Analysis on Jack's Speech Impairment

Speech , language and communication are closely tied to other areas of development, this learning outcome requires you to understand and be able to explain links between speech and development and the likely impact of any difficulties that children may have in acquiring speech, communication and language.

“Oral language is a skill that is acquired naturally by the young. The importance of its development in early childhood cannot be overemphasised. It underpins the whole scope of learning and is employed to question, to seek information and to proffer ideas. A child who has a well – grounded ability in oral language will usually be nicely poised to cope with reading and writing. Anyone who lacks this will be at a disadvantage.” (J.Fellowes & G.Oakley, 2010, pp4) It is a vital component of every human beings life as it is a means of communication and interaction with their family, friends and

[Describe in a short paragraph how, in a recent conversation, your communication behavior contributed to your physical, relational, identity, spiritual, and instrumental needs. Which need or need took precedence? Why? Page 9]

Communication and speech development: this is learning to communicate with friends, family and all others.

The child born thus may be able to say certain sounds but not be able to speak clearly as the vocal chords may be affected or due to damage in the brain that controls language.

1.3) Describe potential impacts of speech, language and communication difficulties on the overall development of a child, both currently and in the longer term

Children may face behavioural difficulties such as aggression. This could affect their speech because they may express how they feel through the aggression and not by using speech. Their speech may become poor as a result. Their language they use may not be correct and their communication maybe poor or no existent. Emotional difficulties could include going through a family breakup or grievance. The child may become withdrawn and upset. Children going through this may not want to communicate with people in turn becoming mute. This would have a negative effect on their speech. Social difficulties could include poor housing, lack of friendships and living in poverty. This would affect the child’s SLC because they may not get the socialisation

But “if there is a difficulty understanding what people say, difficulty speaking or forming sounds or words and using language in appropriate social contexts then this can affect a child’s behaviour and emotional development”. (Speech, Language Communication Action Plan 2011)

James’ prior therapist reported the following with regard to his challenges with speech and getting his needs met through communication, “This does not come easily to him and he is often hard to understand”.

List 3 reasons that voice deviations tend to be of less concern within the general population than other communication problems such as stuttering and articulation disorders? (1.5 points)

From personal experience I know that when a child struggles with their speech due to having a speech

The experiences Deaf individuals have had with SLP’s were overwhelmingly negative from the start. Although the official field of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences was not recognized until 1925, practices involved in the field can be traced back to the

Communication is extremely important in our lives. The use of language is how a child expresses their wants, needs, and comprehend what is going on around them in the world today. A hearing loss hinders the ability to perform those tasks. Much research has been conducted to determine if early intervention, such as implanting a cochlear implant when the child is an infant, will provide a significant gain in communication and language skills.

In the novel Jack is represented as a normal five-year-old child which is shown consistently throughout the book, with the use of incorrect lexis, “forgotted,” “pretty rotted.” This shows that he is still learning how to talk and how to communicate properly like a normal five-year-old would. The fact he does speak shows how he is comfortable with Ma in the Room and is growing up like any child would despite the situation he’s in.

Feeling constant mumbling words hard to understand, asking people to repeat conversation again and again, and turning the television to a level that others would complain to be too loud, are the many symptoms of hearing loss my grandfather suffered and never noticed. It was until 2003, when we brought him to visit an audiologist, being officially told that he had permanent sensorineural hearing loss, due to his natural aging process. This meant not being able to clearly understand people speaking including me, his grandchild. This meant not being able to go to his everyday work as a policeman. This meant not being able to even hear the sounds of nature; the birds chirping, the dog barking.