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How to teach your kids to be kind

April 17, 2020 by University Communications

All parents strive to raise kind, caring children. But how do you teach kindness and ensure your children don’t become jerks? Dr. Julie Masterson, communication sciences and disorders professor and associate provost and dean of the Graduate College at Missouri State University, offers some insights to TODAY Parents.     … [Read more...] about How to teach your kids to be kind

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Learning more about stuttering

October 21, 2019 by University Communications

More than 70 million people worldwide have a communication disorder known as stuttering. While stuttering can be overwhelming and embarrassing, there are a number of famous folks who prove it can be overcome. Dr. Klaas Bakker, professor in the department of communication sciences and disorders at Missouri State University, shares more information about the condition with MSN. … [Read more...] about Learning more about stuttering

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Lose the lisp with technology and training

October 14, 2019 by University Communications

“No one says, ‘I love having a lisp,’” Dr. Sarah Lockenvitz said. A lisp is common in preschoolers and often recurs when a child loses teeth. In some cases, speech therapy can treat a lisp, but not always. Lockenvitz, assistant professor of speech-language pathology at Missouri State University, studies the life experiences of those with a persistent lisp. “Something as minor … [Read more...] about Lose the lisp with technology and training

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Finding your voice again

March 12, 2019 by University Communications

Having a stroke or a traumatic brain injury can make you feel like a foreigner in a strange land. Your cognition may still be fully intact, but sometimes you just can’t speak the language. After a stroke, most individuals need speech therapy, which is offered free at Missouri State University’s Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic. With this therapy, clients often recoup much of … [Read more...] about Finding your voice again

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Clinic helps people communicate

September 25, 2018 by University Communications

Not being able to communicate effectively or understand people can be so discouraging and frustrating. It leaves you out – in the dark. Lauren Jones, director of the Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic at Missouri State University, says parents usually become concerned around age 2 that their toddler isn’t talking as much as other children they know. Jones says that signs can be … [Read more...] about Clinic helps people communicate

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