Speech and Language Disorder: A Common Learning Disability
Speech and language disorders are mild, but they are very common. Here are brief descriptions of the disorders, their probable causes, and forms of treatment through special education.
When my youngest son started school, he was immediately met with a disadvantage. He had trouble pronouncing words, especially those with the /r/ phoneme (a unit of sound), the /l/ sound, and both variations of the sounds associated with “th”.
Before kindergarten, the problem was identified and designated as a specific learning disorder. Since then, the speech and language disorder that affects him is enough to make him eligible for special education services at his school.
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What Is Speech and Language Disorder?
Speech and language disorder (also known as language and speech, or LAS) is a very common learning disability found mostly among school-age children. The conditions associated with it are usually…
These conditions may not impact the students’ ability as much as other conditions. Still, they can cause delays in areas of language learning, such as oral comprehension, phonemic aware...
My son is now in the 7th grade. Although he still has to work on certain sounds (/r/ and /th/), his speech is starting to clear, and he’s able to orally communicate his thoughts to othe...
When my youngest son started school, he was immediately met with a disadvantage. He had trouble pronouncing words, especially those with the /r/ phoneme (a unit of sound), the /l/ sound...
This must have been difficult for him.
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