Updated: 3/8/06I use a variety of computer programs, both directly and adaptively, to help my students:
(1) organize and sequence ideas
(2) understand inferences
(3) comprehend WH questions
(4) improve word attack
(5) articulate targeted speech sounds
(6) learn grammar and punctuation
(7) follow oral directions
(8) enhance vocabulary
(9) understand figurative language
(10) practice different modes of writing, i.e., descriptive, narrative, and expository
(11) use multiple senses in studying for exams
(12) create web outlines
(13) learn to format written assignments on the computer, using the thesaurus and spell check
(14) learn to do research using the Internet.
STUDENT WORK SAMPLES
To gather further information on these or other educational programs, or to order a product, it may be useful to check the following links: Children's Software Revue, a non-profit organization, or ZD Net Company Finder , a search engine for software companies.
For an informative article by Joe Torgeson on children's reading difficulties, see
For an excellent website on helping children with reading issues, see Ruth Jurey's AdvanceAbility
For information on Communication Disorders of every variety, see
For SLP, AUD, psychological and medical links, see
For SLP links including geriatric information, see
For good descriptions of normal speech and language development vs various disorders, see Leslie's Styba's
For professional resources, general education links, special education links, publisher links and more, see Carol Casserly's
For interesting SLP links, including medical sites and a free download of the phonetic alphabet, see David Trent Casberg's
For an Australian SLP link which includes information on developmental phonological disorders, see Caroline Bowen's
For links to SLP internet resources of every sort, see:
Mary McCarthy's Speechteach Links
and
For SLP Web Resources, see Ryan Conley's:
Childhood Speech & Language - Web Resources
For a link to a website concerned with stuttering, see J. Anthony Wray's webpage:
Lee Taylor (click for picture) made this web page possible in 1997! Lee has now graduated from Carnegie Mellon University as a computer engineer and is working for Palm Corporation.
Last Revised: 3/8/06 If you'd like further information or wish to offer any suggestions, please email me by clicking on the address below: foxyslp@aol.com ![]()