Annotated Bibliography 1:
Howland, K., & Scott, K.S. (2016). Oral Reading Fluency Testing, Reading Teacher, 69(6), 653-658, doi: 10.1002/trtr/1441
Overall, the article mentioned in my previous blog post was very helpful to me. I hope to become a speech pathologist one day, and one of the things you have to decide is whether you want to work at an office setting, a hospital setting, or school setting. As of right now, I am not sure, but this article helped me get a better sense of why a speech pathologist is needed in a school setting. This article summarized how teachers can help recognize students with speech issues. If a teacher does recognize an issue, they refer the student to a speech pathologist. For example, in this article, an anecdote was used. A teacher noticed that one of their students was stuttering, so the teacher referred the student to a speech pathologist. A speech pathologist is needed in a school setting to help the students with issues, such as stuttering.
Another important point the article mentions is the oral reading fluency test. This can be used to evaluate a student and help determine if the student has issues with their speech. Through this article, I learned how a teacher can notice a student having problems with their speech, leading the student to see a speech pathologist.
I can refer back to this article to help me explain what a speech pathologist does, one of the tests they run to examine speech problems, and who sees a speech pathologist. This article also helped me build a stronger connection with a speech pathologist and schools. There are many students at schools that need help with their speech. This is where the speech pathologist comes in. At the office I intern at, most of the speech pathologists also work at schools. At schools, the speech pathologists work with groups of kids, not one. This is one of the main reasons why children come to a private office setting to get the one on one attention.
Overall, the article mentioned in my previous blog post was very helpful to me. I hope to become a speech pathologist one day, and one of the things you have to decide is whether you want to work at an office setting, a hospital setting, or school setting. As of right now, I am not sure, but this article helped me get a better sense of why a speech pathologist is needed in a school setting. This article summarized how teachers can help recognize students with speech issues. If a teacher does recognize an issue, they refer the student to a speech pathologist. For example, in this article, an anecdote was used. A teacher noticed that one of their students was stuttering, so the teacher referred the student to a speech pathologist. A speech pathologist is needed in a school setting to help the students with issues, such as stuttering.
Another important point the article mentions is the oral reading fluency test. This can be used to evaluate a student and help determine if the student has issues with their speech. Through this article, I learned how a teacher can notice a student having problems with their speech, leading the student to see a speech pathologist.
I can refer back to this article to help me explain what a speech pathologist does, one of the tests they run to examine speech problems, and who sees a speech pathologist. This article also helped me build a stronger connection with a speech pathologist and schools. There are many students at schools that need help with their speech. This is where the speech pathologist comes in. At the office I intern at, most of the speech pathologists also work at schools. At schools, the speech pathologists work with groups of kids, not one. This is one of the main reasons why children come to a private office setting to get the one on one attention.
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2:
“Outcomes, Benefits, and Drawbacks of Speech Therapy.” My Child Without Limits RSS, www.mychildwithoutlimits.org/plan/common-treatments-and-therapies/speech-therapy/outcomes-benefits-and-drawbacks-of-speech-therapy/.
This articles talks about the benefits and drawbacks of receiving speech therapy. This article is broken up into three topics: the benefits, desired outcomes, and drawbacks of speech therapy. Under each sections, there are bullet points and explanations for each statement made. It first talks about the desired outcomes for speech therapy. This section talks about how the desired outcome is to improve communication. “Each child will have a different outcome depending on his or her particular challenges.” Then, it talks about the benefits of speech therapy. A patient can improve their speech disorders through their therapy sessions. The articles states that “speech therapy may help your child achieve a greater ability to use and understand language, to communicate with others and to express himself or herself to the greatest extent possible.” In the last section, the drawbacks of speech therapy are mentioned. Speech therapy can be time consuming, and it can be difficult.
I will be able to use a lot of information from this article. I can use quotes from each of the three sections in order to present to my audience how important it is to receive speech therapy and show what a speech therapist does. I got to learn about what type of people speech therapists treat. They help improve the “coordination of speech muscles,” “communication between the brain and body,” “fluency through breathing exercises,” and “communication by helping children learn another way to communicate.” Although “speech therapy is time-consuming for both the parents and child,” through speech therapy, children are able to have a “better quality of life,” “improve swallowing functions,” and “increase independence.”
This source is credible because it is a website to help out families who have children with developmental disabilities. All of the medical information on the website is reviewed by the “My Child Without Limits Medical Advisory Board.” This panel is composed of doctors studying about developmental disabilities. This shows that this source is reliable. Also, the URL ends with “.org” meaning that it is a nonprofit organization. The information on this article is not bias. It tells the audience the good and bad side of speech therapy; it doesn’t show just one side.
With this article, I would like to show my audience what type of people speech therapists treat, how they treat patients, and the benefits of speech therapy. This source was helpful because I got to read more about what exactly a speech therapist does, and I was even exposed to the drawbacks of speech therapy. I didn’t even think about the drawbacks to this before starting my research. This article will help me answer my essential question.
This articles talks about the benefits and drawbacks of receiving speech therapy. This article is broken up into three topics: the benefits, desired outcomes, and drawbacks of speech therapy. Under each sections, there are bullet points and explanations for each statement made. It first talks about the desired outcomes for speech therapy. This section talks about how the desired outcome is to improve communication. “Each child will have a different outcome depending on his or her particular challenges.” Then, it talks about the benefits of speech therapy. A patient can improve their speech disorders through their therapy sessions. The articles states that “speech therapy may help your child achieve a greater ability to use and understand language, to communicate with others and to express himself or herself to the greatest extent possible.” In the last section, the drawbacks of speech therapy are mentioned. Speech therapy can be time consuming, and it can be difficult.
I will be able to use a lot of information from this article. I can use quotes from each of the three sections in order to present to my audience how important it is to receive speech therapy and show what a speech therapist does. I got to learn about what type of people speech therapists treat. They help improve the “coordination of speech muscles,” “communication between the brain and body,” “fluency through breathing exercises,” and “communication by helping children learn another way to communicate.” Although “speech therapy is time-consuming for both the parents and child,” through speech therapy, children are able to have a “better quality of life,” “improve swallowing functions,” and “increase independence.”
This source is credible because it is a website to help out families who have children with developmental disabilities. All of the medical information on the website is reviewed by the “My Child Without Limits Medical Advisory Board.” This panel is composed of doctors studying about developmental disabilities. This shows that this source is reliable. Also, the URL ends with “.org” meaning that it is a nonprofit organization. The information on this article is not bias. It tells the audience the good and bad side of speech therapy; it doesn’t show just one side.
With this article, I would like to show my audience what type of people speech therapists treat, how they treat patients, and the benefits of speech therapy. This source was helpful because I got to read more about what exactly a speech therapist does, and I was even exposed to the drawbacks of speech therapy. I didn’t even think about the drawbacks to this before starting my research. This article will help me answer my essential question.
Annotated Bibliography 3:
“Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy: What's the Difference?” The Fields of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Whats the Difference Comments, 15 Feb. 2018, otaonline.stkate.edu/blog/fields-occupational-therapy-and-physical-therapy-whats-difference/.
Since I have already done research on what a speech pathologist does, I have picked an article that explains the difference between an occupational therapist and a physical therapist. These two occupations are often confused. In the beginning of the article, it is stated that "the main difference between occupational therapy and physical therapist is that OT focuses on improving a client's ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and PT focuses on improving a client's ability to perform movement of the human body." I really liked this statement because it was a concise way of telling the audience the difference between the two occupations. The first two parts of the article goes over the roles of an occupational therapist and physical therapist. An occupational therapist treats the whole person as they are trying to recover from their injuries. This occupation is unique because it uses a holistic approach; occupational therapists look into their client's "roles and environment." On the other hand, a physical therapist "treats the patient's actual impairment from a biomechanical perspective." They try and help the "impairment itself by increasing mobility, aligning bones and joints, or lessening pain."
The next section of the article is "OT vs PT: How They Overlap." Although the two occupations serve different roles, they often overlap. Both occupations "educate people on how to prevent and avoid injuries," "assist people with improving their ability to perform daily activities through training," and "play very important roles and specialize in their areas of expertise."
This article is reliable. I found it in the St. Catherine University website. This university "has a long history of successfully educating occupational therapy assistants, having launched the nation's first OTA program in 1964." On top of this, this University provides accredited online programs to train Occupational Therapists.
This article will be very helpful for my research. I have decided to change my essential question for the final time. I have changed it to: "What is the difference between the most popular allied health careers- a speech pathologist, a physical therapist, and an occupational therapist? How do I know which career is right for me?" The difference between an occupational therapist and physical therapist is explained very well in this article, and I found a lot of useful quotes I could use. I hope to include the quotes I found into my presentation in the future.
Since I have already done research on what a speech pathologist does, I have picked an article that explains the difference between an occupational therapist and a physical therapist. These two occupations are often confused. In the beginning of the article, it is stated that "the main difference between occupational therapy and physical therapist is that OT focuses on improving a client's ability to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and PT focuses on improving a client's ability to perform movement of the human body." I really liked this statement because it was a concise way of telling the audience the difference between the two occupations. The first two parts of the article goes over the roles of an occupational therapist and physical therapist. An occupational therapist treats the whole person as they are trying to recover from their injuries. This occupation is unique because it uses a holistic approach; occupational therapists look into their client's "roles and environment." On the other hand, a physical therapist "treats the patient's actual impairment from a biomechanical perspective." They try and help the "impairment itself by increasing mobility, aligning bones and joints, or lessening pain."
The next section of the article is "OT vs PT: How They Overlap." Although the two occupations serve different roles, they often overlap. Both occupations "educate people on how to prevent and avoid injuries," "assist people with improving their ability to perform daily activities through training," and "play very important roles and specialize in their areas of expertise."
This article is reliable. I found it in the St. Catherine University website. This university "has a long history of successfully educating occupational therapy assistants, having launched the nation's first OTA program in 1964." On top of this, this University provides accredited online programs to train Occupational Therapists.
This article will be very helpful for my research. I have decided to change my essential question for the final time. I have changed it to: "What is the difference between the most popular allied health careers- a speech pathologist, a physical therapist, and an occupational therapist? How do I know which career is right for me?" The difference between an occupational therapist and physical therapist is explained very well in this article, and I found a lot of useful quotes I could use. I hope to include the quotes I found into my presentation in the future.