Speech-Language
Pathologist: A professional trained in the field of speech and
language.
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Provide a related service through
the identification of students with speech and language disorders; the
diagnosis and appraisal of specific speech and language disorders; the
referral for medical or other professional attention necessary for the
habilitation of speech or language disorders; the provisions of speech and
language services for the habilitation or prevention of communicative
disorders; and the counseling and guidance of parents, students, and teachers
regarding speech and language disorders. Call this person if you or someone
you know needs an evaluation of speech and language skills. |
Articulation: Articulation
is the way we say our speech sounds.
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The Development of
Speech Sounds In Children (ages 3 to 8)
/m, h, w, n, p/ /f, b, j, k, g, d/ /y, ing/ /t, l, j/ /sh, ch, r, s, z/ /th, blends, v/ Assessment consists of an
articulation screening or test which examines all speech sounds in the
initial, medial and final positions of words. Treatment can consist of
oral-motor exercises to train the speech helpers (tongue, lips and jaw) to be
placed in the correct position for certain sounds. The clinician provides
modeling and instruction on where to put the speech helpers as well as the
correct production of the target sound. Therapy typically begins with the
production of the sound in isolation, words, phrases, sentences, reading and
finally conversation. |
Voice: Voice is the pitch, quality and loudness
of your speech.
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Fluency: Fluency is
the flow or rhythm of our speech.
Stuttering and cluttering are two types of fluency
disorders.
Hearing: Hearing is our response to sound waves.
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Language: Language is many things. It includes vocabulary, syntax and
listening skills.
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High Plains Educational Cooperative www.highplainsed.com Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association www.ksha.org |