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Language and Speech
You will find valuable information on how we use language to communicate with our environment.
What is Language?
It refers to the words we use (signed or spoken) and how we use them to share ideas and achieve what we want.
What is Speech?
It refers to how we say sounds and words. It includes our articulators (oral structures), voice and fluency.
What is a Speech-Language Pathologist?
A speech-language pathologist (SLP) or specialist, is an expert in the area of communication. SLPs can work with people of all ages offering evaluations and treatments in several aspects of communication and swallowing (ASHA, n.d.).
What is an Audiologist?
Expert that can help prevent, identify and treat auditory differences and equilibrium in people of all ages.
For more information, you can access the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) website and the Puerto Rican Organization of Speech-Language Professionals and Audiologists (OPPHLA) website.
Medical Perspective
Hearing loss
Hearing impairment
Fail
Diagnosis / Diagnosed
Grieving process
Communication options (”either/or”)
Sociocultural Perspective
Hearing level, status, abilities, or differences
Deaf or hard of hearing
Refer with explanation
Identification / Identified
Journey
Language acquisition opportunities
Adapted from Crace et al. (2021)
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