New Hampshire Speech

Language and Hearing association

nhslha@aol.com

Consumers

If you have a question about a communication disorder your first line of information should be from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.  After all, this is where the speech, language and hearing professionals get all of their information and certifications.  ASHA is the nationally recognized organization that provides the "gold standard" of accreditation for SLPs and Audiologists.

Visit ASHA's Consumer Pages at:  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association  



What is an SLP and what do they do?

Speech-Language Pathologists work in a variety of settings:

* Public Schools-Primary Setting
* Early Intervention Agency
* Rehab, Home Health
* Private Practice
* Faculty Higher Ed Programs

They work with all populations of people:

* Early Intervention: birth-3 years

* Preschool: 3 and 4 year-olds

* Kindergarten through 12 grade

* Adults

SLPs display a wide knowledge basis and treat many conditions:

* Speech Therapy: Articulation / Phonology, Dyspraxia, Voice Disorders, Stuttering
* Language Therapy: Language Learning Disabilities, Language Disorders in Early Childhood
* Deaf and Hard of Hearing / Aural Habilitation
* Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Aphasia
* Motor Speech Disorders; Severely Impaired etiologies of syndromes related to neurological functioning
* Rehabilitation Methodologies
* Swallowing Disorders
* Augmentative Alternative Communication / Technology Devices for Communication
* Knowledge of communication disorders in a variety of (genetic) syndromes and disabilities (i.e.: autism, cerebral palsy)

They provide a variety of services:

* Evaluations
* Diagnosis
* Lesson Plan
* Therapy Plan
* IEP Plan
* Consultation
* Staffings
** Some SLPs may Specialize

Information on Communication Disorders

Stuttering -click for a link to the National Stuttering Foundation

Aphasia - click to visit the National Aphasia Association

NHSLHA.org is an ever-changing site dedicated to providing professionals and consumers with the most up-to-date and helpful information regarding the speech, language and hearing professions.  If you have an idea of how we can improve our site, please contact NHSLHA or the webmaster.

 

 

 

 

 
A new PBS show, "A Chance to Read," highlights new strategies that special education teachers across the country are using to help students find success. 
 
With a provocative premise that claims society "assumes" children with disabilities can't learn to read well, the program explores a revolutionary program for deaf and hard of hearing students in Burnsville, Minnesota, that combines cued English with American Sign Language that's finding surprising success. 
 
In the program, Georgetown University neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Koo cites statistics showing that the average student who is deaf graduates from high school today with a third- to fourth-grade reading level.
 
"A Chance to Read" also profiles an innovative literacy program for students who have cognitive disabilities; highlights the importance – and difficulty – of learning Braille; follows an unusual program for students who are "twice-exceptional"; and features emerging assistive technologies.
 
Hosted by actress Molly Ringwald, who grew up reading to her jazz musician father, who is blind, "A Chance to Read" will air on public television stations this fall (check local listings). For more information about the show, or to watch it online, please click here.