Roughly 8-9% of young children have a speech sound disorder, which results in difficulties producing speech sounds correctly and often has no known cause, according to the National Institute on ...

Children who face challenges with speech or language often struggle not just in school, but also in everyday situations. Speech therapy provides targeted support that helps kids improve their ...

Apr. 16—ATLANTA — An estimated 200,000 of Georgia's 2.5 million children ages 1 through 17 have some form of speech or language deficit, according to The Scottish Rite Orient of Georgia, and the ...

Finnish researchers have compiled guidelines for international use for utilizing music to support the development of spoken language. The guidelines are suitable for the parents of children with ...

Imagine going one day without the ability to speak. Now imagine a whole lifetime without that ability, perhaps coupled with an inability to move. Disabilities like these are a reality for millions of ...

Cochlear implants give children with profound hearing loss a much better chance to learn spoken language. However, the sounds ...

UW Assistant Professor Breanna Krueger works with Rue Steidley, age 7, as a computer software program plays fake words over the speaker. Steidley must select whether the word sounds like a word meant ...

Speech impairment was primarily linked to motor impairment, according to a study examining the development trajectory of children with spinal muscular atrophy. A recent study from Italy examined ...

Speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose, treat and help to prevent communication disorders and swallowing disorders in children and adults. That covers a wide range of conditions and issues. “We ...

In Calvin University’s Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology program (distance education mode), you’ll gain clinical hours with our expert clinical faculty, practice providing care for patients, ...