ASHA Leader Online

April 14, 2009 Issue


Spring—and ASHA Advocates—Arrive in D.C.
More than 300 members came to Capitol Hill this spring for one of the largest grassroots advocacy efforts—and one of the most strategic in ASHA's history.

Medicare Enrollment for SLPs Opens June 2
Speech-language pathologists in private practice will soon be able to enroll in Medicare—but not before June 2. Prepare now to make the enrollment process go smoothly.

Schools Practice Group Seeks Input
Join ASHA' School Practitioners Input (SPI) group to provide your input as the association addresses issues related to school-based practice.

Finding Low-Cost CEUs
Four strategies to help you maximize the benefit of continuing professional development while minimizing the cost of these activities.

A Mom With a Mission: Grace's Law in New Jersey Requires Insurance Coverage of Hearing Aids
One mother's nine-year advocacy efforts wins passage of a law, named after her daughter, that will require insurance companies to pay for hearing aids in New Jersey.

Optimizing the Use of FM Systems with Cochlear Implants
Recent research offers suggestions for fitting personal FM systems for cochlear implant users. *Audiology*

Audiology in Brief: April 14, 2009

Reading Fluency: What Every SLP and Teacher Should Know
Reading fluency can easily be targeted concurrently with other goals related to oral and written communication and can be linked to the core classroom curriculum without a great deal of extra effort.

Brain Maturation in Children With Cochlear Implants
Research on cortical plasticity is yielding new insights on brain maturation and auditory development in young children.

A Few Good Words: Using Core Vocabulary to Support Nonverbal Students
The concept of core vocabulary helped one Virginia school district to increase access to augmentative and alternative communication for a diverse group of students.

Readers Respond: April 14, 2009

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