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By Ken Bleile, PhD
February 17, 2020
Speech is more than talking. To see this, think of all the things that either you could not accomplish or you could only accomplish with much greater effort if speech did not exist to convey language. Things that speech facilitates include (yes) talking,…
By Ken Bleile, PhD
February 14, 2020
Welcome to Phonology Means Nothing and Other Astounding and Very Practical Facts About Speech Sound Disorders. I hope you enjoy reading these blogs as much as I enjoyed writing them. This collection reflects the belief that one of the best things about…
By Brenda Smith, DMA
January 29, 2020
In American music conservatories and colleges, students aspiring to sing classical music are trained to perform songs and arias composed on texts in English, Italian, German, and French. These young singers must learn to pronounce the texts intelligibly…
By Linda L. Daniel and Sheha V. Bharadwaj
December 23, 2019
The following case study is taken from the new book, Video-Based Aural Rehabilitation Guide: Enhancing Listening and Spoken Language in Children and Adults by Linda Daniel and Sneha V. Bharadwaj. Each chapter in the book concludes with a spotlight on a…
By Sandra Levey, PhD
November 27, 2019
Human language is integrated with a range of neural processes. Language plays a central role in the human brain in: processing color, making judgments, maintaining focus and attention, orientating to time and place, processing and recalling events,…