What is a Speech-Language Pathologist?
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Speech-Language Pathologists work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. - American Speech-Language Hearing Association, 2017
School Based Speech-Language Pathologists can target the following areas:
- Articulation/Phonology
- Receptive Language (Understanding)
- Expressive Language (Use/Speaking)
- Fluency (Stuttering)
- Voice
- Pragmatic Language (Social Skills)
For more information on these areas, please visit the following websites: