Service Description

Speech and language disorders refer to problems in communication and related areas such as oral motor function. These delays and disorders range from simple sound substitutions to the inability to understand or use language or use the oral-motor mechanism for functional speech and feeding. There are various components of speech production include: Phonation Producing sound Resonance Fluency Intonation Pitch Variations Voice, including aeromechanical components of respiration. Components of Language: Phonology Teaching sound according to the rules of a language Morphology- understanding and using minimal units of meaning Syntax- constructing sentences by using languages’ grammar rules Semantics- interpreting signs or symbols of communication to construct meaning Pragmatics- social aspects of communication.