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…
Staff Spotlight: Jen Withee, M.A. CCC-SLP
May is Apraxia Awareness month, and we’re excited to feature our very own Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) specialist, Jen Withee! Jen earned her Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from Northwestern University and has been with Columbus Speech & Hearing for 13.5 years. CAS is a motor speech disorder in which a child’s brain…
Talk Tips To Go: Autism – Wording, Meaning, and Symbols
By: Cara Walton, M.A., CCC-SLP There are a variety of terms and symbols used to discuss and represent Autism Spectrum Disorder. Here are some common terms and their meanings. What is Autism? Autism refers to a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by challenges with social interactions, communication, and restricted movements, behaviors, and/or interests. Facts 1…
Calista & Emmaline Donham
Emmaline and Coco are two girls who look alike but have completely different personalities. Emmaline is a take-charge leader who loves animals. She loves hockey and dancing, and her mom fully expects Emmaline to merge the two into the ultimate hockey ballerina. Coco is thoughtful and observant. Mom says Coco is a “work smarter not…
Talk Tips To Go: There’s a Correct Way to Hold my Mouth?
There’s a correct way to hold my mouth? Answer: YES!
1. Lips lightly closed together
2. Tongue tip on alveolar ridge
3. The rest of your tongue suctioned lightly along the roof