Speech/Language therapy covers all of the following areas:
Articulation
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Expressive Language Language is different from speech. Language is the meaning of what we say. The ability to share thoughts, ideas and feelings is expressive language. Expressive language deficits can also include when children don't use correct grammar. |
Receptive Language Receptive language is the ability to understand the language that we hear. This can include following directions, understanding new vocabulary, understanding different grammatical forms and comprehension of information presented orally. |
| Fluency Most people know fluency as stuttering. Disfluencies can take on many different forms. It can be just parts of words repeated, whole words repeated or parts of sentences repeated. Most people have disfluencies in their normal speaking. It is when there are excessive disfluencies that therapy can be beneficial |
Voice Voice disorders can be broken into the following categories: pitch, loudness and quality. Before a speech/language therapist will work with someone on voice problems a doctor must first rule out medical problems.
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Pragmatics Pragmatics refer to the ability to use language appropriately in different social situations. This includes using language for different purposes, using language appropriate for your listener and following conversation rules.
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