DuBard School for Language Disorders
United Way Health Partner
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Who Are They?
The DuBard School for Language Disorders provides an 11-month program that offers intensive instruction for preschool and school-aged children with severe language-speech disorders and/or hearing impairments, including the written language disorder of dyslexia. The school offers guidance for parents and families. Children are taught using the DuBard Association Method®. DuBard School also provides outclient therapy, evaluations and resource/referral services.
What Does United Way's Funding Do?
United Way funds help provide evaluation, therapy, and education services to children with language and communication disorders.
The Impact of Your United Way Investment
Students with speech and language disabilities learn to improve their oral and written language skills, enabling them to transition back to their traditional school districts.
Meet Katy
Katy Mauldin recently graduated from Southern Miss - an accomplishment that seemed unlikely when she first enrolled in the DuBard School in the early 1990s. Her auditory processing problems made speaking, reading and interpreting speech extremely difficult.
"I had trouble reading. I would miss words," said Mauldin. "DuBard School helped me organize my thoughts and learn."
After several years of intense instruction, Mauldin transitioned to public school and later graduated from Petal High School. She recently earned a degree in Library Information Sciences and hopes to become a school media specialist.
"College can be hard, but I take extra time to do assignments, so I can reread my essays. Then, I seek help from others to make sure the sentences are sensible for others to read."
Mauldin also volunteers at the DuBard School library and is a big sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.
She added, "Without the training I received at the DuBard School, I would have had a harder time understanding what was going on and would not have been able to organize my thoughts as well. I would encourage other DuBard School students not to give up and ask for help when you can't do it alone."