ABOUT HARRIET NEEDLEMAN

HARRIET ARLENE LIFTMAN NEEDLEMAN
Born March 23, 1949 in New York City
Grew up in Fairview and Fort Lee, New Jersey
Resident of Boston, MA 1970-74; Needham, MA 1974-99
Graduated Fort Lee High School - 1966
BA in Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology - Douglass College 1970
Married Howard L. Needleman, August 2, 1970
MA in education - Boston University 1973
Her early work entitled, "Effects of early recurrent otitis media on phonological abilities in children" was a major contribution to the field of speech and language pathology
Speech therapist Boston Public School System 1970 - 1975
Supervisor Robins Speech and Hearing Clinic - Emerson College, Boston, 1982 – 1985
Noted practitioner in the private practice of speech therapy in Needham 1975 - 1999
Speech-Language Pathologist - Dana Group Associates, Needham 1996 - 1999 where she did assessment and treatment of children and adolescents and consultation to schools and professionals
Devoted to and beloved by the many children who were her clients
Member American Speech and Hearing Association 1974 - 1999
Contributing author Hearing Loss In Children, Burton Jaffe Ed. 1977 and Mainstreaming Children With Speech and Language Impairment 1978
Co-author of an in-service training manual for development of social skills in language impaired children and adolescents with Richard Dana. Ed.D.
Member of Temple Aliyah of Needham
Active in Temple Aliyah Sisterhood (past treasurer) and Hadassah and volunteer work
Continuous member of a Needham Book Club for over 25 years.
Died October 12, 1999 in Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston
Survived by husband Dr. Howard L. Needleman, two sons Joel D. Needleman (DOB 8/4/75) of New York City and Jesse I. Needleman (DOB 4/9/78) of Needham, mother Dorothy V. Liftman, sister Beverly E. Liftman, brother-in law Barry Stevens, sister-in-law Seena Stevens, four nephews Jay Stevens, Shari Stevens, Jonathan Tarella, and Jason Tarella and many, many friends.