Developmental Language Disorder with Dorothy Bishop: History, Advocacy, Terminology, Co-morbidities and so much more!

Fitness coach Lesley Maxwell and wellness coach Norma Craffey discuss the benefits of coaching in education, emphasizing growth mindset, purpose-driven leadership, and collaboration. They explore challenges in implementing coaching in schools and share resources for educators interested in coaching.

Episode 13: Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations with Tony Sindelar and Norma Craffey

Experts in Change Agents and Implementation Science, Crystle Alonzo and Rouzana Komesidou, dive into the impact of colleagues on driving change, the diffusion of innovation model in communication sciences and disorders, real-life factors in the implementation process, and maintaining interventions in classroom settings. They also explore resources and initiatives in implementation science for communication science and disorders, as well as the significance of implementation science in healthcare.

Episode 11: School Change Models and the Reading Specialist with Christine Jacobs and Norma Craffey

Episode 10: Managing Burnout with Debbie O'Shea and Norma Craffey

Episode 9: Anti-Oppressive Instruction with a Indigo Young and Norma Craffey

Episode 8: Crucial conversations with Kelly Farquharson & Julie Wolter

Elena Plante discusses the importance of tests in education and clinical settings, including test creation, validity, dyslexia risk determination, and evolving tests. The conversation also covers the necessity of using different tests for various diagnostic purposes, understanding test complexity, and the critical link between oral and written language for academic success. Additionally, there is a focus on sensitivity and specificity in dyslexia screening and exciting research on rapid implicit learning and the development of new tests.

Episode 6: The Reading Wars part 2: Kate Nation updates us on what's been happening since we last spoke to her and Anne Castles about their paper on the reading wars, Emily Hanford tells us about her advocacy for better reading instruction, and Norma Craffey provides her view from the trenches as a teacher and reading specialist