Speech and language pathology

Communication starts at the moment of birth. From birth to adulthood, a person develops a method of communication to communicate with our people. This form of communication is called speech. Now just imagine, a person has an incident that makes him to render his speech slowly as people don’t understand or he just can’t speak at all. This is what happen to a family friend of my father’s. He was a type 2 diabetic and he did not follow the lifestyle that a diabetic is supposed to lead to take care…

Childhood Apraxia of Speech Types, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment Approaches Do you remember a time where you knew what you wanted to say but just couldn’t think of the word? Well imagine knowing what you want to say but physically not being able to say it. Childhood Apraxia of Speech is a neurological childhood speech sound disorder. Children who have this disorder have trouble with the precision and consistency of movements underlying speech because they are impaired in the absence of…

one more day, but there simply is no more room in this classroom for him. The team felt that this was the best option for him and that he would be able to learn more due to a smaller classroom size with this choice. Bentley’s speech evaluation states: Bentleys speech…

For this project I interviewed Sherri Stirbus. Sherri is a Speech Language Pathologist for Children’s Hospital Colorado. She works at KidStreet. KidStreet is a day rehab program for young children with significant disabilities. Every child is required to have a feeding tube to be in the program. The children receive speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, art therapy, music therapy, psychology services and nursing services each week. KidStreet is an amazing place because it…

hypernasal and hyponasal speech. Hypernasal speech occurs when there is too much airflow coming through the nasal cavity making sounds more breathy. Hyponasal speech occurs when too little airflow comes through the nasal cavity making the sounds sound as if the child has a plugged nose (Nagarajan, Savitha, & Subramaniyan, 2009). Velopharyngeal dysfunction is the dysfunction of the valve located between the oral and nasal cavities. Velopharyngeal dysfunction can cause speech production…

“I couldn't speak well. I went to speech therapy for 10 years. And I was sort of frustrated in that sense” (Walter Dean Myers). Speech therapy can be very frustrating at times, especially if a child is working hard and doing all of the exercises they are told will help them, and just don’t seem to be getting any better. Many of the children who are in speech therapy already feel embarrassed, and they do not need the feeling of frustration added to what they already have to face every day.…

Proof That Speech-language pathologists career Is Exactly What You Are Looking For The usual concept that we have regarding a speech-language pathologist is only limited to someone who treats the stuttering issue. Although, the concept is correct but is limited. An S-LP is actually a very highly educated and learned personality. He at least holds a Master degree in his hand in the field of medical science. Like another field in the medical treatment world, they also need anatomy in their study…

of Report: 20 July 2015 Speech-Language Assessment Findings James’ language, speech and phonological awareness skills were assessed in June 2015 to determine the best strategies to support his academic and social development. Although James displayed a strong working knowledge of certain language-processing concepts, he has overall difficulties with spoken language that will significantly undermine his interpersonal and classroom activities. To progress James’ language, collaborative input is…

School Speech-Language Pathologist? Anyone who wants to become a school speech-language pathologist must have an accredited degree, state licensure and the right training. Speech-language pathologists must have a master’s degree in speech pathology. Almost all of these speech pathology master’s programs will prepare students for state licensing exams. Earn a Bachelor’s Degree Most degree programs offer specializations for either children or adults with speech disorders. Speech-language…

times that he refrained from speaking or reading out loud, usually in classroom situations, due to his speech impediments. While at school he saw a speech-language pathologist who helped him with his speech difficulties and I cannot express how influential that was. She corrected his stuttering problem as well as his minor lisp. Ever since, I became intrigued with the field of speech-language pathology. My desire is to assist others and make a difference in the lives of those who struggle with…