Meet your hometown hearing doc
Dr. Gary Pillow
Ed.D, Au.D, CCC-SLP/A
Educational Audiologist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Teacher of Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Reading Specialist
Hearing Instrument Specialist
Dr. Gary Pillow graduated from East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Hearing, and stayed to complete a Master of Arts degree in Audiology. He has an Educational Specialist Degree in Reading Education from the University of Virginia, and he received his Doctorate of Education degree from Nova Southeastern University in Child and Youth Studies. His major doctoral study was entitled "Promoting the Recognition and Treatment of Central Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) as an Educational Issue". He also has an earned Doctorate degree of Audiology from Salus University.
Dr. Pillow holds Virginia Collegiate Professional Teaching Endorsements in Library Media, Administration & Supervision, Hearing Disorders, Public Speaking and as a Reading Specialist. He is licensed in both Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
In addition, he holds Virginia licensure as a Hearing Instrument Specialist. He has earned the Certificate of Clinical Competence by the American-Speech-Language Hearing Association in both Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Dr. Pillow is Past President of the international Educational Audiology Association. He is currently in a part-time private practice in both Covington & Roanoke, Virginia, and works part-time as Speech-Language Pathologist for Highland County Public Schools, Virginia.
Gary resides on their family farm in Hot Springs, Virginia with his wife, Denise. They have five children and six grandchildren. When not working, Gary enjoys creative activities such as leatherwork, pottery, and painting.
Isabella Ryder
Audiology Assistant
Belle is a professional who supports licensed audiologists in various clinical tasks related to hearing healthcare. Her responsibilities typically include conducting hearing screenings, administering tests such as audiograms, maintaining equipment, assisting with patient education, and performing administrative duties. Belle works under the supervision of Dr. Gary Pillow, Audiologist & SLP to ensure accurate assessments and proper patient care
How can Dr. Pillow help you?
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Hearing Loss & Hearing Aids
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Auditory Processing Disorder
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Reading & Literacy
Roonerspisms
By Dr. Gary Pillow
A bit about the book. Phoneme Manipulation skills are very important in the development of early reading. The manipulation of phonemes is “playing around” with sounds. This includes inserting, deleting, and/or substituting words. Phoneme manipulation is one area of phonological awareness of sound structure of words, and is a very reliable predictor of future reading ability. Therefore, these skills are necessary for the development of good reading and spelling in early readers.
Spoonerisms are made by switching the first sounds of two words to make two new words. I have switched the sounds within Spoonerism, although only one word, to create the title of this book. Roonerspisms is is one way to show young children how changing sounds in words changes their meaning.