Speech and Language
What is the difference between speech and language?
Speech refers to the ability to make and sequence sounds in words. Language refers to understand and make meaning from what we hear and to convey our thoughts and ideas. It is the ability to understand and use words in sentences and sentences in discourse.
Name 2 different types of speech disorder?
Articulation
Phonology
inconsistent
apraxia
Name 2 courses of action if you suspect a child presents with speech disorder?
Monitor literacy development
SSP literacy at wave 1
consider for wave 2 literacy with phonological awareness focus.
Refer to speech pathology for assessment
What is language 'content'?
What is the prevalence of DLD?
1 in 14