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Speech-Language Therapy
In a recent parent-teacher conference, the teacher expressed concern that your child may have a problem with certain ...
Source: The Nemours Foundation
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Does Your Child Need Speech Therapy?
It's estimated that 10 percent of all Americans have some speech problem. The good news is that young children can be ...
Source: Education.com
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Emergent Literacy: Early Reading and Writing Development
Children start to learn language from the day they are born. As they grow and develop, their speech and language skills ...
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Language Impairments: Causes and Prevention
Researchers work hard to find factors that cause specific disabilities because finding a cause often makes it possible ...
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Help for Speech Development: Preschool
Has the once adorable way your preschooler pronounces "red" gone on too long? It's probably not time yet to worry that ...
Source: Education.com
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Strategies for Promoting Communication in School-Age Children with Language and Learning Impairments
Language intervention with school-age children is often provided by an SLP (speech-language pathologist) on an ...
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Apraxia of Speech
What is apraxia of speech?Apraxia of speech, also known as verbal apraxia or dyspraxia, is a speech disorder in which a ...
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Communication Considerations for Parents of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
Deafness or hearing impairment affects not only a child who is deaf or has a hearing loss, but also the child's family, ...
Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
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Elementary School Speech Delays: What to Look for
In a society where the ability to communicate is a necessity, it's best to nip speech delays in the bud. Here's how.
Source: Education.com
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Communication and Language Assessment of Primary-Aged Students
Often primary-aged students are referred to an SLP (speech-language pathologist) for an evaluation based on an initial ...
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The Low-down on Stuttering
There is nothing quite like hearing your child utter her first words. And there is nothing quite like the way your ...
Source: Education.com
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Early Identification of Speech-Language Delays and Disorders
"Why is speech-language treatment needed? My baby doesn't talk yet." "Everyone in our family was a late talker. My child...
