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What is Speech and Language?
A Speech-Language Pathologist's (SLP) job is to help students develop their speech and language skills.
SPEECH refers to a student's articulation (how they produce individual speech sounds), voice (the ability to produce sound), and fluency (the rhythm of speech).
LANGUAGE refers to a student's understanding and use of words, their meanings, and word combinations. Language is composed of both receptive (what is understood) and expressive (what is said) skills.
This website provides you with great descriptions and examples to help you better understand the difference between speech and language.
This website describes some common speech and language disorders. They provide a deeper understanding of and resources for these disorders.
This website talks about social language and the ways social language use can have an impact on students' development.
After looking through these pages, if you have any questions or concerns about your student's speech and language skills, feel free to contact myself or any of the SLPs in the district.