4 Steps to the POWER of Communication - the course is LIVE! I am so very pleased - and exhausted - to announce that my on-line interactive course to teach parents how to teach their children to commun...
Academic readiness support Academic Language Coaching Available For International students in degree, diploma, or certificate programs, Are you interested in gaining more insight into how to keep improvin...
Academic readiness September Top Tips for Students Whether you are new to university or returning, there are certain things you do and ways to do them that can improve your chances of succe...
A great day planned for tomorrow -- Welcome back to VIU English Language Support (Bruce and Les) will be there to welcome new and returning international students. Come by our table at the infor...
Can Your Students Give and Follow Directions? More Barrier Game Fun Last week I talked about an app that provided lots of opportunities for building language in intervention or at home. I also talked a bit a...
Barrier Games, Following Directions, Giving Descriptions - Is There an App for That? Apps are appearing more and more in classrooms and intervention settings. Kids’ engagement is often higher with technology and animated app...
Automating Use Of Different Layouts With Different Hardware Keyboards Users who would like to try having their keyboard layout switch automatically depending on which of two hardware keyboards they are using (e...
Word For Mac Now Does Connected Arabic After applying an update of 8/11/2015, my Word for Mac 2016 suddenly displays connected Arabic script in a new document (not a doc created b...
Speaking with Their Eyes Back to school is upon me. This week starts a brand new school year and, for me, a new year of staff training, consulting, and evaluations....
One of These Things is Not Like the Others - or is it? One of the pivotal language skills that speech-language pathologists work on is categorization of vocabulary. We spend a lot of time workin...
No English Language support in the Writing Centre Aug 10th to 14th There is no English support in the Writing Centre August 10th to 14th. If you need help, make an appointment to see me in my office, 255/211...
What Are the 2 Things That Need to Happen in Classrooms with AAC Users? Anyone who has seen my article in the ASHA Leader magazine this month or who has followed this blog or listened to me preach ( - I mean ...