist Comfort Zone
April 20, 2009 5:33 PM by Stephanie Bruno
This past weekend I had the joy and privilege of presenting at the PSHA (Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association) Convention. I offered information on two topics that I am passionate about and have addressed previously on this blog, namely how Read More...
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What's In YOUR Oral-Motor Toolkit?
April 17, 2009 10:13 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Today I would like to share the tools I arm myself with before attempting oral-motor therapy with children below the age of three. Not always an easy task!! Oral-motor work can often be quite daunting for all involved—therapist, parent and child! It is Read More...
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Addressing the Issues: Data Collection in Early Intervention
March 27, 2009 9:27 AM by Stephanie Bruno
In a recent post, I mentioned that data collection in our county has changed. As a result, readers have also started writing in to share their own experiences. One reader's comment from New York read, " We have to keep a calendar at the home where each Read More...
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Addressing the Issues: "Bag-Free" Therapy
March 24, 2009 11:48 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Over the last week, I have written two posts addressing some recent changes and challenges I have been facing in my speech therapy position. As a result, many readers have shared their thoughts, comments and own work experiences in early intervention. Read More...
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More Changes and Challenges in EI
March 19, 2009 5:06 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Earlier in the week I raised a few issues that have started to become more and more pressing in my work in early intervention. The one that was first and foremost is the demand to use the term " daily routines ". As a therapist working in a wide variety Read More...
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Different Paths to Communication, Part 2
March 13, 2009 11:11 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Today's post is a continuation of the one written earlier this week. In that post I highlighted the four main tools SLPs use to help a nonverbal child become a verbal child. Just to recap, the four methods are: Sign Language Picture Communication Phonemic Read More...
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The Different Paths to Communication
March 10, 2009 10:48 AM by Stephanie Bruno
When I enter a new home and meet a family for the first time, one of the first questions I am asked by parents usually sounds something like this, " How are you going to get my to child to talk? " After doing this for several years, I have learned that Read More...
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Life Lessons in Home Care
March 2, 2009 1:19 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Several months ago, I worked with a new mom who mentioned to me that she had a very difficult time telling her two year-old daughter the word "no". She wanted to make her "happy" and doesn't like it when she is "mad" at her or just "upset in general". Read More...
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Picture Communication Systems: Points to Consider
February 24, 2009 5:21 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Over the last two blog posts, I featured picture communication systems and how to make them effective and efficient in early intervention home care. In today's blog, I highlight some quick reminders in a bulleted list of "Points to Consider" when creating Read More...
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