DuBard School for Language Disorders

Need some fresh reading ideas this summer? ☀️📚

We turned the American Library Association's 2026 Summer Reading List into an easy-to-browse guide for families with students in grades K-2 and 3-5.

Save this post for your next library visit, bookstore trip, or rainy afternoon at home. You just might discover your child's next favorite book.

Red, white, and blue... and popsicles, too! 😎🇺🇸

With Flag Day coming up this weekend (June 14), our students cooled off with Firecracker popsicles before heading into the weekend. A fun and festive celebration!

Be sure to swipe to the end to hear our 230 students proudly recite the Pledge of Allegiance. ♥️🤍💙

We are saddened by the passing of Dr. Doris Bradley, a beloved friend of DuBard School and a champion for children with communication disorders throughout her distinguished career.

Dr. Bradley generously shared her expertise, guidance, and support with our school for many years, including serving on our Advisory Board and volunteering with students. Her impact on DuBard, the profession, and countless lives will be felt for generations.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues.

Obituary information for Doris Joy Parker Bradley View Doris Joy Parker Bradley's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

Donuts with Dads is almost here 💚

Join us next Wednesday, June 17, as we celebrate the incredible fathers, grandfathers, and caregivers in our DuBard community.

📍 DuBard School Lunchroom
🕐 Hall 230 — 1:30 PM
🕑 Hall 240 — 2:00 PM

We’re looking forward to a sweet afternoon together!

Did you catch the latest issue of Southern Miss Alumni Association's The Talon?

We're proud to see our very own DuBard School director, Dr. Alison Webster, featured in the latest issue alongside fellow Southern Miss alumni leading impactful programs across Southern Miss. 💛🖤

Why does DuBard School teach cursive handwriting?

At DuBard School, cursive is used in classroom instruction because it supports the way many students with language disorders learn best.

Unlike manuscript printing, cursive writing creates a continuous flow of movement that engages hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, memory, and language processing. This multisensory approach helps students strengthen sound-symbol relationships while developing reading, writing, and language skills.

Cursive also helps students experience language through multiple pathways at once, seeing it, hearing it, saying it, and writing it. These connections can make learning more meaningful and support stronger retention over time.

And here's a fun fact: DuBard School even has its own cursive handwriting font. The DuBard Association Method® handwriting font includes phoneme symbols embedded within the letters, supporting the same sound-symbol instruction our teachers use every day in the classroom.

Interested in using the DuBard School font to create your own instructional materials? Visit https://www.vletter.com/dubard to learn more about the font.

You can also learn more about the DuBard Association Method® and its multisensory approach to language and literacy instruction at usm.edu/dubard/what-dubard-association-method.php.

Celebrating a job well done! 👏

Earlier this year, our students participated in a friendly classroom challenge connected to the Hattiesburg Half Marathon fundraiser.

Through their hard work, teamwork, and enthusiasm, they helped make this year's event a tremendous success for DuBard School.
As a reward, the top three classes earned special celebrations.

Rebekah's class enjoyed a popcorn and movie day, Tara's class celebrated with a pizza party, and Cearra's class took a special field trip to the TrainTastic Interactive Model Railroad Museum in Gulfport.

We're so proud of all of our students and grateful to everyone who supported Team DuBard. Thank you for helping create opportunities, experiences, and memories that will last long after race day.

Summer is a busy season at DuBard School and not just for our students.

This week, we're hosting Seeking Solutions: Is It Dyslexia?, a professional development course designed to help educators and related professionals better recognize the characteristics of dyslexia and understand effective, evidence-based approaches to intervention and instruction.

Looking ahead, our next course, the DuBard Association Method® Basic Course, will take place June 8-12. This in-depth training explores the structured, multisensory instructional strategies that have been a hallmark of DuBard School for decades.

Registration is still open, and participants may attend either in person in Hattiesburg or virtually.

Learn more and register at usm.edu/dubard/courses-workshops.php

A recent thematic unit gave our students the chance to explore a world too small to see with the naked eye.

Thanks to a STEM education grant from the Mississippi Space Grant Consortium (MSSGC), secured by Dr. Chris Pellecchia, our students have been able to engage in more hands-on science learning this year. Supported by NASA, MSSGC works to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education opportunities across Mississippi.

During the students' pond and microorganism unit, they analyzed water samples collected from locations around campus, learned the parts of a microscope, and observed tiny living organisms up close.

Experiential learning helps bring concepts to life, and there was plenty of excitement as students discovered what was living in the water samples they examined. From identifying microscope parts to investigating microorganisms, students practiced observation, critical thinking, and scientific inquiry every step of the way.

We're grateful for opportunities like these that help spark curiosity and make STEM learning meaningful for our students.