Speech/Language

Impairment
Table of Contents

1. Definition Speech/Language Impairment.

2. Causes of Speech/Language Impairment.

3. Signs of Speech/Language Impairment

4. Treatments of Speech/Language Impairment.

 01.
Speech/language
impairment
What is Speech/ language
impairment?
 Speech/ language impairment

 are basic categories that might be drawn in issues of

communication involve hearing, speech, language, and
fluency .
What is the difference between
Speech and Language
impairment?
 Speech Impairment
 a speech impairment is characterized by difficulty in
articulation of words.

Language Impairment
 Language disorders refer to someone having difficulty
with:
• Getting their meaning or message across to others
( expressive language).

• Understanding message coming from others (receptive

language).
Speech/language Impairment

Speech Impairments Language Impairment

3 Types of Speech Impairments Language impairment occur in areas of

1. Articulation Disorder phonological
2. Disfluency
3. Voice Disorders
 Types of Speech Disorder
1. Articulation Disorder
 The child is not able to produce speech sounds clearly, such as
saying “ coo” instead of “school.”

• Certain sounds (like “r”, “l”, or “s”) may be consistently

distorted or changed (such as making the `s` sound with a
whistle).
• Errors may make it hard for people to understand the person
( only family members may be able to understand a child).
 Common Speech Disorder
2. Disfluency
 Stuttering is the most common type of Disfluency.
Symptoms of disfluency can include:
• Repetition of sounds, words, or parts of words.
• Putting in (Interjecting) extra sounds or words.
• Making words longer
• Head jerking while talking
 Common Speech Disorder
3. Voice Disorders
 Other speech problem include:

• Hoarseness or raspiness to the voice.

• Voice may break in or out.
• Pitch of the voice may change suddenly.
• Voice ay be too loud or too soft.
• Person may run out of air during a sentence.
 Types of Language Impairment
Phonological Disorder
 The child does not use some or all of the speech sounds to form
words as expected for their age.
• The last or first sound of words (most often consonant) maybe
left out or change.

• The child may have problem pronouncing the same sound in

other words (a child may say “boo” for “book” and “pi” for pig,
but may have no problem saying “key” or “go”).
02.
Causes of
Speech/Language
Impairment
Causes of Speech/Language Impairment

1 Genetic Abnormalities
4 Neurological Disorders

2 Any trauma to brain or

5 Physical Impairments such as
infection cleft lip

3 Problems or changes in the structure or shape of

the muscles and bones used to make speech
sounds.
03.
Signs of Speech/Language
Impairment
Children :Signs of Speech Impairment

Produces speech that is unclear, even to familiar people

(2-3 yrs. )

What Parents Can Do

Say the sounds correctly when you talk-it is okay if your
child makes sound mistakes with sound.

Do not correct speech sounds- it is more important to let

your child keep talking.
Children :Signs of Language Impairment

Does not smile or interact with others

Does not babble (4-7 months)

Makes only a few sounds or gestures, like pointing (7-12 months)

Does not understand what other say (7 months- 2 yrs.)

Says only a few words (12-8 months)

Children :Signs of Language Impairment

Words are not easily understood (18 months-2yrs)

Has trouble playing and talking with other children ( 2-3 yrs.)

Has trouble with early reading and writing skills (2.5-3 yrs)
What Parents Can Do

Listen and respond to your child

Talk and play with your child

Talk with your child in the language you are most comfortable using.

Know it is good to teach your child to speak a second language.

Talk about what you are doing and what your child is doing.
What Parents Can Do

Use a lot of different words with your child

Use longer sentences as your child gets older

Have your child play with other children

04.
Treatments of
Speech/Language
Impairment
Treatments
• Speech therapy
• consult an speech-language pathologist
Thank you!