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The Elephant in the Room We are confronted with a mounting toll of infections, massive unemployment, education that has been disrupted, and an economy that seems to be in free-fall. Without question, we are experiencing unprecedented times, and the future is as yet...

Collaboration is the Secret Sauce As a speech-language pathologist (SLP) who delivers either face-to-face or online speech therapy, you teach each student valuable skills and provide time for supervised practice. But generally, you might have only an hour per week...

A Tsunami? The psychological fallout from COVID-19 is as yet unclear, but mental health experts are forecasting a tsunami of new disorders. The World Health Organization warned in May 2020 of “a massive increase in mental health conditions in the coming months,”...

The Growing Demand The demand for an effective curriculum that imparts essential social-emotional skills continues to grow, as more schools become convinced that these skills need to be taught in the classroom.   A survey last year by the Collaborative for...

It’s a Complex Problem According to a wide range of experts, prolonged school closures associated with the coronavirus pandemic are likely to have a significant and negative effect on children's learning. This will leave some students behind academically for years to...

Will it be more of the Same or Something New? Teachers around the world made a highly impressive transition on extremely short notice to remote learning over the past few months. And most of the time, this occurred with practically no guidance or support....

The Future is Already Here COVID-19 is changing the country's landscape, including health care, as more doctors and specialists offer teletherapy appointments for patients who are sheltering at home. "It's going to be the way of the future for therapy."   In the...

The Complicated Jigsaw Puzzle   Were you good at jigsaw puzzles that came with just a bunch of pieces without the picture of what your completed masterpiece should look like?   Well, then you just may be the person that school administrators across the...

The isolation induced by the pandemic over the past few months has impacted people differently. Many of us have felt a sense of frustration as daily routines have been modified, and what we considered "normal living" has become more elusive. Some have found new...