Speech-language pathology involves the study and treatment of communication disorders. Speech-language pathologists work in schools, hospitals, and private practice to assess and help patients with issues like stuttering, lisps, or deafness. They create lesson plans and use techniques like sign language to help patients improve their communication. The document describes a speech-language pathologist's work in a kindergarten classroom, helping a student with a hearing impairment.

1. Speech-Language Pathology

2. What? Speech-Language Pathology The study of human communication disorders Stuttering, lisp, enunciation, muteness... Speech-Language Pathologist Specialist in the assessment and treatment of communication disorders, finds different ways to communicate (sign-language)

3. Employed in hospitals, schools, rehabilitation centers, government agencies, private practice...

4. Many SPLs are specialized in a certain area Child language, learning disabilities, autism, dementia...

5. My Role Make child comfortable

6. Create good hearing environment in classroom Sounds, games... Checking hearing aids Changing batteries, adding and taking off extensions Using speakers

7. Working one-on-one with child so that instructions are clearly understood

8. Sign-language and universal signs to help child understand

9. Creating lesson plans and activities to help child speak Yelling games, bye...

10. Where? Who? Where? Monsignor Gleason school , located in Kitchener

11. Kindergarten classroom Who? Mary Stecho (SLP)

12. Caroline Campbell (kindergarten teacher)

13. Why? Why? Father had a raised pallet, resulted in difficulty speaking

14. I inherited a raised pallet from my father

15. Went to a SPL

16. Always have loved children, knew I wanted to work with them to help them

17. Know sign-language, different ways of speaking