Elizabeth Panek Christopher

Former PaTTAN Statewide Lead for Speech Lang Path and member of SEADC. Still love all things systems change, AAC, Literacy and now loving being a SHM.

[Elizabeth Panek Christopher @EChristopherSLP]

SLP internet: SPAM ME with Researchers, Research, and presenters using Evidence-Based Practices that you are reading, watching, and loving right now!! #ptnspeech

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@BriefAside @AP I agree. The curriculum isn't developmentally appropriate if it requires K to be on a chrome book or IPAD.

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@saratyleresl @AP My own child used an IPAD 3-5 hrs a day and had seesaw homework nightly. He and his peers were held from recess in order to complete activities on the IPADs. Then the school refers for OT services for lack of writing.

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@AP Thank you for covering this! I am an SLP and have been "screaming" about this in my own child's district since 2021 when he was spending 3-5 hrs a day on the IPAD at the age of 5. In addition to IPAD, they spent 30 minutes a day doing yoga from youtube and watching videos.

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I CAN NOT WAIT TO READ IT! (for the record, I was a ed tech/AT person in 2006-2010 so I road the wave). As a mom, I saw this in real time as my son went from a zero screen kid at 5 to 4-5 hours a day in school!

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Discussing screen time with a colleague last night. She recommended this book, The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids’ Learning -- And How To Help Them Thrive Again.

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@The_x_Truth @oldandrewuk Unfortunately, there has never been evidence that children with autism needed them either. In my opinion, it became a replacement for environmental changes as well as direct skill instruction.

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@judy_humphreys @NotFor_turning @JonHaidt @khanacademy I agree. Look around at parent pick up. the Teachers are on their own phones. We had a situation where the teacher was text yelling their own child when I picked my child up. He thought he was getting yelled at. She was standing right beside him not interacting with him at all.

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@NotFor_turning @JonHaidt @khanacademy My son goes to an mid affluent school. In K we set the timer on his IPAD bc we were suspicious of the vol of IPAD use + lack of handwriting. It came back active use of 4-5 hrs. a day. In 4th, he uses it for math apps, all tests and all writing. A min of 3 hrs. a day.

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@johnmarshall491 @JonHaidt @khanacademy I have seen this. I have also seen it utilized as a babysitter. My K used his ipad 4-5 hrs. The teacher used that time to create decorations and hang out online (I observed her on social media during that time). lot of behaviors in that class which prompted more ipad time.

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@JonHaidt @khanacademy I love that this conversation. I have a 4th grader who will be held in from recess if he doesn't complete his gamified math facts (2nd year on the same level bc he hit the goal in 2nd). He does it at home before school so he can play other apps for the hr. That's 1 hr wasted.

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@FloridaBookGeek @Beanie0597 There is a product for this now too. Chew on your pencil in my son's school automatically gets you are very ugly chewy necklace.

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@MeganGierka I was blown away when as a parent I didn't get these scores automatically. When I asked 2/4 teachers didn't know the scores. 1/4 wouldn't give them to me without me going to upper administration. Keeping asking for scores. Make it a culture to provide them.

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What trends do you remember and did their existence have true impact?

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Been thinking of ed trends or fads a lot as I navigate parenthood. It is so much more obvious from this side. Last night at camp, my son was showing me the activity cabins. I said what is that one? He said "Oh that used to be the maker space but now is the sensory cabin"

[Facilitated Communication is Not Science @FCisnotScience]

This week's blog post: Channeling lies on the Telepathy Tapes--including lies about autism and lying.

https://t.co/dUulYGIaP9

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@TrostleMichelle YES! Can't agree more.

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@melbrethour I only agree with this if the developmental window is closed for that skill and that we have the skill paired in our curriculum correctly to match human development. Identifying children as impaired for things that are developmental appropriate yet is just as concerning.

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@broysden @Beanie0597 Handwriting for example is completely lost in tech activities. If you are seeing low handwriting in your system- do we up the amount of OT referrals or do we find incidental ways like worksheets to practice previously taught skills?

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@broysden @Beanie0597 I agree that you need to task analysis what the screens do. I argue that you need to look at the deficit skills that you are seeing in the classroom (self regulation, ok with boredom, handwriting) and look if tech takes away incidental reinforcement of those skills.

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@Beanie0597 THIS!!!!! 100% this!!! we know what technology does to students but blame the students and parents when the effects happen. My fav is my son's school sends info home regularly lecturing us on screen time THEN gives the students 3-4 hrs. of screen time daily!