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Early Intervention Speech Therapy

O-M Debate: A Reflection and Follow-up
August 10, 2009 11:05 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Thank you all so much for sharing your comments and research in our oral motor debate! As Lisa, CCC-SLP from VT stated, I "certainly stirred the pot" with last week's post. I did want to get us talking, but I didn't mean to create such a firestorm! This Read More...
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The Oral-Motor Debate
August 3, 2009 12:16 PM by Stephanie Bruno
I must admit, I love a good controversy every once in awhile! Recently I have been both fascinated and flabbergasted by some of the comments posted on the blog related to oral-motor therapy and its effectiveness. I myself am a huge supporter of oral-motor Read More...
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Addressing Reader Issues, Questions and Concerns
July 27, 2009 2:41 PM by Stephanie Bruno
A Message to Readers: Recently, more and more readers have been commenting on the blog and have also been sending me personal emails asking for advice and guidance regarding various populations and disabilities. I absolutely love the feedback and I think Read More...
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Working with Children with Down Syndrome
July 21, 2009 11:57 AM by Stephanie Bruno
I recently received an email from a speech pathology graduate student inquiring about strategies I could recommend regarding how to stimulate speech and language with a child with Down syndrome. Reading her email reminded me that I have not yet written Read More...
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Going Beyond the Call of Duty
July 14, 2009 5:32 PM by Stephanie Bruno
For today's post I wanted to reflect a bit on some of the different aspects of EI home care that are often a part of the job; however may not be within our scope of practice as a speech language pathologist. For example, this past week alone, I listened Read More...
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Building Parent Trust
July 6, 2009 4:23 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Happy July and I hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th Weekend!! Today's entry will serve as the spirit post for the month of July and will continue to focus on the importance of the initial visit, which is where trust is built and the relationship between Read More...
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Getting Started in EI: Your Initial Visit(s)
June 29, 2009 1:31 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Over the last two weeks I have been focusing on how to "get started" in EI home care. The posts have discussed everything from having a back-up cell phone charger to what toys to "arm" yourself with before walking into a home. The feedback and comments Read More...
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Getting Started in EI – Therapy Materials!
June 22, 2009 3:30 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Last week's blog highlighted all the non-therapy related items that are necessities when working in EI Home Care. Today's post addresses the therapy related tools that I use frequently in EI and I feel are an absolute MUST with the age group and population! Read More...
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Getting Started in EI Home Care
June 15, 2009 4:35 PM by Stephanie Bruno
A few weeks ago a reader published a comment on this blog asking for suggestions regarding things to help get a young therapist, who is just beginning in EI, started in the field and I immediately thought—what a wonderful idea for a post! Even if you've Read More...
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Christy Marzzacco Interview; Part 2
June 2, 2009 10:52 AM by Stephanie Bruno
On Friday, I posted the first half of my interview with Christy Marzzacco. She is a therapist dually certified as a teacher of the deaf (CED—Certified Teacher of the Deaf) and a speech language pathologist (CCC-SLP). She also has a special certification Read More...
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Interview: Christy Marzzacco, SLP and CED
May 29, 2009 10:29 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Over the last few months I have had the wonderful experience of collaborating with Christy Marzzacco. We have been working closely together on the case of a little boy who was born completely deaf in his right ear. Due to his hearing loss, the county Read More...
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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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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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