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Help for Brain Fog, Voice and Swallowing Problems after COVID-19

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|Date: May 18, 2021
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Help for Brain Fog, Voice and Swallowing Problems after COVID-19

Speech-language pathologists can help patients regain health and quality of life. An estimated 10 to 30% ...

Speech-language pathologists can help patients regain health and quality of life. An estimated 10 to 30% of COVID-19 survivors experience “long-haul” symptoms including brain fog, hoarseness, and swal ...

May 18, 2021
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Reading with Your Child: Tips for Active Conversation While Looking at a Book

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|Date: May 04, 2021
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Reading with Your Child: Tips for Active Conversation While Looking at a Book

Content derived from speech-language pathologists Barbara Bryant, CCC-SLP and Natalie Carroll, CCC-SLP in ...

Content derived from speech-language pathologists Barbara Bryant, CCC-SLP and Natalie Carroll, CCC-SLP in Children’s Therapy Reading books with children is important because it increases language deve ...

May 04, 2021
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Speech Pathology and COVID-19 Response at Valley Medical Center

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|Date: May 21, 2020
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Speech Pathology and COVID-19 Response at Valley Medical Center

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, a time to acknowledge Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) and aud ...

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, a time to acknowledge Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) and audiologists. Like other healthcare workers in the past few months, the SLP team at Valley's main ...

May 21, 2020
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30,000 Words a Day Help Your Child’s Language and Reading Skills

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|Date: January 24, 2020
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30,000 Words a Day Help Your Child’s Language and Reading Skills

The more words a child hears during the day, the better their academic and language performance will be a ...

The more words a child hears during the day, the better their academic and language performance will be as they get older, according to research. While 30,000 words may sound like a huge number, it’s ...

January 24, 2020
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Popping Lips, Vibrating Vocal Chords, Tongue Behind Teeth–Speech Sounds 101

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|Date: January 24, 2020
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Popping Lips, Vibrating Vocal Chords, Tongue Behind Teeth–Speech Sounds 101

Have you ever wondered how different speech sounds are made in our mouth and why some are easier to learn ...

Have you ever wondered how different speech sounds are made in our mouth and why some are easier to learn than others? All babies are born with the ability to hear hundreds of sounds, many of which ar ...

January 24, 2020
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What is Alternative and Augmentative Communication?

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|Date: December 13, 2019
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What is Alternative and Augmentative Communication?

The American Speech and Hearing Association explains: “You may have seen someone write in a noteboo ...

The American Speech and Hearing Association explains: “You may have seen someone write in a notebook to answer a question. Maybe you have seen people using sign language or other gestures. You m ...

December 13, 2019
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Diagnosing Ear Infections May Soon be Possible at Home with Phone App

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|Date: August 01, 2019
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Diagnosing Ear Infections May Soon be Possible at Home with Phone App

Did you know that ear infections are the number one reason children visit their doctor? Symptoms can incl ...

Did you know that ear infections are the number one reason children visit their doctor? Symptoms can include tugging on the ear, pain, fevers and difficulty hearing. Sometimes children’s symptoms are ...

August 01, 2019
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How Can a Day at the Park Support my 2 – 5 year old Child’s Language Skills?

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|Date: January 25, 2019
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How Can a Day at the Park Support my 2 – 5 year old Child’s Language Skills?

Therapists often talk about sending families home with “speech homework” at the end of each session. Supp ...

Therapists often talk about sending families home with “speech homework” at the end of each session. Supporting your child’s language skills should be a fun time for everyone involved, both child and ...

January 25, 2019
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Use Many Different Kinds of Words When Speaking with Your Child Who has Started Talking

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|Date: January 25, 2019
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Use Many Different Kinds of Words When Speaking with Your Child Who has Started Talking

Highlight a variety of word types when talking to your child, not just the names of things. It is importa ...

Highlight a variety of word types when talking to your child, not just the names of things. It is important for your child to learn a variety of word types in order to talk in short sentences that ser ...

January 25, 2019
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Para el niño que empieza a hablar: usar diferentes tipos de palabras

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|Date: January 25, 2019
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Para el niño que empieza a hablar: usar diferentes tipos de palabras

Es importante utilizar una variedad de palabras cuando hablas con tu niño, no solo nombrar cosas. Para ha ...

Es importante utilizar una variedad de palabras cuando hablas con tu niño, no solo nombrar cosas. Para hablar en frases se requiere el uso de variedad de tipos de palabras, uno no habla solo usando su ...

January 25, 2019
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