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| 2002
Speech-Language Pathology SITE OF THE MONTH brought to you by Speechwoman!
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| DECEMBER
2002 speakingofspeech.com Pat Mervine, has worked for the Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22 since 1994 as a school-based SLP, assistive technology specialist, and program technical advisor. In collaboration with the Mayer-Johnson Company in San Diego, CA, the creators of Boardmaker, Pat has published a range of AAC resources. She also ably maintains speakingofspeech.com, a resource rich commercial and informational web site, with an exciting collection of free-for-all downloads in the materials exchange section and numerous message boards and links. |
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NOVEMBER
2002 This project was a collaborative effort of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Speech Pathology and Audiology, and Academic Technologies at The University of Iowa. Congratulation to the design and development team: Marilyn Dispensa, Lisa Waite, Derek Siebert, Linda Wickelhaus, Carlos-Eduardo Piñeros, and Jerry Moon. |
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| OCTOBER
2002 International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference 2002 The slogan for the Fifth International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference is Don't Let Stuttering Stop You ... from creating the life you want in relationships, academics, professional development and personal fulfillment. The conference is open to all comers and runs from October 1 to 22, after which it will remain online with the previous four ISAD conferences. Read more about the history of the conference here. Good news! Conference convenor and co-chair (with Michael Sugarman) and web-whizz Judy Kuster will be honoured next month when she becomes a Fellow of ASHA. Peer recognition - that's really special. And the thumbs up from Speechwoman is pretty nice too! |
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| SEPTEMBER
2002 Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Singapore NEW URL Hats off to Jennifer Gan, a multi-talented Speech Language Therapist, who single-handedly produces and maintains the SHAS web site. This attractive, well constructed association home page contains clearly explained, and interestingly written information for consumers, professionals and prospective SLT students. The site map enables easy navigation, leading visitors to sections on working as a speech therapist in Singapore, an employment FAQ and an outline of the linguistic and multicultural issues clinicians take into account in the Singapore work setting, as well as information about accessing publicly funded and private practice services. |
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| AUGUST
2002 Michael Giangreco's Home Page A Professor at the University of Vermont, Michael Giangreco's professional and research interests encompass the why and how of planning, adapting, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating educational programs and services for students with disabilities who are included in general education classrooms. His recent work on inclusion, paraprofessional support for students with disabilities, COACH, creative problem-solving and VISTA are featured. Watch out for project evolve, don't miss this and this, and explore in detail - there is more to this site than meets the eye! |
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| JULY
2002 The Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders NEW URL Back in February 2001, this outstanding web site at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was featured in Webwords 7. The SRCLD was initiated in 1980 to provide a forum for the presentation of recent research and the discussion of current issues among established scholars and students in child language disorders. It is organized by a committee of doctoral students from several departments at the University of Wisconsin. View the abstracts for the July 2002 meeting. |
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| JUNE
2002 Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) What a wonderful transformation! Webmaster Tristán White has made a magnificent job of revising and expanding the RCSLT web site. The RCSLT is the professional body of and for speech and language therapists (SLTs) in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and their new site will repay detailed exploration by consumers, students and professionals. International visitors may be interested in the FAQ page about opportunities to work as a SLT in the British Isles. |
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| MAY
2002 Cleft Lip and Palate Tutorial This is one of a series of Multimedia Tutorials for Children and Parents from The Children's Medical Center at the University of Virginia. It provides an account of the development, causes and treatment of cleft lip and palate. Feedback from site visitors is invited. An outstanding feature of the tutorials is the very clear explanations provided. |
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| APRIL
2002 VocalDevelopment.com This appealing site has been designed to share information about early speech development and to provide examples of the delightful speech sounds that children produce before they say words. Visitors are invited to learn about and listen to vocalisations from different developmental levels; check their listening skills; and discover ways to stimulate early speech development and oral language. |
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| MARCH
2002 Tele-Collaboration in Speech & Hearing Sciences "Enhancing teaching and research in Speech and Hearing Sciences through collaboration with clinical and research communities using innovative communication technologies." This is a "must see" site for anyone interested in social communication and AAC. |
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| FEBRUARY
2002 Phonological and Phonemic Awareness GONE Jenny Lowrie, a Speech Pathology Student at the School of Community Health at Charles Sturt University, in rural New South Wales, Australia created this compact and informative site in 2001. It explains what phonological (phonemic) awareness (PA) is, provides developmental expectations, outlines activities to promote it, points to related sites, and includes appropriate references. Nice job! |
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| JANUARY 2002 Vicki Blackwell's Internet Guide for Educators Vicki Blackwell, Technology Resource Teacher, Tangipahoa Parish School System provides, among MANY other resources, tutorials on web design, using PowerPoint in educational settings, and searching for information on the web. This is a magnificent starting-place for beginners in these matters. Allow a couple of hours to familiarise yourself with what this outstanding site has to offer. In this instance it is the web weaver and not just the site itself that is SLP related - Vicki's sister is a Speech-Language Pathologist :) |
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