What is Speech and Language Therapy?
Communication: The process by which information, thoughts, ideas, and feelings are exchanged between individuals
Receptive Language: The ability to understand spoken language, follow directions, and make sense of classroom instruction
Expressive Language: The ability to express and sequence ideas clearly using correct grammar and syntax (word order)
Articulation/Phonology: The ability to produce speech sounds in a manner appropriate to the child's age
Pragmatic Language: The ability to understand and use social skills such as verbal and non-verbal cues (facial expressions, body language, interactions with others, and conversational skills)
Phonological Awareness: An understanding that letters make sounds, which then combine together to make words and these sounds can be manipulated to changes and create new words
Fluency: The ability to communicate ideas without excessive repetitions or hesitations
Voice: The ability to use correct volume, quality, and pitch
Receptive Language: The ability to understand spoken language, follow directions, and make sense of classroom instruction
Expressive Language: The ability to express and sequence ideas clearly using correct grammar and syntax (word order)
Articulation/Phonology: The ability to produce speech sounds in a manner appropriate to the child's age
Pragmatic Language: The ability to understand and use social skills such as verbal and non-verbal cues (facial expressions, body language, interactions with others, and conversational skills)
Phonological Awareness: An understanding that letters make sounds, which then combine together to make words and these sounds can be manipulated to changes and create new words
Fluency: The ability to communicate ideas without excessive repetitions or hesitations
Voice: The ability to use correct volume, quality, and pitch