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    in various ways. According to her history, Tamara qualified for special education in Kindergarten, as she had a moderate delay in speech and language. Tamara received services to target speech sound disorder by a speech-language pathologist until May 2015. The speech-language pathologist focused on sound substitutions each grade until she was discharged with, “speech issues that persist, but considered age-appropriate.” During her time in therapy, her literacy scores were lagging 10-15 percentage

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    superficial words – the grammatical relationship between them is what makes human language acquisition distinct from any superficial communication that Chimps were using via ASL. Evidence for this comes from the speed at which language development in humans takes place. Language appears to develop naturally through the speech that the child hears and the order of language acquisition appears universal. Children’s speech errors are a case in point here, they are unlikely to ever hear the word ‘wented’

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    case study, speech and language therapists (SLTs) where questioned about students who have social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties (SEBD) and speech and language needs. The study addresses the high correlation between students with SEBD who also require speech and langue services Parow references previous studies which state the correlation ranges from71% to 91%. The article also addresses concerns about a population of students who have not been identified for speech and language serves who

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    Although children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) with present differently in each individual, there are typical signs or symptoms that can be identified. These symptoms can range from a child having difficulties with the pronunciation of words to difficulties with understanding words that they hear. An early sign that a person may have SLCN is the absence of babbling, or if it is present, it is not as frequent as that with a typically developing baby. A lack of eye-contact or

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    Language is everywhere. Expressed through speech, language imperative to learning, working and building long-lasting relationships with others. People who suffer from speech and language disorders, communication disorders and swallowing problem would often feel isolated from the society. Therefore, speech therapists have a mission to help these unfortunate people to pursue a better life both physically and mentally in different various settings like hospitals, schools, community centers and private

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    manifestation of speech making, it was an important component in the Ancient Greece society. During this period, the culture was based solely based on oratory. The art of spoken word and persuasion were celebrated during this time period. The ability to speak persuasively had been viewed as a natural talent, or event a gift from the Greek Gods. Cicero’s Five Canon of Rhetoric played a significant role and assisted with speech making. Not only were did these canon advance the skills of speech, but also

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    Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) can be a debilitating speech disorder for children. It can affect 1-2 children per thousand (Centanni et al., 2015). This disorder causes speech abnormalities with sounds, syllables, and words. The distortion or omission of sounds can cause a child to be unintelligible to others. This literature review will describe the general characteristics of CAS and provide supporting evidence behind it. In addition, it will look at Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), its characteristics

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    Language is a building block when it comes to writing. It covers most aspects of writing, such as word choice, syntax, phrasing, etc. It’s the process that engages the audience. Ranging from a 10-volume series of World War II analysis to Dr. Seuss, language is malleable, in which it’s shaped to fit the theme at hand. It’s a powerful tool that can affect the emotion of the reader and the overall atmosphere drastically. If the writing is boring, with simple and empty words, no imagery, of course it

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    to urban legends, German was almost the official language of the United States (Sick, Bastian). In the myth, a group of Germans living in the United States got a petition for German to be the official language of the United States to Congress in 1794. By one vote, it didn’t pass. As you can see, having an official language in the USA was a topic of debate ever since the founding fathers were alive (“National American?”). Having a national language would mean all official government business is conducted

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    Acquiring effective communication is often hindered by significantly delayed or deficient speech and language development in individuals with Down syndrome. This developmental delay is attributed to mild impairments or significant deficits in some of the physiological and processing systems that are needed for the production of speech and its intelligibility. (Cleland, Wood, Hardcastle, Wishart, & Timmins, 2010). Speech production and intelligibility in individuals with Down syndrome are typically complicated

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