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Response to TED talk: Building the musical muscle
This blog post is in response to Dr. Charles Limb’s Ted Talk. He performs cochlear implantation, a surgery that treats hearing loss and can restore the ability to hear speech...
What is Zenker’s Diverticulum?
A diverticulum is a side pocket that forms when pharyngeal or esophageal muscle herniates. On X-ray, the diverticulum appears as a round balloon that fills with radiopaque material as the..
What is phonological awareness?
Phonological awareness is the skill of identifying and manipulating speech sounds. The skills include rhyming, alliteration, counting the number of words in a sentence, counting the syllables or parts of..
Recommended applications for improving a child’s spelling, writing, and reading abilities
Recommended Applications: Improve Spelling Abilities “A+ Spelling Test” A+ Spelling Test is an application available both in the Apple App Store and iTunes that provides parents with the following tools..
Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia is a term used for problems with transcription; it can occur alone but often accompanies dyslexia and may occur with other learning disabilities. Dysgraphia includes both motoric and linguistic-cognitive..
