Speech & Language Impairment
Read more about students diagnosed with a communication disorder that affects their ability to talk, understand, read, and write
School & District Management
Studies Show Stuttering Has Complex, Interrelated Roots
While an award-winning film is drawing attention to stuttering, experts say research is just beginning to shed light on the disorder's complicated causes.
Special Education
And the Oscar goes to...
New findings discussed at a research symposium on stuttering in Washington in February suggest educators are just beginning to understand the interconnected causes of the condition.
Education
A National Roundup
Federal Audit Faults N.Y.C. Schools on Medicaid Payments for Therapy
New York City should give back $436 million it received in Medicaid payments for speech therapy for poor students because record-keeping was so chaotic there is no proof the students received any help, a federal audit says.
Ed-Tech Policy
Teaching Tiny Sounds Via Computer Games
Could a computer game help dyslexic children learn to overcome their disability? That is the hope of two researchers who are using the technique with children who are "language impaired" or have difficulty learning speech.