May is Better Speech and Hearing Month According to the American Speech Language Hearing Association

Although most people think of speech pathologists as teachers who help others articulate letter sounds and speak smoothly (fluency), there are actually many processes and tasks that fall within the realm of speech pathology. KE asked speech therapist Heidi S. Liefer (MS, MS, CCC-SLP, BRS-S, CLC) to explain what it means to be a speech-language pathologist (SLP). Read Article

Moms Know Their Kids! While waiting in line at the store recently, I found myself charmed by a cute 17-month-old boy with a head full of blond curls. As his mother held him, I made some funny faces and he laughed. He quickly lost interest in me, however, as he spotted a display of small stuffed animals by the register. He began talking and I found myself rather amazed at this expressive (“that’s a monkey”) and receptive (able to point to the animals his mom named out loud) language abilities. Read Blog...

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