Speech-language therapy encompasses more than just working on "sounds" and/or articulation. In addition to addressing those "sounds," speech-language therapy addresses children who have receptive language, expressive language, fluency, and voice disorders. Below is a short description of each type:
Receptive language refers to how a child understands language. This includes a child's ability to show understanding of concepts, following directions, identifying targeted vocabulary in pictures.
Expressive language refers to how a child uses his/her language. This includes a child's ability to use words/phrases/sentences to communicate, respond to questions, comment, ask questions, provide verbal definitions of targeted vocabulary words, and/or retelling a story in sequence. Expressive language can be broken into 3 parts: form *e.g., syntax, content (e.g., semantics or meaning of words) and function (e.g., pragmatic/social use of language)
Fluency refers to a child's ability to use speech with appropriate rhythm.
Voice refers to a child's ability to use appropriate vocal volume, pitch, resonation and quality.
Receptive language refers to how a child understands language. This includes a child's ability to show understanding of concepts, following directions, identifying targeted vocabulary in pictures.
Expressive language refers to how a child uses his/her language. This includes a child's ability to use words/phrases/sentences to communicate, respond to questions, comment, ask questions, provide verbal definitions of targeted vocabulary words, and/or retelling a story in sequence. Expressive language can be broken into 3 parts: form *e.g., syntax, content (e.g., semantics or meaning of words) and function (e.g., pragmatic/social use of language)
Fluency refers to a child's ability to use speech with appropriate rhythm.
Voice refers to a child's ability to use appropriate vocal volume, pitch, resonation and quality.