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Learning and Behavior Characteristics of Learners With Speech and Language Disorder

This document discusses speech and language disorders. It defines speech and language disorders as problems with communication, including difficulties producing sounds or understanding/using words. Approximately 1 in 10 people in the US are affected by communication disorders like speech or language impairments. Children with these disorders may have trouble with articulation of sounds, grammar, vocabulary or expressing themselves. Early intervention is important as difficulties can interfere with learning if not addressed. Speech language pathologists help children with disorders through therapy and consultation with teachers and families.

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Learning and Behavior Characteristics of Learners With Speech and Language Disorder

This document discusses speech and language disorders. It defines speech and language disorders as problems with communication, including difficulties producing sounds or understanding/using words. Approximately 1 in 10 people in the US are affected by communication disorders like speech or language impairments. Children with these disorders may have trouble with articulation of sounds, grammar, vocabulary or expressing themselves. Early intervention is important as difficulties can interfere with learning if not addressed. Speech language pathologists help children with disorders through therapy and consultation with teachers and families.

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FILAMER CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

College of Teacher Education


Accredited Level IV– ACSCU-ACI
Roxas City
 
Learning and behavior characteristics of learners with speech and language
disorder

Definition of speech and language disorders


Speech and language disorders refer to problems in
communication and related areas such as oral motor function.
These delays and disorders range from simple sound substitutions
to the inability to understand language or use the oral-motor
mechanism for functional speech and feeding. Some causes of
speech and language disorders include hearing loss, neurological
disorders, brain injury, mental retardation, drug abuse, physical
impairments such as cleft lip or palate, and vocal abuse or misuse.
Frequently however the cause is unknown.
Incidence
One quarter of the students served in the public schools' special
education programs almost 1 million children in the 1993-94
school year were categorized as having a speech or language
impairment. This estimate does not include children who have
speech language problems secondary to other conditions such as
deafness. Language disorders may be related to other disabilities
such as mental retardation, autism or cerebral palsy. It is
estimated that communication disorders including speech,
language and hearing disorders affect one of every 10 people in
the United States.

Characteristics

A child's communication is considered delayed when the child is


noticeably behind his or her peers in the acquisition of speech and
language skills. Sometimes a child will have greater receptive
understanding than expressive speaking language skills, but this
is not always the case.
 Speech disorders refer to difficulties producing speech sounds
or problems with voice quality. They might be characterized by
an interruption in the flow or rhythm of speech, such as
stuttering, which is called dysfluency. Speech disorders may be
problems with the way sounds are formed, called articulation
or phonological disorders, or they may be difficulties with the
pitch, volume or quality of the voice. There may be a
combination of several problems. People with speech disorders
have trouble using some speech sounds, which can also be a
symptom of a delay. They may say "see" when they mean "ski"
or they may have trouble using other sounds like "l" or "r".
Listeners may have trouble understanding what someone with
a speech disorder is trying to say. People with voice disorders
may have trouble with the way their voices sound.

 A language disorder is an impairment in the ability to


understand and or use words in context, both verbally and
nonverbally. Some characteristics of language disorders
include improper use of words and their meanings, inability to
express ideas, inappropriate grammatical patterns, reduced
vocabulary and inability to follow directions. One or a
combination of these characteristics may occur in children who
are affected by language learning disabilities or developmental
language delay. Children may hear or see a word but not be
able to understand its meaning. They may have trouble getting
others to understand what they are trying to communicate.

 Educational implications
Because all communication disorders carry the potential to
isolate individuals from their social and educational
surroundings, it is essential to find appropriate timely
intervention. While many speech and language patterns can be
called "baby talk" and are part of a young child's normal
development, they can become problems if they are not
outgrown as expected. In this way an initial delay in speech
and language or an initial speech pattern can become a
disorder which can cause difficulties in learning. Because of
the way the brain develops, it is easier to learn language and
communication skills before the age of 5. When children have
muscular disorders, hearing problems or developmental
delays, their acquisition of speech, language and related skills
is often affected.
 Speech-language pathologists assist children who have
communication disorders in various ways. They provide
individual therapy for the child consult with the child's teacher
about the most effective ways to facilitate the child's
communication in the class setting and work closely with the
family to develop goals and techniques for effective therapy in
class and at home. Technology can help children whose
physical conditions make communication difficult. The use of
electronic communication systems allow nonspeaking people
and with severe physical disabilities to engage in the give and
take of shared thought.

 Communication has many components. All serve to increase


the way people learn about the world around them, utilize
knowledge and skills, and interact with colleagues, family and
friends.

Reporters:

Jennely Distor

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