Communication Disorder

What teachers need to know!

	Speech	Language		Hearing
Definition	Difficulty with verbal means of communication	Ability to represent and understand ideas with a conventional code		Hearing loss
Cause	Developmental/injury/disease	Developmental		Heredity/illness/disease/loud noise
Disorders	Articulation – the sounds Substitution Omission Addition Distortion	Receptive – to understand what is being communicated	Expressive – to convey a message
	Fluency – the flow and rhythm Stuttering By 7 most outgrow 98% begin before 10 4 X more in boys	Content – Semantics –meaning or content of words and word combination Vocabulary – word bank to express concepts Word categories/relationships – understand and organize words Multiple meaning – Figurative – represents abstract concepts, inferential interpretation		Normal 0-15dB Minimal = 16-25dB Mild = 25-40 dB Moderate = 40-65 dB Severe = 65-90 dB Profound = 90dB or greater
		Form – pronouncing certain sounds and sentence word order Phonology – talking on the phone/ sounds and rules of sounds Morphology – rule system for word structure and form Syntax – (grammar) sentence rules
	Voice – itself Quality Pitch Intensity	Use (Pragmatic) – the purpose or function of communication Register – talking style dependant on setting and circumstance
		Metalinguistics – think, reflect, and analysis on language as an object.
Identification	Most identified in preschool or elementary school. If suspected order a hearing screening.	Kids do not focus	Say things out of order	Daydreaming, articulation errors, unusual voice quality, intense watching of other students, screening
Strategies	Comfortable classroom climate No teasing policy for all st. Avoid time pressure/tension Allow time for thinking Do not criticize Do not put student on the spot Use small group Develop cuing system	Comfortable classroom climate Games that promote language Use familiar concrete language Use simple sentence patterns Pair written with oral, visual, and kinesthetic Promote language through conversation		Hearing aids Sign language Preferential seating Minimizing unnecessary noises Use visual clues and demonstrations Maximize use of visual media Use interpreters Note taking buddy Provide lecture notes for student