Welcome to Mrs. Tafilowski's Speech Therapy Homepage!!!
A Speech-Language Pathologist is a professional who evaluates and treats children (and adults) who have difficulty with speech or language.
What is the difference between speech and language?
-If your child has trouble with "speech" he/she may struggle with the coordination of the muscles and movements necessary to produce speech.
-If your child has difficulty with "language" he/she may struggle with understanding what he/she sees or hears. Your child may struggle to find the right words and/or organize those words in a meaningful way to communicate a message.
Speech Disorders:
Articulation: the way we say our sounds
Phonology: the speech patterns we use
Apraxia: difficulty planning and coordinating the movements needed to make speech sounds
Fluency: Stuttering
Voice: problems with the way the voice sounds
Language Disorders:
Receptive Language: difficulty understanding language
Expressive Language: difficulty using language
Pragmatic Language: social language
What should you expect your child's speech and language development to be during elementary school?
click here to find out!
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/communicationdevelopment.htm
Activities to increase language development: talk to your child, read to your child, play games with your child!
Contact Information:
Stephanie Tafilowski, MA CCC-SLP
e-mail Tafilowskis@southampton.k12.nj.us
phone: (609) 859-2256 ext. 728
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