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In order to maintain our rolling tuition scale, our Special Programs are Sponsored in part by:

  • United Way
  • Mississippi Department of Health
  • Our Dedicated Board of Directors
  • Mississippi Scottish Rite

    And by
    Generous People Like You!

    On behalf of the many children who benefit -

    Thank you!

    Ways you can help support Magnolia Speech School
  • That Children May Hear...
    If hearing is not used at any early age as the first means of understanding, a child's ability to use that sense deteriorates. The earlier children begin auditory/oral therapy at Magnolia Speech School, the sooner they can begin to learn to use oral language skills. All of our hearing impaired children learn in an auditory/oral environment meaning they are taught to recognize to the sounds that they do hear and come to understand how to interpret them. With today's technology, powerful hearing aids and /or cochlear implants, even the most profoundly deaf child can be taught to listen, understand and speak for themselves!


    That Children May Speak...
    Not all children who have speech difficulties have a hearing loss. However, those children with these other various language disorders need special attention as well. Magnolia's program for language disordered children (those with various neurologically-based problems - apraxia, aphasia, autism, attention deficit, etc.) is based on Mildred McGinnis' Association Method; a multi-sensory, phonics-based method of teaching oral and written language. It is intensive in individual therapy and rich in experience, differing from other programs by integrating speech therapy with reading and writing skills, as well as blending speech reinforcement with other concept skills such as language arts and academics. By implementing such a strategy we can "re-teach" certain parts of the brain to compensate for those deficient or damaged areas which otherwise would be controlling language.


    That Children May Hope...
    Magnolia Speech School has a tradition of offering hope and fresh opportunities to children with various communication disorders. Early detection and intervention play important roles in the extent to which communication skills can be developed or recovered. We help focus parents by having a cohesive program which carefully blends services their child would have been receiving from a variety of people in any number of locations. We also help them to understand what they can do at home to maximize their child's success. For the children we provide a much needed opportunity for them to be part of something bigger than themselves, to feel kinship rather than isolation, and to learn and play along side their friends.

    All That We Are...

    Magnolia Speech School is a private, non-profit school that is accredited by both the Mississippi State Department of Education (PreK-8th grade) and by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges. We offer the following services:
    • Auditory/Oral Classrooms for pre-school and elementary age hearing impaired children;
    • Association Method Classrooms for pre-school and elementary age language disordered children which include behavior management, language stimulation, and sensory integration (Occupational Therapist on-site);
    • A community outreach Parent-Infant Program for hearing impaired children 0-36 months;
    • Audiological Services which include hearing evaluations, cochlear implant (re)habilitation, auditory training, hearing aid dispensing/maintenance, and central auditory processing assessment;
    • Parent education/orientation;
    • In-house and out-patient individual speech and language therapy;
    • Extra-curricular opportunities including therapeutic recreation, music, and computer instruction;
    • Magnolia Speech School Curriculum which includes over 2000 skills in the areas of: audition, resptive language, expressive language, speech, reading, math, sound studies, science, association method, fine motor, gross motor, and social interaction; and
    • Evaluations/assessments in the area of hearing, auditory processing, speech, language and academics.

    The Magnolia Speech School
    733 Flag Chapel Road
    Jackson, MS 39209
    601-922-5530
    sullivandirector@comcast.net
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