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Schools with Speech Pathology Programs

What happened when I applied to 10 grad schools with speech pathology programs?  Every year, the months of February, March, and April remind bring me back to applying to grad school. It’s the time of year that letters of acceptance are making their way into inboxes (or mailboxes) across the

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Cluster Reduction & Weak Syllable Deletion

The final two developmental phonological processes in toddler speech are cluster reduction and weak syllable deletion. What’s Cluster Reduction? Cluster reduction occurs when all or some of a cluster (clusters are also called blends) is reduced or omitted. Clusters include S, L R, blends. Clusters are 2 consonant sounds that

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Medicaid Cuts

The new law is not wiping out Medicaid or the Affordable Care Act. Instead, it adds new rules that change who qualifies, how often they need to prove it, and what happens if they miss a step.

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