Speech Disorders/Expert Profile

Dawn M. Moore MA, CCC/SLP

U.S.
On Vacation
returns 08/01/2010
Expertise

I can answer questions regarding educational areas of speech and language. My areas of specialty are phonological/articulation delay, language disorders, and swallowing as it relates to tongue thrust. I can also answer questions pertaining to IEP's, and NC laws regarding special education.

Experience in the area

I have worked in the schools in NC for the last 11 years.

Organizations

American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

Education/Credentials

Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Average Ratings

  • Knowledgeability 9.33
  • Clarity of Response 9.00
  • Timeliness 10.0
  • Politeness 8.33
  • Number of Questions (in Past 24 Hours) 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour Period) 5
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 16
  • Volunteer Since 2009-10-15
  • Prestige Points 70

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Corie11/05/0910101010Thank you Dawn for the quick reply .....
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Recent Answers from Dawn M. Moore MA, CCC/SLP

2009-11-12 Should my 13 month old son be delayed with his speech?:

He sounds on track to me from what you posted. Did the Dr. see something that has him concerned? How is his eye contact? An explosion in vocabulary occurs between 18-24 months. Have you reviewed

2009-11-09 toddler boy stuttering:

No I haven't heard of that and I give my daughters natural supplements all the time. However, I have seen children begin to stutter from ADD medications, so it isn't out of the realm of possibility.

2009-11-05 Distorted ending /r/ sound:

No, I have never seen that error before, but it doesn't mean that he won't be able to produce /r/ when he is older. Given his age and the fact that it is his only error, I wouldn't be concerned yet.

2009-11-04 Speech Recognition:

Interesting idea, but speech sound production is so variable person to person, I would think it would be hard to make software that could account for that. Also, the feedback on the sound would be great

2009-11-03 Toddler Speech Intonation:

Is is possible he is copying you or others that are speaking to him? I think we have a tendency to do this when we are talking to little ones. Watch your intonation and see if you notice it. He could

 

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