James O. Dye
James O. Dye is an accomplished health care executive with nearly three decades of industry experience, including more than 15 years in leadership and management roles. Since 2017, Dye has served as president & CEO for Columbus Speech & Hearing, where he leads the non-profit’s efforts to provide critical speech and audiology services to clients…
Help Improve Your Child’s Reading Skills
BEFORE READING A BOOK Before you begin, prepare your child. Talk about the cover, point to and read the title, author, and illustrator. Define any words he/she may not know. Name and point to the front and back of the book and talk about any pictures you see. Ask your child to guess what the…
Julie Aills Staff Spotlight
In honor of her three-year work anniversary, we’re giving a special shout out to SLP Julie Aills! Miss Julie joined Columbus Speech & Hearing in 2018. She earned her Master of Arts in Speech Language Pathology from George Washington University and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Hearing Sciences from The Ohio State…
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Summer Speech Fun
Kids are always on the go and summer is not any different! Here are some fun ideas to help keep your kids busy and work on speech/language skills during the summer! Have a picnic – To work on describing: play “What’s in the Basket?” Place several picnic items (spoon, napkin, play food, etc.) in a…
Summer Activities for Babies and Toddlers
Language: Use the same phrases (“Look! I see a…”) and simple sentences with your child. Match the length of your sentence with your child’s sounds/words (if your child uses 1 word, you use 1 word). Use gestures and pointing to help encourage understanding. Label items and pictures (“ice cream cone”) but also describe them (cold,…
Simple Things Families Can Do To Help Their Child Become a Reader
Try to read with your child for 20 minutes every day. It’s important to read aloud to your child so they can hear words and sentences being put together into a story. Have your child turn the pages, point out letters and words, and talk about the pictures. Make sure your child has access to…
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Speech and Hearing Screenings Columbus Speech & Hearing provides speech and hearing screenings out in the community at child care centers, preschools, public schools, charter schools and at the center. The speech screenings will offer a brief survey of communication skills (speech sounds, what your child understands, how they use words to communicate, flow and…