KWSED Speech and Language Department
Scope and Practice for Speech-Language Pathologists in the School Setting:
A speech-language pathologist is a highly trained professional who evaluates and treats children and adults who have difficulty with speech or language. Although people sometimes think of speech and language meaning the same thing, the terms have very different meanings. Speech refers to the "how-to" of talking, the coordination of the muscles and movements necessary to produce speech.
Speech refers to the following areas:
Articulation: refers to how child says the sound
Phonation: refers to how the sound is produced
Fluency/Stuttering: refers to how the words are produced in fluid movement
Voice: refers to the quality of voice including pitch and loudness
Language refers to the following areas:
Receptive Language: refers to the ability to understand language
Expressive Language: refers to the difficulty using language
Pragmatic Language: refers to social communication or he way we speak to each other and the speaker/listener intentions
Other Disorders that a Speech Pathologist works with includes:
Deafness/Hearing Loss
Oral Motor Disorders
Swallowing/Feeding Disorders
Speech Pathologists also work with those students who may need to establish augmentative or alternative communication techniques or strategies.
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A speech-language pathologist is a highly trained professional who evaluates and treats children and adults who have difficulty with speech or language. Although people sometimes think of speech and language meaning the same thing, the terms have very different meanings. Speech refers to the "how-to" of talking, the coordination of the muscles and movements necessary to produce speech.
Speech refers to the following areas:
Articulation: refers to how child says the sound
Phonation: refers to how the sound is produced
Fluency/Stuttering: refers to how the words are produced in fluid movement
Voice: refers to the quality of voice including pitch and loudness
Language refers to the following areas:
Receptive Language: refers to the ability to understand language
Expressive Language: refers to the difficulty using language
Pragmatic Language: refers to social communication or he way we speak to each other and the speaker/listener intentions
Other Disorders that a Speech Pathologist works with includes:
Deafness/Hearing Loss
Oral Motor Disorders
Swallowing/Feeding Disorders
Speech Pathologists also work with those students who may need to establish augmentative or alternative communication techniques or strategies.
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