Toddlers Unable to Tell If They Mispronounce a Word (Thereby Can't Auto-Correct)

Older children and adults constantly monitor what they say and automatically correct or self-adjust when they hear a peach error... oops, sorry I meant to say "speech" error. Such auditory feedback error correction however is not something we are born with. Rather it seems to be a skill that develops sometime between ages 2 and 4 years according to a new study . " Researchers had adults, four-year-olds, and two-year-olds say “bed” repeatedly. But scientists filtered th…

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ASHA Recognizes Dr. Chang for His Educational Videos

ASHA , the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, recently recognized the contributions that Dr. Chang has provided in  ENT videos he has created for educational purposes. In their recent newsletter on October 12, 2010, an article written by Judith Maginnis Kuster, MS, CCC-SLP, wrote an article titled "Videos on the Web". On page 24, she wrote: Check out the videos she is talking about here .

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What Makes A Great Surgeon or Doctor?

Or for that matter, a great violinist? As many psychologists suggest (regardless of whether one is talking about sports, music, painting, astronomy, physics, etc), it entails: Focused practice (at least 10,000 hours according to many) Good coaching Great role model to provide motivation Does this apply to surgeons or doctors? I believe it absolutely does.  Any person who puts in enough good training hours under the tutelage of a great teacher with a great role model to aspire …

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