by Tami Teshima | Apr 30, 2020 | Brain Injury
I threw out some bike/helmet statistics earlier in the week on our Facebook page. Largely, these statistics showed that helmet wearing can prevent head injury. I wanted to dive a little further into this topic because, as the weather continues to improve (IN THEORY)...
by Tami Teshima | Apr 21, 2020 | Articulation, At-Home Speech
The people have spoken, and they want to know what to do to help with their child’s speech at home! At-home activities are a great way to carry over the work done during speech therapy sessions and to speed up progress. The ultimate goal is for children to use...
by Tami Teshima | Apr 8, 2020 | Inclusion
One of our favorite topics here at Duncan Lake Therapy Collective is inclusion. If you tuned in to our Facebook page earlier this week, you’ll know that even though we are in quarantine, there are still great opportunities to learn more about inclusion and to...
by Tami Teshima | Mar 31, 2020 | Teletherapy
We are living in unprecedented times. As a result, all of us, SLPs included, have had to revamp our way life and our way of working. Most non-hospital or SNF based SLPs (if not all) are using teletherapy to provide services. Some of you know that Duncan Lake Therapy...
by Tami Teshima | Mar 24, 2020 | Literacy
We’re lucky to have Beth Kirchenberg, Middle School and Teen Librarian at River Forest Public Library, back with us for another round. Since we’re all stuck at home, it’s an excellent time to pick up a book. For your kiddos who are YA aged, Beth has...
by Tami Teshima | Mar 10, 2020 | Books and Reading
It’s National Reading Month! Speech-language pathologists love books and reading as literacy is tied to language development (and vice-versa). We spend a lot of time on this page talking about picture books, but ages 0-18 have a wide span of book choices. So...
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by Tami Teshima | Mar 3, 2020 | Trans Voice/Communication
Following my quick Q&A video on the DLST Facebook and Instagram pages, I had even MORE questions about gender-affirming voice modification. You know I love audience participation, so I’m so happy people are asking great questions and learning more about this...
by Tami Teshima | Feb 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Babies” on Netflix has taken over my entire life. People have been ragging on this completely fascinating docuseries, commenting that there aren’t enough babies and there’s way too much science. Well, yes, this is somewhat true, for nerds like me who love child...
by Tami Teshima | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
I write about inclusion a lot on my Facebook page. I’ve written about inclusive advertising and inclusive employment and even inclusion at the Oscars. I love inclusion. In fact, inclusion almost made me start crying in my staff workroom on Monday (shout out to Wayland...
by Tami Teshima | Feb 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
I mentioned on my Facebook page earlier this week that questions about milestones and expectations have been flooding my inbox this past month. People from my professional life, personal life, and even a few strangers have asked me about this subject with such...
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