2011 Annual Report, English - Montreal Fluency

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Services Achievements • Increased our French services to preschool and young children by 30% • The MFC became the home base for the Taylor Adolescent Program (TAP) after merging their objectives. Additionally the program was expanded from two to four days per week • Increased services to remote communities Fundraising • The Bursary Program paid for over 700 treatment sessions • Implemented the CanadaHelps online donations tool as a new option for donors Continuing Education • Offered interactive webinars to Speech- Language Pathologists • More than 100 speech-language pathologists trained in the Lidcombe Program for stuttering across North America in 2011 • First Lidcombe Program workshop in France • Presentations by MFC clinicians at conferences in North America and Europe Publications • Shenker, R.C. (2011). Treating bilingual stuttering in early childhood: Clinical updates and applications • In Howell, P. & Van Borsel, J. (Eds.) Fluency Disorders and Linguistic Diversity, Multilingual Matters, Bristol, UK • Shenker, R.C. (2011). Linguistic diversity in children who stutter. Is bilingualism a risk factor Journal of Fluency Disorders Development & Communications • Established a development office • Improvement of our website and creation of seasonal e-newsletters • Increased the Centre’s online presence through the development of social media channels in Facebook and twitter • Created a new informative brochure for the Montreal Fluency Centre 10
Our son Alexandre was diagnosed in early 2010 with a Mixed Dyslexia. Our son at the time was 11 years old and unable to read and write despite the help he received at school and the private tutors we provided for him. For many years his problems were blamed on him not being very attentive in class or being lazy. We saw the struggle and the pain that our son faced every day. It broke our hearts because we did not know how to help him. In May of 2011, Dante Elementary School (where he attends) suggested to us to look into The Montreal Fluency Center. At first, we were skeptical because Alexandre did not have a speech problem and we didn’t understand how they could help   Alexandre and his mom Mary him with his learning disability. From the first moment we met the staff at the MFC we felt very comfortable and at ease there. They genuinely wanted to help our son. For one year, every week, Alexandre attended the center. We saw an enormous change in our son. His Speech and Language Pathologist, was able to take our son under her wing and teach him methods and give him the proper tools to be able to read on his own. The change was incredible. Our son could not even make the sounds of letters when he started and by the end of the year he was able to read complex words and texts. It was a true miracle. The clinician not only taught him how to read but she gave him back his self-esteem and his self-confidence. School is not as overwhelming for him and reading does not scare him anymore. It is wonderful to see how he uses the methods and tools taught to him when he reads. We see the look on his face when he accomplishes his reading work. We are so proud of all the hard work he did. He will be able to conquer anything he wants to do in life. The MFC gave us back hope when there was no hope left! Today, Alexandre is 13 years old and getting ready to enter High School. He has no fear anymore because he knows he will be fine with all that he has learnt from the MFC. Thank you seems so small to say compared to what the staff at the MFC did for our son. They will always hold a very special place in our hearts. To all the parents that are experiencing the same situation as we did, remember never to give up hope, believe in your children, believe in the MFC and support them. They make miracles happen. They give these special children a better chance at a brighter future. Thank you MFC! Mary, Mario and Alexandre Ranallo A Successful Story 11
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