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What is speech?
What is speech?
Speech is the production of sounds through a complex coordinated effort of your brain, diaphragm, lungs, larynx, throat, tongue, velum, lips, and jaw. Any discoordination at any point in the process can result in a speech error.
Speech errors are common in early childhood development, and can persist into adulthood.
What does a speech error look like?
A speech error could be look like a young child saying 'tootie' for 'cookie'. It could be a grade 4 student saying 'wock' for 'rock'. It could be an adult that sticks their tongue between their teeth when they say their 's' sounds, which sounds like a lisp.
Speech errors can be present in any age and at varying severities. Medical conditions can affect an individuals speech in a variety of ways, from not speaking at all to having slight irregularities in your speech patterns.
What speech supports are available?
What speech supports are available?
In Alberta, most school divisions have criteria for supporting students speech within the school setting.
Alberta Health Services can also provide services in a Health Clinic if they have availability.
Private practice speech therapists can also fill the gaps when AHS and school divisions are unable to meet individual needs.
If you'd like get more information about how you can receive additional speech support, please complete this short questionnaire.
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