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I successfully made it through all of my parent teacher conferences! - Heidi Langley

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What stood out to me was that did not see pragmatics or anything relating to language comprehension. I am curious if these fall under the scope of speech and language or if this is a different part of special education. -Heidi Langley

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After looking through the powerpoint, something that stood out to me was how gradual language development is for infants or toddlers. It's intriguing to see how every phase has its designated learning process along with the barriers.

- Sarah Abdelhay

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One of my favorite things to do is to bake! So this week, I baked cookies and it brought me so much joy.

- Sarah Abdelhay

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One thing that stood out to me in the PowerPoint was how many causes of language disorders there are. -Lily Rupright

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I had my second shift at my new job on Wednesday, and it went really well! -Lily Rupright

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What stood out to me was how environmental influences play part in delayed language. Things such as poor home environment, poor parenting styles, or even poor education can affect one’s speech in a negative way.

-Riley Paxon

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I got to celebrate my 24th birthday on Wednesday!! I went out to dinner with my family and had an overall great day!

-Riley Paxon

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I think the thing that stood out the most to me was that cleft palate can be a part of speech disorders. It makes perfect sense, but I don't think I've ever interacted with someone who hasn't had some level of corrective surgery, so I never really put together how much it can affect someone. Dylan Kehoe

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This week was my brother's birthday, and I got to have dinner with him and our parents. Dylan Kehoe

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One thing that stood out to me in this week's PowerPoint was that there were different types of speech and language impairments. I found it interesting that this disability has two sub categories with some being physical and some being neurological. I was very intrigued to see how these differences present themselves, and how they could be caused.

-Matt Horton

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One good thing that happened to me this week is the fact I was able to go on vacation with my girlfriend to the UP for five nights. We had a very nice time exploring that part of the state with beautiful fall colors. We went on a mine tour, climbed a mountain to see the sunset, and ate a lot of really good food. It was a great break, and have been beaming since we got back last night. It had been a long time since I was able to go there, and even better to share it with someone I cherish.

-Matt Horton

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One thing that stood out to me is how many words kids know. I know it's a lot, but when seeing it on paper like that, it just shows how fast they pick things up and how quickly their brains make the connection to things. Also, at the end, when it talked about how to help, peer therapy was mentioned, and I really liked that. I think peer anything is helpful to everyone.

-Jamie

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Something good that happened this week is that the Holly High School marching band came in first place at the competition they attended. I am the color guard coach, and my daughter is a freshman on the team. One more week, and I can not wait for marching season to be over!

-Jamie Isaac

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The language development timeline stood out to me. It was interesting to see how language progresses in the first 5 years. It seems like a large range that can hugely differ between each child.

-Emily Mrazik

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My boyfriend came home! I hadn't seen him for over a month because he goes to Michigan Tech. But he came home and we got to spend the whole weekend together.

-Emily Mrazik

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One thing that stood out to me was the development of speech and language. One of my friends has a speech impediment and had to do speech therapy for years. From what I remember, her impairment was like dyslexia, but she didn't have the right sounds and letters to use for certain words. Funny enough, she's going into speech therapy now to help those with similar issues as her!

-Aj Laube

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A good thing that happened this week was on Thursday when I went and got the new Pokemon Legends Z-A game! I've been waiting for it to come out since it had it's trailer a while ago, so it's been great to see it finally out!

-Aj Laube

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One thing that surprised me is using microphones and voice rest methods to treat speech disorders. Usually methods like using a microphone, drinking water, taking breaks and resting your voice is used in performers to rest their vocals so they sound their best. I never thought about using these techniques to treat speech disorders.

-Abbey Speck

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On Friday my friends and I surprised our friend for her 25th birthday with a surprise party! We went to her house and set up a party and waited for her after she had rehearsal. She was so surprised and excited, it was a blast!

-Abbey Speck

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Things that stood out to me:

-You can use microphones to help with speech disorders. (Kind of neat, wondering how that would work.)

-There is a specific assessment for students who do not speak English as their first language.

-Surgery is an option for treatment. I wouldn't have thought this was an option, especially for kids.

-Jake Nealis

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My sister came over from New Jersey and we spent the weekend shopping and hanging out! We ended up going to Great Lakes Crossing and went out to eat the whole weekend. Needless to say my wallet is hurting.

-Jake Nealis

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A couple things that surprised me from the PowerPoints was that one treatment for a speech disorder is surgery and that environmental factors can cause speech and language disorders.

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The lions won on Monday night and we did a trunk or treat at my work that was super fun!

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I found it strange that language development can be reasonably rated by how many words the child knows. I could only imagine this isn't quite practical to test.

Konner Welch

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I've made progress budgeting and renovating my room!

Konner Welch

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A thing I found interesting was that the most common way adults lose their speech is by strokes.

Megan Elmquist

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Michigan won their football game!

- Megan Elmquist

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Some things that stood out to me-

Observing a child’s language use in a natural vs social environment as a part of measuring communication problems

Alternative treatment via child-lead speech therapy

Speech vs language definitions from video

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I am on vacation in the Keweenaw Peninsula and have been hiking, rock hunting, explored some abandoned ghost towns, cemeteries, and coal mines. Here’s some cool rocks I found on Lake Superior.

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The Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program(VB-MAPP) evaluates/compares a student's language abilities with other students who are developing normally...Latrecka Knox

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My twin daughters went to homecoming this past weekend. They looked so beautiful and had a great time...Latrecka Knox

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What stood out the most to me was that enviromental influences can cause delays! I had no idea that enviromental influences can cause delays.

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One good thing about this weekend is that I found a temporary housing situation until I can get my own place again!

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I have seen people with Cleft plates, and finding out while they are pregnant that their kid has it. I know it affects speech, but some people have surgery to try and reverse it. I think it is cool how they can get speech therapy to help as well!

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I am answering this a little late, but my younger brother turned 21 on the 17th! We spent the day celebrating him!

Ashley Villalpando

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I got to visit my nieces and nephews and spend a few days with them!

-Rama alawwa

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Environmental influences can cause delayed, disordered, or absent language.

-Rama Alawwa

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The causes of speech impairment.

-Rylan Sheffield

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I was able to have a girls' night out for the first time in a long time!

I almost have all my Halloween art projects done for my class!

-Rylan Sheffield

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I decorated my condo for Halloween! - Dr. Stelter