See How AmplioSpeech Helps Us School StudentsArticles, News, Speech and Language TherapyBy Eran MinharAugust 17, 2020Leave a commentUsing an award-winning artificial intelligence technology, AmplioSpeech delivers Digital Speech-Language Therapy to us and to our families, and also helps our school districts and our Speech-Language Pathologists. The AmplioSpeech platform is designed to speed up our progress – clinically and academically. Our Speech-Language pathologists – our SLPs – have less busy work to do, so…
“Harnessing the power of AI in systems such as AmplioSpeech accelerates students’ progress”News, Speech and Language TherapyBy Eran MinharAugust 11, 2020Leave a commentDr. Yair Shapira, CEO & Founder of AmplioSpeech, reminds educators and parents that the school schedule remains uncertain for the fall and beyond “For the most vulnerable students, who struggle academically and often personally and socially at all times, the current times of turbulence might be disastrous. These children have already suffered compromised service since…
SLPs, Going Back to School? Meet Us at Power Up Outcomes Conference!Events, NewsBy Eran MinharAugust 3, 2020Leave a commentAmplioSpeech is proud to take a leading role in Power Up Outcomes Conference One of the biggest virtual events for SLPs this year. Come and meet us on Aug 3-5, 2020 and learn How to address the challenges SLPs face in the upcoming school year. How to ensure all students receive efficacious, effective & efficient…
Overcoming SpEd Challenges in SY 20-21Events, News, Resources & Webinars, Speech and Language TherapyBy Eran MinharJuly 30, 2020Leave a commentA Special Webinar for Special Education Leaders Watch AmplioSpeech Special Webinar: Host: Dr. Kathleen WhitmireCCC-SLP (Ret.), BCS-CL (ret.),ASHA Honors & Fellow. Former director of school services at ASHA with: Dr. Judy Rudebusch RichCCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Retired Asst. Superintendent, Education Consultant. 2021 President-Elect of ASHA. Prof. Scott YarussCCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, Professor of Communicative Sciences at Michigan State…
A Quick Transition to Digital ServicesNews, Speech and Language TherapyBy Eran MinharJuly 30, 2020Leave a commentSpEd directors report that many clinicians find it difficult to transition from the status quo to a new modality, and in many cases, they too are struggling with the change. The transition does not only involve technology, it also changes processes and logistics, as well as fundamental clinical aspects, such as engaging the student. Good…
Overcoming SpEd Challenges in SY 20-21Events, NewsBy Eran MinharJuly 27, 2020Leave a commentA Special Webinar for Special Education Leaders The COVID-19 outbreak resulted in abrupt school closures in March. Schools struggled with continuing to educate their students for the remainder of the school year under fluctuating conditions. For the most vulnerable students, who struggle academically and often personally and socially, the continuation of that turbulence would be…
A Surge of Evaluations and Compensatory ServicesNews, Speech and Language TherapyBy Eran MinharJuly 26, 2020Leave a commentStudents have missed tens of thousands of evaluations and sessions since COVID-19 broke into our lives. Many schools were not able to compensate for these during the summer. Without proper evaluations and compliant compensatory services, students will regress. We, therefore, expect to double the number of evaluations and services during the first months of the…
Service ContinuityNews, Speech and Language TherapyBy Eran MinharJuly 23, 2020Leave a commentDid You Consider All Aspects of Brick-to-Click? The coming school year will be characterized by alternating and hybrid settings. Schools will open and close with COVID waves. Individual students as well as staff will fluctuate between being at school and staying home. Continuous, regular, and consistent therapy will become a safe haven for fragile students…
Safe Onsite ServiceNews, Speech and Language TherapyBy Eran MinharJuly 21, 2020Leave a commentPlanning Onsite Therapy?What About the Safety of Students and Staff? As students and SLPs return to schools, in some way or another, their safety is the first priority. Alas, speech therapy the way we traditionally deliver it, might not meet COVID-19 safety guidelines. Therapy is typically delivered with a group of students from different classes,…
Efficient and Effective Online ServiceNews, Speech and Language TherapyBy Eran MinharJuly 21, 2020Leave a commentSome schools have adopted online tools to provide therapy during closures. There is a spectrum of platforms, from general-purpose video (e.g. Zoom), all the way to SLP-specific AI platforms (e.g. AmplioSpeech). We need to ensure that all homebound students receive efficacious therapy, not inferior to in-person therapy. Online services should reduce workload for clinicians, rather…
