Speech And Language Disorders
- lperry94
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 21, 2020
How important is it to be able to communicate with others? VERY important! We are always communicating with others whether through language, sounds, gestures, expressions, etc. It is how we are able to make connections and feel connected to others. Language is the greatest form of communication between others and many of us can take it for granted. Children with speech and language disorders are more common than you may think. Like learning exceptionalities, this can also be a hidden disorder. If these disorders are not recognized and assessed early on, they may lead to social problems and learning problems for these children.
Communication is the sharing of information, ideas, feelings, needs and desires. Language is a system of rules for combining sounds, letters, numbers and/or elements of the sign language. Speech is the oral production of language. Language disorders include problems with comprehension and/or the use of spoken, written and other symbol systems. Speech disorders refer to problems with articulation, voice and fluency. Language and speech disorders are complicated and are lived out in a variety of ways. Children with language and speech disorders may need extra support from a speech and language pathologist, among other accommodations and adaptations in the classroom. It is also important to note that other exceptionality categories, such as intellectual and learning exceptionalities, and health impairments, may also present language and speech disorders.
There is a growing awareness around the term developmental language disorder (DLD), which is basically the same as speech and language disorder. The attached two video links provide great awareness to how these disorders may be displayed and to how students are affected by it. Like all students with specific learning challenges, they are very strong and capable to learn anything. They may just require a different approach or strategy to the task at hand.
As always, we need to empower these children and maintain high expectations, and ensure that we are addressing the social and emotional aspects of their well-being. Role modelling how to treat others with patience and compassion, allowing more time for one to communicate needs and thoughts, is crucial for the other students to see. Allowing and providing a variety of ways for all students to express themselves and communicate with one another will contribute to inclusion in the classroom.
Facebook Challenge Activity:
Today find one person to share, to communicate with, something that you have learned or appreciate about the movement for more inclusive environments within the school system and/or our society. Remembering communication is something many of us often can take for-granted.
Video Links:
Great videos giving further insight to what it may be like for some children and youth who have speech and language disorders.
Parent of a child with developmental language disorder (4 min)
Living with DLD as a teenager (9 minutes)
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