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From Student to Pediatric SLP: Kendall’s CTD Story
We were excited when Kendall began her fieldwork at our Eugene clinic in the winter of 2025. At the time, Kendall was a student at the University of Oregon, completing her speech-language pathology training and getting hands-on experience in pediatric therapy. Little did we know that what started as a student placement would become the…
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Madi’s CTD Story: From Fieldwork to Finding Her Place as a Pediatric OT
My journey to Connect the Dots started as an OT graduate student looking for a place to learn and grow my skills related to pediatric OT that was close to where I grew up in Oregon. I believe my fieldwork coordinator at Eastern Washington University helped me make the initial connection. However, after meeting with…
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From Student to Pediatric SLP: Kendall’s CTD Story
We were excited when Kendall began her fieldwork at our Eugene clinic in the winter of 2025. At the time, Kendall was a student at the University of Oregon, completing her speech-language pathology training and getting hands-on experience in pediatric therapy. Little did we know that what started as a student placement would become the…
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Madi’s CTD Story: From Fieldwork to Finding Her Place as a Pediatric OT
My journey to Connect the Dots started as an OT graduate student looking for a place to learn and grow my skills related to pediatric OT that was close to where I grew up in Oregon. I believe my fieldwork coordinator at Eastern Washington University helped me make the initial connection. However, after meeting with…
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Is it SPEECH or LANGUAGE?
The scope of practice for speech-language pathologists is vast and you can help prepare for the evaluation process by accurately describing your child’s areas of need.
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Five Tips for Making the Most of Physical Therapy
Discuss your child’s physical therapy goals with your provider! Your provider will create goals for your child to work towards….
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Mouth Breathing Basics & Why It Matters
Why proper breathing habits matter and how a trained speech language pathologist can help your child to practice healthy breathing patterns.
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Orthotics & Physical Therapy
Have you ever noticed your child is walking on their toes, has flat feet, or maybe is walking on the…
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Bilateral Coordination
Bilateral coordination is the ability to move both sides of the body at the same time in a controlled manner….
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5 Fun Gross Motor Activities for Fall
Spooky Spider-Web Obstacle Course For this, you can use yarn, painters tape, or streamers for your child to step over,…
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October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month!
Since the 1980s, October has been designated as the month to specially raise awareness, celebrate, and elevate the lives and…
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Private Practice vs. School Speech Therapy
What are the differences between speech therapy provided by schools versus private practitioners like those at Connect the Dots?
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Nightly Reading
Nightly reading is a great way to spend quality time with your child while also supporting their speech and language development. Children can benefit from being read to starting from just a couple of months old.
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