Speech Pathologist Quotes

A speech-language pathologist named Michelle Garcia Winner told me that many parents in her practice became aware of their own autistic traits only in the wake of their child’s diagnosis.

Educators often refer to communication skills as rhetorical skills. Scholars focus on both oral and written rhetoric. Oral skills are often taught through speech and debate classes, and are sometimes called forensics. Forensics, derived from the Latin word “forum,”as in court of law, actually means pertaining to legal proceedings or argumentation. Popular television shows have changed the meaning to something related exclusively to scientific investigation, as by a forensic pathologist. The term is actually much broader, as forensics implies researching an idea and then comparing it to things known by the audience in order to persuade them to one side of an argument or the other. Hence, the term “rhetoric”is closely tied to the idea of oral, documented, or physical evidence explained to the appropriate audience.

Yeon Lee-Woodley is a speech language pathologist with an M.S. in Speech- Language Pathology from Nova Southeastern University. She also holds a bachelor's in the same area. Yeon Lee-Woodley likes to take her children to parks in her free time and going running, walking, and biking with them.

the school leadership team should specifically: • Build consensus for the school’s mission of collective responsibility • Create a master schedule that provides sufficient time for team collaboration, core instruction, supplemental interventions, and intensive interventions • Coordinate schoolwide human resources to best support core instruction and interventions, including the site counselor, psychologist, speech and language pathologist, special education teacher, librarian, health services, subject specialists, instructional aides, and other classified staff • Allocate the school’s fiscal resources to best support core instruction and interventions, including school categorical funding • Assist with articulating essential learning outcomes across grade levels and subjects • Lead the school’s universal screening efforts to identify students in need of Tier 3 intensive interventions before they fail • Lead the school’s efforts at Tier 1 for schoolwide behavior expectations, including attendance policies and awards and recognitions (the team may create a separate behavior team to oversee these behavioral policies) • Ensure that all students have access to grade-level core instruction • Ensure that sufficient, effective resources are available to provide Tier 2 interventions for students in need of supplemental support in motivation, attendance, and behavior • Ensure that sufficient, effective resources are available to provide Tier 3 interventions for students in need of intensive support in the universal skills of reading, writing, number sense, English language, motivation, attendance, and behavior • Continually monitor schoolwide evidence of student learning

Understanding Speech Delays in Children – Early Help Matters Every child develops at their own pace, but when it comes to speech and language, noticeable delays can impact confidence, learning, and social interaction. Speech delays are more common than you might think—and the earlier they're addressed, the better the outcomes. What Is a Speech Delay? A speech delay means a child isn't speaking at the expected age. This could involve trouble forming words, limited vocabulary, or difficulty putting sentences together. While some children may simply be “late talkers,” others may need support from a speech-language pathologist. Signs to Watch For: • No babbling by 12 months • Not saying simple words like “mama” or “dada” by 18 months • Limited vocabulary by age 2 • Difficulty combining two or more words by age 3 • Trouble being understood by others How Listening Ears Can Help At Listening Ears, we specialize in early identification and intervention for speech delays. Our personalized speech therapy sessions are designed to improve communication skills while building a child’s confidence in a supportive environment.