This involves work with students enrolled in ISU courses. The Rowe Center at ISU offers an opportunity to improve pronunciation and listening skills. Some students cannot make or recognize the difference between specific sounds like l and r , or b and p . This may inhibit communication, leading to frustration and misunderstanding. This training will lead to better communication and improved speaking and listening skills.
Students work individually with the therapist or in small groups.
The Writing Center Students can talk to a sympathetic and knowledgeable reader about their written assignments. The Writing Center also has 25 networked computers from which students can access Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, the Library, and the Internet. In the 1999-2000 academic year, the ISU staff conducted nearly 4,000 individual conferences with students ranging from struggling freshmen to Master's and Ph.D. candidates working on theses and dissertations. These students came from over 130 different courses. We have also helped faculty members in developing effective writing assignments.