Finny, Gladis (Speech Therapist)
- Welcome
- What is Speech Therapy
- Speech and Language Milestones
- Instructional videos
- There is an App for that
- Favorite Interactive Websites
- Let's practice /r/
- Let's practice S Blends
- Games: Antonyms, Synonyms, Homophones and Homonyms
- Speech Therapy Materials
- Let's practice /s/ and /z/
- Let's Practice "R"
- Speech and Language Home Suggestion
- Allen W. Roberts Elementary School
- What is Speech Therapy
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What is Speech Therapy?Speech therapy is a specialized therapy done by speech -language pathologist who treat students with communication delays or disorders. Speech therapy can include one or more of the following communication areas:Expressive language: unable to form meaningful messages using age appropriate grammar or word finding difficulties.Receptive language: difficulty understanding what is being said to them.Articulation/speech: unable to produce age appropriate sounds.Social language: difficulties with turn taking, initiating and maintaining a conversation, repairing conversation breakdowns, perspective taking and interpreting non-verbal cues.Voice: disturbance of pitch, loudness or quality in relation to a individuals age, gender and culture.Oral Motor: difficulties with muscle function and/or motor planning that affect the individual's ability to eat, drink, or speak. www.talktools.net/site/web-content/index.htmAPD(Auditory Processing Disorder): difficulties attending, poor listening skills, following multi-step directions, difficulties processing information.Augmentative: assisting non-verbal student’s communication with a communication device or PECS (Picture Exchange System).