On May 12th, 2020 we hosted a webinar on reading comprehension strategies for hyperlexic children. Our Founder, Phyllis Kupperman, and Assistant Director, Ciara Nally, shared so many helpful tips for families and educators to support reading comprehension skills — thank you, both! If you missed the first hyperlexia webinar, you can check that out here. […]
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Join CHAT’s clinical leadership team for an interactive presentation on our 2020 summer program offerings! July 6 – August 6; 90-minute sessions. *LEAP into Literacy for rising kindergartners *Language to Literacy (ages 6-12) *Social Communication Program for minimally verbal children (ages 10-18) *Executive Functioning Program (ages 10-18) – BRAND NEW in 2020! Also available in
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Helpful videos to review target communication skills for minimally verbal students.
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CHAT’s Hyperlexic Social Skills Webinar is going to discuss strategies and activities you can implement to support social and pragmatic language skills for children with hyperlexia.
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CHAT’s Reading Comprehension Webinar is going to discuss strategies and activities you can implement to support reading comprehension for children with hyperlexia. Join Phyllis Kupperman, who wrote the book (literally) on hyperlexia, along with Ciara Nally, who leads our hyperlexia and teletherapy practice areas, for a Q&A session focused on strategies you can use today
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Wordless picture books, or wordless videos (we see you, Pixar), can be GREAT ways to work on language and literacy! Your child can expand their imagination and create their own stories, dialogues, problems, and solutions with the beautiful frameworks created. During therapy, we might use post-its or speech bubble stickers to practice generating messages, taking
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On April 21, 2019, CHAT hosted a webinar, Supporting Hyperlexic Children under COVID-19: Tips from the Experts. Our Founder, Phyllis Kupperman, and Assistant Director, Ciara Nally, shared so many helpful tips for families and educators of hyperlexic kids on today’s webinar — thank you, both! We hope you enjoy watching this webinar! If you get something out
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Uncomfortable with Zoom or Google Hangouts? Unsure how to interact with your students online? Unclear about which of the many tools out there are most accessible and appropriate for diverse learners? Need help supporting your students with executive functioning challenges? CHAT has been providing teletherapy for years, and our team has extensive experience working with
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Parenting a child with hyperlexia is challenging in the best of circumstances; you are constantly explaining your child, learning their needs, and advocating for them. And now you are hit with a whole new world of challenges as you try to continue their supports from home. We are here to help. Join Phyllis Kupperman, who
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Uncomfortable with Zoom or Google Hangouts? Unsure how and how much to support your diverse learner with online work? Unclear about how to advocate for the most accessible and appropriate work from your child’s special education team? Need help with executive functioning strategies? CHAT has been providing teletherapy for years, and our team has extensive
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Despite the limitations of social distancing, at CHAT we’re happy to continue providing speech-language therapy services through the use of teletherapy! In fact, with all of this newfound time at home, this is the perfect opportunity for you to rely on our teletherapy services in order to ensure that your child continues to progress! Teletherapy
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This week, CHAT recognized three SLPs for their embodiment of core CHAT values in 2019: Celia Kaufer, for positivity; Hannah Koronkiewicz, for passion; and Courtney Ramczyk, for flexibility. Congratulations to these outstanding clinicians for their inspiring work and dedication to CHAT culture!
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Today on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we remember and honor a man who spoke out in opposition to racial discrimination, inequity, and hatred. Our commitment to equity and inclusion moves us to find innovative ways to serve students and clients in Chicagoland in order to break down barriers to access and advocate for the
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This presentation demonstrated and provided a tutorial of The Communication Matrix. It examined the website and the resources available to clinicians and parents and discussed how individuals can utilize the resource in their practice throughout clinic and schools to assist individuals in gleaning a better understanding of the communication utilized by individuals with complex communication
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Executive Functioning is often called the command center of the brain. It’s the set of skills that allow us to manage our thoughts, actions, and emotions to get things done. While Executive Functioning skills typically develop quickly in early childhood, some children struggle with these skills. You may have noticed your child: Struggles to pay
This presentation reviews what transition plans are, what should be included in a transition plan, and why transition plans are an important part of the IEP process once a student reaches transition age. It discusses what options students with an IEP have post-graduation, including, but not limited to, post-secondary education, vocational training and education, and
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This presentation looked at SB100, which is an IL law intended to transform school discipline practices in Illinois and weaken the school-to-prison pipeline. The bill provides guidelines about the severity of discipline in particular circumstances (e.g. when a suspension is warranted vs an expulsion) as well as other recommendations to schools like the use of
This presentation discusses the importance of using fine motor activities to increase engagement and participation, and reduce behaviors during speech-language sessions. Research about the relation between fine motor skills, speech-language and literacy is discussed. A plethora of therapy materials incorporating speech/language and fine motor skills were demonstrated. Click here to download the full presentation.
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This presentation includes general information on speech and language teletherapy including a definition, pros and cons, materials needed to engage in teletherapy, and environmental considerations. It also covers reimbursement and licensing information for the state of Illinois. In addition, the presentation looks at the efficacy of teletherapy in various areas that are treated in speech
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On #GivingTuesday 2019, Lynfred Winery Roselle and Wheeling announced their 2020 charity of the month recipients, and we are so honored to learn that CHAT has been selected for June of 2020! Though the winery is a non-tipping facility, guests will often wish to leave tips in appreciation of the friendly service they receive. Building on the
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Our Annual Appeal Changed Felix’s Life Felix is a Chicago 4th grader. We began supporting him with speech and language therapy in school last year. Because of generous donations from our 2018 Annual Appeal, Felix was able to attend our intensive combined literacy and social communication program last summer, at no charge to his family. Fast forward to
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This presentation explores echolalia, which is the repetition of verbalizations or speech. It describes current research on definitions of echolalia, important background information, and therapeutic approaches for clinicians. Echolalia can be seen as a bridge towards future meaningful communication. Click here to download the presentation.
On September 25, we honored the legacy of our founder, Phyllis Kupperman, with a special celebration to mark our 40th anniversary. The event raised funds for a scholarship in Phyllis’ name. These funds will allow children on the spectrum and with hyperlexia who cannot afford therapy to receive it.
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Often a component of a comprehensive speech-language assessment, a language sample provides a non-biased, valid, and reliable look into an individual’s receptive and expressive language abilities to determine if that individual presents with a language disorder. However, SLPs in survey studies (and at CHAT) report that transcribing and analyzing (comparing to age-matched language norms) a
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