SLT
Therapy for communication — understanding, expression, speech sounds, and the social use of language. Functional communication comes before clarity of speech, in that order.
Why SLT matters.
The order matters more than parents are usually told. A child who can make themselves understood imperfectly is in a much better position than one working on precise sounds while still unable to ask for what they need.
It is also the therapy where home carry-over does the most work. Two or three short, specific things practised daily in ordinary conversation will generally beat a weekly session with nothing in between.
Questions that get a real answer
- Are we working on being understood, or on sounding clear?
- What should we be doing at home daily?
- What are the separate receptive and expressive targets?
Ask these of anyone, including us. What you are listening for is not the right answer — it is whether the answer is specific enough to be wrong.
Terms that usually turn up alongside it.
Stimming
Repetitive movement or sound that regulates the nervous system — hand movements, rocking, humming, spinning
GlossaryStudents of determination
The official UAE term for children with additional needs, adopted nationally in place of the language of
GlossaryWorking memory
How much a child can hold in mind while doing something with it — a three-part instruction, a sentence while
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