Areas Addressed by the
Speech and Language Therapist


~Speech~
*Articulation:  sound production; placements of articulators
*Fluency:  repetitions, dysfluencies when speaking
*Voice:  pitch, rate, itnonation, and voice quality


~Language~
*Semantics:  word meaning
*Syntax:  word order, sentence formation
*Morphology:  understanding/using rules related to sounds and sequence of sounds
*Pragmatics:  social use of language
*Auditory Processing:  ability of the central nervous system to maniputlate and utilize auditory information
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