Meet Braylon
Nine-year-old Braylon Stafa is a bright spirit that laughs and jokes, but there was a time when his family thought he would never talk. When he joined the Stafa home at 16 months old, Bryalon was nonverbal and non-ambulatory. After speaking with their case worker at Fostering Connections, the Stafa’s were referred to Columbus Speech…
Talk Tips To Go: Mini Object Fun!
By Brooke Stoyak, M.A., CCC-SLP Mini Objects You Ask? Mini objects are such a HIT in therapy, as of recently. There are endless possibilities of therapy ideas/targets when incorporating them at home or in a therapy session. Most children LOVE to play with mini objects and they tend to hold children’s attention for long periods…
Staff Spotlight: Cara Walton
October’s staff spotlight is speech-language pathologist Cara Walton. Cara received her Bachelor of Science from Bowling Green and her Master’s degree from The Ohio State University. Drawn to the medical field, she chose Speech-Language Pathology because of the close relationships they form with people and the lack of blood. 🙂 Cara specializes in Augmentative and…
Talk Tips To Go: Fall Activities at Home!
By: Brooke Stoyak M.A., CCC-SLP There are so many exciting activities to participate in once fall arrives during the year! Fall is the perfect season to target many different speech/language goals. Here are some ways for your family to engage in the fall fun: Fall Scavenger Hunt: Hide some of your favorite fall items inside/outside…
Columbus Speech & Hearing Receives Nearly One Million Dollar Grant to Support Speech, Hearing Early Identification and Intervention
Funding will help reach and provide services to Columbus communities that are medically underserved COLUMBUS, OH – Columbus Speech & Hearing (CSH), Columbus’ premier speech and hearing nonprofit, today announced that it has received a $975,000 grant from Ohio’s Medicaid managed care plans: Anthem, Buckeye, CareSource, Molina and UnitedHealthcare. These funds will go toward expanding…
Dialogic Book Readings
By: Brooke Stoyak M.A., CCC-SLP What is Dialogic Book Reading & Why it works! During a Dialogic Book Reading, an adult becomes the “teller” of a story. The adult takes on the role of actor, listener and questioner for the child. How adults read to children is just as important as how often we read…
Staff Spotlight: Lora McConnell
This month’s employee spotlight is Lora McConnell. She has been with Columbus Speech & Hearing for 23(!) years and works with clients in the center and child care centers around Columbus. Lora’s areas of expertise include diagnosing and treating various speech and language disorders in young children. In addition, Lora is knowledgeable in navigating the…
Talk Tips To Go: Fun with August National Days!
By: Susan Dabo, M.S.,CCC-SLP Working on speech and language goals at home can be challenging. A fun idea to help practice a little every day is to use National days. National days help us celebrate every day in a fun way and are great for working on a variety of speech and language goals. You…
Talk Tips To Go: Gestalt Language Processing
By: Sarah Denman, M.A., CCC-SLP This month’s Talk Tips to Go article by Sarah Denman offers a helpful overview of “gestalt language processing”. Gestalt language processing is a type of language development that is seen more often in neurodiverse populations, such as autism.
Talk Tips To Go: Tips to Practice Articulation at Home
By: Melissa Friend, M.A., CCC-SLP Are you looking for easy and fun ways to practice articulation at home? Articulation therapy is really teaching new motor patterns for your mouth. To establish a new motor pattern, you need daily practice! Spending 5-10 minutes every day practicing those motor patterns can significantly increase progress in therapy. Here…