Speech Therapy Descriptors
    • Speech-Language Pathologists, also called SLPs or Speech Therapists, are highly-trained experts in communication.
    • SLPs work with people of all ages, from babies to adults.
    • SLPs treat many types of communication problems.
    • In a school setting, Speech-Language Pathologists treat children primarily with:
      • Speech Disorders 
        • Articulation - difficulty with how children say speech sounds
        • Phonology - speech patterns children use to simply adult speech
        • Apraxia - motor speech disorder that can impact a child's ability to sequence movements needed to make speech sounds, words, phrases, sentences
        • Fluency - repetitive use of sounds, words or phrases; stuttering
      • Language Disorders 
        • Receptive Language - difficulty understanding spoken language such as vocabulary, questions or directions
        • Expressive Language - difficulty using words in verbal or written communication. May include errors or deletion of grammar, word order, vocabulary
        • Pragmatic Language - difficulty interacting with others
Last Modified on February 13, 2020