speech-language
Oral expression field
Speech-language appears as a modifier in clinical and educational contexts, describing services related to both speech (the physical production of sounds) and language (the system of communication).
A speech-language pathologist diagnoses and treats disorders affecting articulation, fluency, voice, and language comprehension: The school district employs three speech-language therapists.
Study of disease processes
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- disorderAbsence of organization
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
diagnosis · intervention · treatment · delay · impairment · articulation · fluency · aphasia
Child learning to walk
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
- school-ageOf compulsory learning years
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
play-based · IEP · eligibility · autism · vocabulary · comprehension · expression · feeding
Disease diagnosis specialist
- therapistMental health practitioner
- SLPRest mode, shortened
- clinicianMedical care provider
- certificationAttestation of qualification
licensure · practitioner · specialist · audiologist · caseload · supervisor · graduate · externship
Science of language sounds
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- semanticsStudy of linguistic meaning
pragmatics · acquisition · development · cognition · neuroscience · research · curriculum · coursework
pathology
Study of disease processes
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- disorderAbsence of organization
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
evaluation · diagnosis · intervention · treatment · delay · impairment · articulation · fluency · aphasia · dysarthria
toddler
Child learning to walk
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
- school-ageOf compulsory learning years
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
milestone · play-based · IEP · eligibility · autism · vocabulary · comprehension · expression · feeding · articulation
pathologist
Disease diagnosis specialist
certification · licensure · practitioner · specialist · audiologist · caseload · supervisor · graduate · externship · fellowship
phonology
Science of language sounds
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- syntaxRules for arranging words
semantics · pragmatics · acquisition · development · cognition · neuroscience · research · curriculum · coursework · thesis
speech-languagenonverbal
Not using speech
gestural · auditory · sign language · hearing · receptive
speech-languageaudiology
Study of hearing disorders
hearing · audiological · deaf education · occupational therapy · physical therapy
speech, language, speeches, languages, speak, speaks, speaking, speaker, speakers