All SLPs follow a fairly standardized path into professional practice. They all start by earning a master’s degree from a program accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA), followed by a clinical fellowship, and …
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Somewhere in your town right now, a middle-schooler is struggling to get their words out. It’s not their fault; they can’t control it. For some reason, when they try to pronounce a word with an o-sound at the beginning, they …
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According to the Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey, nearly a quarter of the population of the United States speaks a language other than English at home. Although many are multilingual in English and their native language, others have a …
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Most people probably lump speech-language pathologists and audiologists in together, but both play separate, but critical roles in working with the hard-of-hearing and individuals with speech impediments. Although speech and hearing are two different biological functions, with different mechanisms and …
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In this series we’re sharing what it’s like to engage in swallowing therapy through the eyes of a parent. While contributing to this website, one of our writers found herself with a referral to swallowing therapy for her son. We …
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After studying communicative sciences and disorders at the graduate level for two years and spending another year in a post-grad fellowship, not every evidence-based-practice-minded SLP can get behind anything that refers to itself as alternative and complementary. Of course, there’s …
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Sometimes you just really, really want to know that other people like you are out there, facing – and winning – the same daily battles. For kids and young adults with speech disorders finding “someone like me” in the media …
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The relationship between music and memory is remarkable. Consider this: Ever notice how you can sing a jingle—word for word—for a laundry detergent commercial you haven’t heard in decades, yet facts, dates or formulas you put hours into memorizing in …
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While contributing to SpeechPathologyGraduatePrograms.org, our lead writer Amy, found herself with a referral to a speech-language pathologist for a young son who needed swallowing therapy. Naturally, she had all the questions and concerns any parent would have. Amy immediately saw …
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