There are many reasons why it is important to be aware of autism. In this blog post, we will discuss some of them! We will also provide resources for parents, caregivers, and teachers of children with autism.

This is another tip in our series of one-minute videos aimed at delivering quick ideas you can use to make your life a little easier if you have aphasia. Things are a little different for Aphasia Awareness Month. All of our videos this month are one-minute actions you can take to practice speech from home. In fact, this was one of our One Aphasia Action tips from this past spring.

Anna Maria College has extended the timetable so that the Class of 2025 can continue to complete their music degrees at the College. This means that the Classes of 2023, 2024 and 2025 are all eligible to graduate from Anna Maria College with music degrees. On Friday, June 10, Anna Maria College informed the 21 students in its three music majors (Music, Music Education, and Music Therapy) of our intention to discontinue these programs at the end of the 2023-24 Academic Year. The announcement comes after a lengthy examination of music’s future viability as an academic major with recent years of declining music enrollment.

Music affects all levels of the human brain, and directly affects our emotions. Music shapes us in the womb, touches us deeply and can even drive us to perform at our peak. And it can help us to live healthier and happier lives.

The Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) program, housed in the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, is entering the second semester of its first year, having opened in Fall 2021. The program leverages the Keck School of Medicine’s resources as a premiere medical school in the nation’s second largest city to train a new generation of speech-language pathologists. The MS-SLP program consists of 69 units, which are taught over two years/six semesters. Additionally, students are required to acquire 400 clinical hours, take comprehensive examinations, and present a capstone project. Although it is only in its first year, USC’s setting and offerings provide an extraordinary opportunity to build a top-ranked speech-language pathology program.

It is always a bittersweet moment when someone retires from a school district. Those in education often meet hundreds of children during their service to our communities. That is hundreds of lives that may have been shaped or moved by a singular person. This year many WEA members are retiring. Twenty-four people from Wayne’s educational staff are retiring this year! Some are retiring with over 30 years of teaching experience. Here are just some of those retirees reflecting on their years of service.

Speech therapy is not one thing. There are different types of speech therapy, each of which involves approaches and techniques that are specific to the issue that needs addressing. That could be related to speech itself—e.g., therapy for people who stutter—or it could relate to problems with memory swallowing, and more. A speech-language pathologist (SLP), often just called a speech therapist, will perform assessments to determine which type(s) of speech therapy is right for you.

Emerson’s online Master of Science (MS) in Communication Disorders prepares students to address an array of communicative challenges their clients may face across their life spans.

The Okaloosa County School District received an A+ rating in the statewide school assessment for the 2021-22 school year. OCSD is one of 14 school districts to earn the top rating for the year. The Department of Education released results for English Language Arts Grades 4-10, Mathematics Grades 3-8, Science Grades 5 and 8, and End-of-Course exams in Algebra, Geometry, Biology, US History, and middle school Civics on July 7, 2022.

The Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) program, housed in the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, is entering the second semester of its first year, having opened in Fall 2021. The program leverages the Keck School of Medicine’s resources as a premiere medical school in the nation’s second largest city to train a new generation of speech-language pathologists.