The Halter Family
Reece’s parents, Natalie and Josh, noticed a speech regression in their son when he was around the age of two. They began searching for services, but as this was during the pandemic, most appointments were done virtually. As a child with autism, this approach wasn’t the best fit for Reece and they began seeing a…
September is Healthy Aging Month
Embrace the Joy of Healthy Aging Month: Nurturing Your Hearing Health! We often underestimate the beauty that surrounds us, from the laughter of loved ones to the soothing melodies of nature. But what if these precious sounds started to fade? That’s where hearing health steps in, paving the way for a fulfilling life at any…
What is the Expanding Expression Tool (EET)?
What is the Expanding Expression Tool (EET)? EET is a tool that speech-language pathologists use to help: general description skills, oral expression, written expression, vocabulary comprehension, defining and describing, making associations, stating functions of objects, categorization and similarities and differences. Pictured is an EET semantic map. A yellow rain coat is placed in the middle…
State of Ohio Approves Funding for Support Service Provider Pilot Program
Thank you to the state of Ohio for including Support Service Provider Pilot Program in the 2024 & 2025 budgets. This program will help make significant strides towards inclusivity and accessibility for DeafBlind individuals. This commendable initiative reflects society’s growing commitment to ensuring that every individual has the opportunity to lead a fulfilling and independent…
Speech Sound Development
By: Julie Aills, M.A. CCC-SLP As children develop, so does their speech! It takes time for all speech sounds to be produced correctly, so it’s normal for some sounds to not be produced correctly in young children. But when should we expect sounds to develop? Let’s take a look at articulation and phonological error patterns…
David Cornich Joins CSH Board
We are excited to announce that David Cornich has joined the Board of Directors at Columbus Speech & Hearing. David is the Assistant Vice President of Finance at Crawford Hoying, an industry-leading, full-service real estate development and management company. With 13 years of experience in commercial real estate, his expertise will be a valuable…
I Can Hear Birds Again!
Susan Babcock cried the first time she could hear the birds chirping again after receiving hearing aids at Columbus Speech & Hearing. An avid bird-watcher, she had been dealing with hearing loss for so long that she didn’t notice that she had stopped hearing them. “When I heard birds singing, I realized I had forgotten…
Because of Columbus Speech & Hearing…
I say thank you to Columbus Speech and Hearing Center for their services that have provided me a quality of life I never thought possible. I’ve been a client of Columbus Speech & Hearing Center for many years… before they moved to their current location. They worked diligently to find the best hearing aid for me. They…
3 Summer Activities You Can Use to Target Speech and Language!
By: Abigail Phillips M.A., CF-SLP Bubbles! Use bubbles to model single words such as, “bubble,” “pop,” “go,” “blow,” “more,” “stomp,” “big,” “little.” For children working on expanding their utterances, model adding one word to each word they say. For example: “more bubbles,” “pop it”, “ready set go,” “blow fast,” “big stomp.” Chalk! Grab chalk and…
Waited so Long to Hear Better
Caroline Putnam says her experience with Columbus Speech and Hearing Center is “the best experience I’ve ever had with hearing aids.” Born with hearing loss, Caroline started working with the audiology team here in 2023 after transitioning from her pediatric audiologist. She has been using hearing aids since childhood and trusted that she would have…