Communication Disorders

By: Melissa Diamond&

Taylor Charles

Communication “is the interactive exchangeof information, ideas, feelings, needs, anddesires,” (47)

Language “is a formalized code used by agroup of people to communicate with oneanother,” (47) Speech is the oral component

Speech Disorders Articulation

Distortions Substitutions Omissions Additions Motor speech

Phonological Voice Fluency

Stuttering

Classroom Accommodations

Build a Positive Classroom Climate Help Students Learn to Monitor Their Own

Speech Modify Instruction & Materials Help Students Help Themselves Work with Peers or Parents

Language Disorders

Illness, accident, or othertrauma

Normal languagedevelopment begins, but isinterrupted

Interrupted LanguageDevelopment

(Same as above) No one istrying to help them learn

Language follows normalcourse of development, butbehind children of same age

Delayed LanguageDevelopment

Emotional disturbance,hearing loss, mentalretardation/developmental disabilities

Child’s language is differentfrom that of non disabledchildren at any stage ofdevelopment

QuantitativelyDifferent Language

Early acquired deafness,brain damage, severeemotional disturbance

Child does not showindications of understandingor spontaneously usinglanguage by age 3

Absence of verballanguage

Classroom Accommodations1. Improve Students’ Comprehension in the Classroom2. Give Students Opportunities for Facilitative Play3. Use Naturalistic Techniques & Stimulated Real-Life Activities

to Increase Language Use4. Develop Students’ Conversational Skills through Story Reading5. Use Music and Play Games to Improve Language6. Arrange Your Classroom for Effective Interactions7. Modify Strategies to Develop Students’ Learning Tools8. Work Collaboratively with the Speech-Language Pathologist9. Use Storytelling and Process Writing

Assessment

Focus on what the child can do ratherthan can’t

Consider procedural modificationsBe flexibleGive options

Augmentative & AlternativeCommunication (AAC)

Augmentative Communication Ways (other than speech) that are used to

send a message from one person to another

Alternative Communication Techniques that supplement or enhance

communication by complementing whatevervocal skills the individual already has

Summary Quiz Communication problems result in difficulties in even

simple ______ Speech disorders include impairments of____, ____,

_____, or phonology What are the TWO modes of communication? What are some accommodations teachers can make for

students with language disorders?

Bibliography

Smith, Polloway, Patton, Dowdy, Heath,McIntyre, and Francis. (2006).Teaching Students with SpecialNeeds in Inclusive Settings. Toronto,ON: Pearson Education. Pages 47 - 76.