Speech Therapy...
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Auditory Verbal Therapy
Auditory-Verbal Therapy (AVT) focuses on teaching hearing impaired children to draw on their residual hearing in order to listen and speak. Parents are highly involved…...
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Individuals with severe speech disorders sometimes can not communicate verbally and instead rely on another means of communication. This article discusses augmentative…...
Finding an Appropriate Speech Therapist
Finding an appropriate speech therapist is an important first step in having success with speech therapist. Speech therapists can be accessed privately and directly,…...
Getting a Hearing Test
Getting a hearing test is a necessary step in ruling out hearing loss as a cause of a speech disorder or disruption. Hearing tests are available to infants and young…...
New Earpiece to Help With Stammering
As of March 2008 new earpieces are being trialed in the United Kingdom to help stammerers. This article gives some basic answers to frequently asked questions about…...
Phoniatrics
Phoniatrics is a medical term used to describe the area of research into, and treatment of, the organs involved in speech production, speech habits and the science of…...
Speech Therapy and Learning Disabilities
Language based learning disabilities affect the use of language including speaking, reading, spelling and writing. This article briefly discusses common signs of…...
Speech Therapy: Target Sounds
Target sounds will be selected by a speech therapist and focused on for several weeks or months until a child masters them. These sounds will be practiced first in…...
Speech-Language Pathologists
Speech-language pathologists are individuals trained to prevent, diagnose and/or rehabilitate a wide variety of speech, language and swallowing difficulties. This…...
Speech-Language Therapy
Speech-language therapy is a common treatment option for individuals experiencing speech and language difficulties or disorders. This article offers basic answers to…...
Technology to Aid Therapy of Speech Disorders
Technology has become a relatively common fixture in modern speech and language therapy. This article discusses types of technology that may be employed both at home…...
The Lidcombe Program
The Lidcombe Program provides parents with a positive, effective way to treat their children's stutters. This two phase Program allows parents to help their children…...
Tracheostomy & Ventilator Swallowing and Speaking Valves
The general public is not usually familiar with tracheostomies or ventilators, particularly as they relate to speech and swallowing difficulties. This articles offers…...
Vocology: a Form of Speech Therapy
Vocology is the study of the voice and the treatment of voice disorders. The general public is not often familiar with vocology as it relates to voice and speech, so…...
What Can Parents Do to Help their Children's Speech Therapy?
It has been estimated that up to 50% of children entering school suffer from a speech and/or language difficulty that impedes their abilities to communicate. This…...
What Happens During a Therapy Session?
No two therapy sessions will be absolutely alike. This article discusses what happens at may therapy sessions, taking into consideration variables such as the length…...
What is Speech Therapy?
Speech therapy is a common treatment option for individuals experiencing speech difficulties or disorders. This article offers basic answers to some frequently asked…...
Where Will Speech Therapy Take Place?
Speech therapy, the therapeutic treatment of speech difficulties and disorders, is a common treatment option for individuals experiencing speech difficulties or…...
Who Will Benefit from Speech Therapy?
Over 2.5 million people across the United Kingdom have speech or language difficulties, and almost all of them would likely benefit from attending speech therapy…...