Based on popular demand I created this 26 slide presentation to provide basic information regarding insurance coverage for common outpatient speech language assessment and therapy services. This handout contains important questions parents must ask when speaking to their insurance representatives regarding service coverage. It lists common pediatric diagnostic (ICD-9) and therapeutic (CPT) codes as well as discusses common service exclusions in policies. It also provides some suggestions on how to initiate appeals for denial of services and includes links to helpful resources parents can access to obtain further elaboration on the information provided in this presentation. Continue reading Speech Language Services and Insurance Coverage: What Parents Need to Know
Category: Treatment Suggestions
If you give a mouse a cookie, it will want some phonemic awareness to go with it
I love book companion packs! Honestly I can’t get enough of them!
One of the reasons I particularly enjoy using them is because they nicely supplement thematic language therapy activities (see Twin Sister’s Post HERE on thematic therapy). This is why I jumped at the opportunity to review Speech Universe’s If You Give A Mouse A Cooke Phonemic Awareness Packet.
Phonemic Awareness activities are incredibly important for young (Pre-K-1st grade) language impaired learners. They are especially important for children from low SES households as well as young limited English proficiency learners.
Jen’s packet is terrific at addressing a number of phonemic awareness skills including:
- Syllable Counting
- Rhyme Recognition
- Rhyme Generation
- Syllable Blending and
- Initial Sound Isolation Continue reading If you give a mouse a cookie, it will want some phonemic awareness to go with it
Being Functional is APP-ealing!
If you’ve been following my blog for a while ,then you know that I place a lot of emphasis on function. This is reflected in the assessments I select and the materials I choose. I want them to be practical, multifaceted, and useful for a wide variety of clients. My caseload at the hospital and in private practice is pretty varied with diagnoses ranging from über verbal high functioning Asperger’s to non-verbal autistic clients.
It is for the latter clients that I am always in search of more materials, since it is much easier to find/adapt materials for the high functioning verbal students then for the low-functioning non-verbal ones. Especially because you want to make sure that whichever materials you select are not just educational and functional but also fun and easy to interact with. That is why I was so excited when I got the opportunity to review Teach Speech 365 APP-ealing Functional Communication Packet. Continue reading Being Functional is APP-ealing!