May is Better Hearing and Speech month. Assistant Professor in Special Needs Education Dr Wong Tze Peng and speech-language pathologist Kathryn Balsamo - both members of the Malaysian Association of Speech-Language and Hearing (MASH) - explain the options currently available for students with special needs in public schools, the need to move beyond socialisation and daily-life skills, and whether the cost of speech therapy in Malaysia is beyond the reach of many parents.


Resource Links:
Special Education Network in Malaysia (SENIM)
Website: malaysia.senia.asia
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/senimkl
Malaysian Association of Speech-Language and Hearing (MASH)
Website: www.mash.org.my
Facebook: www.facebook.com/mash.org.my

May is Better Hearing and Speech month. Assistant Professor in Special Needs Education Dr Wong Tze Peng and speech-language pathologist Kathryn Balsamo - both members of the Malaysian Association of Speech-Language and Hearing (MASH) - explain the options currently available for students with special needs in public schools, the need to move beyond socialisation and daily-life skills, and whether the cost of speech therapy in Malaysia is beyond the reach of many parents. Resource Links: Special Education Network in Malaysia (SENIM) Website: <a href="http://malaysia.senia.asia/">malaysia.senia.asia</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/senimkl/">www.facebook.com/groups/senimkl</a> Malaysian Association of Speech-Language and Hearing (MASH) Website: <a href="http://www.mash.org.my">www.mash.org.my</a> Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mash.org.my">www.facebook.com/mash.org.my</a>

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