did you know… by angie neal, m.s. ccc-slp speech-language pathologist

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.