Susie Hovis, SLP

Hello!  I am so excited to be in my 9th year as an SLP (Speech -
Language Pathologist) at South Douglas!  I have been an
SLP in Douglas County for 21 years!  My husband and I are the
proud parents of a daughter who is currently a sophomore at
Berry College, and a son who is a sophomore at
Alexander High School. 

Weaknesses in the areas of Speech and Language may include:

Articulation disorder - Difficulty pronouncing speech sounds. Children may say one sound for another, leave out a sound or have problems saying certain sounds clearly.

Language disorders - Difficulty with comprehension, expression, vocabulary, concepts and grammar. Pragmatics/social communication – how to take turns, how close to stand to someone when talking, how to start and stop a conversation and following the rules of conversation. Some children who are nonverbal (not able to speak at all) need help learning other ways to communicate

Fluency (stuttering) disorders - Interruption of the flow of speech that may include repetitions, prolongations, hesitations of sounds or words. Children may have trouble starting to speak or may repeat sounds, syllables, words or phrases.

Voice disorders - Quality of voice that may include hoarseness, nasality, and volume. A child may lose his/her voice easily, or may speak in a voice that’s too loud, too soft, too high or too low. 

If you have any Speech - Language concerns for your child, please contact your child's teacher.