After witnessing the incredible transformation of his younger brother’s speech after intensive treatment with Nancy Kaufman, Gordy made childhood apraxia of speech and Nancy’s Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol K-SLP) methods the topic of his eighth-grade project at his school in Georgia.
Students at his school are required to cap off their time at the K-8 institution with an individual thesis project before they head off to high school. The project is centered around a particular passion or curiosity of each student and is a culmination of all the skills each student has developed, including public speaking, research, writing, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Gordy first traveled to Michigan with his brother, Sanders, and their family in 2010 for Sanders’ initial evaluation with Nancy. Sanders would end up staying for four months, after which he returned home to Georgia with proven K-SLP methods and video of his sessions with Nancy to share with his hometown speech team. With collaboration with his SLPs and parents, Sanders made tremendous progress. He continues to work on his remaining articulation errors.
Eight years after that first visit, Gordy returned to Michigan this past spring to interview Nancy and observe more K-SLP treatment in preparation for his final project. In late May he presented his finished presentation to school officials, families, and fellow classmates. We are proud to be able to share it with you in this video!