Amy Brummel has spent her life turning her love of reading into a passion project, assisting children from Central and Northern Illinois. Brummel has her doctorate in Speech- Language Pathology, she has spent years studying how language and literacy are interrelated and the reading struggles that result when there is a disruption in the language and literacy network.

This video is an answer to a question I received about the swallowing reflex. With some neurological conditions, the swallowing trigger is diminished and the brain needs some help to initiate the swallow. Here, I give several suggestions to improve the swallow reflex.