Miss Minneapolis 2015, Kaitie Borneke
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Hello, I am your new Miss Minneapolis 2015! My name is Kaitie Borneke and I am originally from Janesville, MN. I am currently a part time nanny and a full time student studying Communication Disorders. I will be graduating with my Bachelor of Science degree this spring from Minnesota State University of Mankato and look forward to continuing my education. I am applying to graduate school to obtain my Master's degree in Speech and Language Pathology. I am excited for my year of service to the Minneapolis community and to promote my platform Communication Disorders Awareness. I have made contact with a few of organizations and groups in the Minneapolis area concerning Communication Disorders and look forward with getting in touch with them. Here is a little video on what a Communication Disorder is. Although this video is meant for teachers, it is important for everyone to be aware of what a Communication Disorder is and how a person can help.
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1/8/15
Hello! I hope you all are enjoying the blizzard! I thought I would share some videos on Communication Disorders. The first video is about dyslexia and the second video is about aphasia. If you are looking for more information I would recommend going to asha.org! ASHA is the American Speech Language and Hearing Association. http://www.asha.org |
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January 18, 2015
Last night, I had the pleasure in attending the Miss Rochester, Miss Rochester Outstanding Teen, and Miss Olmsted County pageant. What a successful night it was! Congrats to the new titleholders! I am still in contact with a few organizations in the Minneapolis area and still waiting to get some events lined up. Today, I will be posting articles and videos on Apraxia of Speech. Apraxia is a motor disorder in which persons will have inconsistent misarticulating in their speech. Before I decided to become a Speech and Language Pathologist, I had no idea what this disorder was but to find out that I have a cousin with this disorder was very eye opening. I had the opportunity to present a project, for one of my classes last semester, on Apraxia. This is a disorder that needs to be known about and to be studied more. The first video is a presentation on a 3 year old girl who was diagnosed with Apraxia of Speech. As you watch you can hear the inconsistency in her articulation. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/ChildhoodApraxia/ |
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January 25
This week I would like to bring forward the awareness of dysphagia. Dysphagia is the definition for difficulty swallowing. I find this disorder to very interesting and do not know that much about it myself. I will take a course on this subject when I go to Grad School and I am very exciting about it. As you can probably imagine that having a swallowing disorder, it can very scary. Think about it, every time you eat, you could easily choke! Today I have posted a short video about swallowing disorders to help me and you understand what they are. |
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Feb. 8, 2015
Hello, Sorry I missed last week! I have been very busy with school starting to be in full force. I had my Miss Minneapolis official photos taken last weekend with my sister queens which was a blast. I also went to The Red Event for homeless youth in Minneapolis. Last night, I went to the Miss Waseca County Sleigh and Cutter pageant. It was such a great show and everyone did such a great job! I have many more exciting events coming up. I will be escaping the cold for a week which is very exciting. My family and I are going to the Dominican Republic. This week I wanted to show a video on Accent Modification. This is an area that my school (Minnesota State University of Mankato) will have lots of clients in. We do not want to fix the accent but to educate them on the English slang, articulation, and jokes we have here in the USA. |
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Feb. 22, 2015
Hola! I just got back from a family vacation in the Dominican Republic! A total of 65 of family members went and it was a blast! Now back to reality. Although it is cold, I am excited to announce that I will be going to Belize in May for two weeks. I will be going there with a few of my classmates and teachers doing speech and language assessments on children in schools. I am very excited and proud that I was one of the few selected to go! This week, I wanted to inform you all of the Deaf culture. Deaf and hard of hearing is also a portion of Communication Disorders. As you can imagine, if you cannot hear it can be very difficult to communicate with others. While some people may be deaf and part of the everyday culture and society there is a culture that is Deaf. In this culture, these people use ASL or American Sign Language to community and have made a culture. Here is a video about the Deaf culture and a picture from my trip! |
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March 3, 2015
Another "blizzard" out there today! Last weekend I went to the Cinderella Ball with my fellow Miss Minnesota queen, Miss Chain of Lakes, Chelsea Swiggum. I have never seen so many Elsa's in my life! It is amazing what a queen, Disney or Miss America can do for kids! They were so excited and did not want to leave. This week, I would like to address you on articulation disorders. This is what, I get personally, when people ask what a Speech-language pathologist deals with. People will ask, "Is that someone who cannot say their 'r's'?" Yes, but it also has to do with all the other phonemes (sounds) in the English language. In the English language there are 44 phonemes therefore that leaves a lot of room for errors. Here is an article on an overview of an articulation disorder and also a video of an articulation disorder. http://www.asha.org/PRPSpecificTopic.aspx?folderid=8589935321§ion=Overview |
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March 13, 2015
Happy Friday! This last weekend I had the opportunity to support Special Olympics and jump in the Polar Plunge. It was so fun, I wanted to do it again! I met tons of people who were so excited to support such a great cause! I am getting excited for what the future holds for me because I will be going to Belize in May, graduating in May, and running for Miss Minnesota in June. A thank-you should given out to the Scipioni family and their support! Today I would like to address language disorders. Language disorders consists of five different subgroups. These groups are semantics (word meaning), phonology (the sounds in a given language), morphology (smallest units in a language that gives meaning), syntax (sentence structure), and pragmatics (situational speech). There is also receptive language (what you comprehend) and expressive language (what you say). I like to think a language disorder as not understanding how a given language operates while a speech disorder is the production of the sounds. Here is a video on a language disorder! Enjoy |
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April 1, 2015
Happy April Fool's Day! On Sunday, I had the opportunity to volunteer at Special Olympics Spring Games. It was such an honor to give out awards for the aqua events! I have never seen so many happy people in my life. I wish more people could have the positive attitudes that I witnessed there. This week, I would like to address a specific language impairment. Of the different groups within language (syntax, semantics, phonological, pragmatics, or morphology), and receptive/expressive language, a person could have an issue on just one area. For example, in the video provided it explains in great detail on how each child is different. How a child could have strengths and weaknesses in different areas of language. Therefore, everyone needs to be aware that some people may be struggling with certain areas in language and you may not be aware of it. Everyone needs to be kind to one another! |
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April 11, 2015
Happy Sunday! Yesterday, I had Miss Minnesota Orientation. Here I had the opportunity to listen to several influential people talk about their experiences with the Miss America Organization and get more information on what the week will look like! I also went to the Miss Minnesota Outstanding Teen pageant in which my sister queen, Kathryn Kueppers, won first runner up! What a great accomplishment! This week I would like to inform you on Wernicke's Aphasia. This kind of disorder is common with people who have had strokes or traumatic brain injuries. This disorder is in which people can speak with syntax, semantics, and intonation, but they may not understand what they are saying or what others say to them. This makes it very difficult for friends and family of this person to communicate with them. I have posted a video containing what a person may sound like with Wernicke's Aphasia. |
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April 26, 2015
It has been a crazy last couple of weeks. I am finishing up my undergraduate degree, which I will be done this week! I will then be leaving for Belize to do speech and language assessments on children! As Miss Minneapolis, I supported Special Olympics this afternoon for their gymnastics tournament! I also met with Field Regina Northrop Neighborhood Group to discuss their 50th anniversary celebration. Very exciting! This week, I would like to discuss vocal nodules. If you have seen the movie "Pitch Perfect", you may have some idea of what "nodes" are. These can be unilateral but are usually bilateral. They are caused by natural causes. For example, excessive use of your voice, poor respiration for speech, etc. A person who has nodes may experience excessive hoarseness, pitch breaks, or pain. To get rid of nodes a person could get them surgically removed. If a child has nodes (which is common), it will usually go away on its own. Enjoy the video on a laryngeal videostroboscopy. This shows a slowed down version on how a person with nodes vocal folds move. Enjoy! |
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May 14, 2015
This week I would like to talk about my experience in Belize. I arrived almost two weeks ago and have had the time of my life. Along with 5 other students, we have done a countless number of speech, language, and hearing screenings. Here in Belize, they do not have SLP's or Audiologists it makes me realize even more of why they are needed. Every child deserves to have therapy when it is needed. Overall, it has been a one of a kind experience. I gained how to do screenings and assessments and how culture is such a huge influence on a person. My favorite part has been giving not one, but two children hearing aids in which they are able to pick up sound. It is amazing how so many of us take our communication and hearing sense for granted. May 31, 2015 In just shy of two weeks a new Miss Minnesota will be crowned. I have been back from my amazing trip from Belize for two weeks now and I am in Miss Minnesota week mode. I have been practicing my talent like crazy, deciding last minute details on wardrobe, and most importantly really getting in depth with who I am and what my platform is truly about. I am excited for Miss Minnesota week and what it has to offer such as meeting new people, experiencing new things, and an adrenaline rush. Since I have been back, as I have mentioned, I have been practicing for Miss Minnesota. Furthermore, yesterday I was able to help out at Field Regina Northrop Neighborhoods 30th celebration! I was able to make balloons for 100's of children. I do not think I have ever seen someone so happy to receive a balloon! This week, I would like to address how an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is related to communication disorders. ASD is a disorder that can level in severity for each child which includes deficits with social communication or pragmatics. Some examples of this could be, lack of eye contact or joint attention, repetitive motor movements, and restrictive interests. As a SLP, we work helping children with ASD to be able to communicate with others that is socially and culturally expectable. |