Childhood Apraxia of Speech (sometimes referred to as apraxia, verbal apraxia and dyspraxia) is a neurological speech motor planning disorder. Motor planning is the ability to for the brain to tell your muscles what to do. In the case of CAS, there is a disconnect between the brain and the…
Preferential Seating—What Does it Mean?
Today I have a small bit of advice that can be shared with your child’s classroom teacher (and others) that goes very far. When at school today, I was talking with one of my student’s teachers about her seating in the classroom. This student has a unilateral hearing loss, with…
The In-Service: The Best Way to Start the School Year Off Right
With Labor Day weekend here, it means back to school. For most parents, they begin worrying about which teacher their child was given, wondering if they have friends in their classes, and trying to figure out what they will do with all their spare time. BUT for parents of a…