Did you know… by Angie Neal, M.S. CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist
Apr 01, 2015
Did you
know…by
Angie Neal, M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
75% of each day is spent
communicating…
… but only 7% is
spoken out loud.
55% of all communication is through body language…
… 38% is through tone of voice.
1 in 10 Americans…
have some form of a communication
disorder.
7.5 million people have a voice
disorder,
Stuttering affects 3 million people,
… mostly children between
the age of 2 and 6.
5% of all children have a noticeable communication disorder.
1 out of 110 children in the
United States have Autism…
…with a primary characteristic of…
… difficulty with communication.
The English language
is made up of 44 sounds…
… but only has
26 letters.
“Literacy is defined as the ability to
read, write and
speak at levels proficient to function on the job and in society”
(National Literacy Act, 1991)
More than
1.4 million students
in U.S. public schools …
have a speech-language
impairment as a
primary disability.
Kids want speech therapy not so they
can talk better,
but…
“… so when I become a
head footballcoach, my players
will understand me.”
(Cooper, age 7)
“…so I can learn words and read.” (Brenna, age 5)
“…so I don’t feel different.”
(Harrison, age 7)
“…so I sound like other people.” (Kayden, age 5)
“…so people can give us
what we want and need.”
(Natalie, age 6)
“…because we want to have friends.”
(Benjamin, age 10)
Speech pathologists work to improve communication…
as well as quality of life across the life span…
In schools as well as…
clinics hospitals
private practice nursing homes
Speech Language Pathologists must have a
Master’s degree,
and pass a national exam…
… in order to obtain a license
to practice in South Carolina.
Speech Pathologists also earn national certification with aCertificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA…
upon completion of a clinical fellowship year.
They must also obtain teacher certification in order to practice
in public schools.
If…“History is the memory of things said and done”
–Carl Becker
consider the power of communication
in the past…
“We choose to goto the moon… not because it was easy,
but because it was hard.”
– John F. Kennedy
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down
this wall!”
–Ronald Regan
“Let’s roll!” – Todd Beamer
… what do we want our communication to echo in the future?
In the 21st Century…
… technology has brought countries from across the
globe as close as your fingertips…
…and dramatically changed the way we communicate with each other.
…The top five skills critical for success in the 21st century
are… (as identified by 400 employers across the US)
1. Professionalism2. Teamwork3.Communication4. Ethics and Social
Responsibility5. Reading Comprehension
Students need to be prepared
for jobs that don’t even exist yet,
to meet needs we haven’t even identified,
using technologies that haven’t even been created.
“The limits of my language means the
limits of my world.” -Ludwig Wittgenstein
… now you know.