DANCERS: Simple Steps for Brain Health

DANCERS: Simple Steps for Brain Health

DANCERS: Simple Steps for a Healthy Brain Your brain health affects your memory, focus, and communication. The DANCERS framework, created by Lanzi et al. (2021), highlights easy ways to support your brain and reduce the risk of communication problems. Speech-Language...
N-Back and Cognition

N-Back and Cognition

Wait…Back Up… N-Back: Boost Your Brain with This Simple Task The N-back task is a powerful cognitive exercise that strengthens working memory and overall brain function. First introduced in 1958, it challenges you to remember and match stimuli (like...
Rainy Day Activities

Rainy Day Activities

Flashlight Fun: Hide stickers, favorite toys, pictures, etc. around a room and turn the lights off. Use a flashlight to find the items. Talk about where they are (e.g., under, next to), what category they are (e.g., animal, food), describe them (e.g., by color,...
Play is Work

Play is Work

Mr. Rogers once said, “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” Children learn through play, and we often use games and play in speech...
Toys

Toys

ASHA Offers Suggestions for Low-Tech Gifts That Reap Big Rewards by Age Group (Rockville, Md. – November 16, 2021) With gaming systems, “smart” toys, and other electronics in short supply this holiday season due to a microchip shortage, the American...