Speech Language Pathologists work with students regarding:
Speech Sounds
- Articulation, Phonological Disorders, Apraxia of Speech, Dysarthria
- how we say sounds and put sounds together in words
Language
- Aphasia
- how well we understand what we hear or read and how we use words to tell others what we are thinking
Literacy
- how well we read, spell, and write
Social Communication
- Pragmatics
- how well we follow rules, such as taking turns, how to talk to different people, and how close to stand to someone when talking
Voice
- how our voices sound (hoarse, quiet, loud, nasal, mute)
Fluency
- Stuttering, Repeating, Pausing, Use of "um" or "uh"
- how well speech flows