Pocantico Hills CSD

Types of Speech Disorders

• Articulation - the way we say our speech sounds  ​
• Phonology - the speech patterns we use ​
• Apraxia - difficulty planning and coordinating the movements needed to make speech sounds ​
• Fluency - stuttering ​
• Voice - problems with the way the voice sounds, such as hoarseness

Types of Language Disorders

• Receptive Language - difficulty understanding language ​
• Expressive Language - difficulty using language ​
• Pragmatic Language - social communication; the way we speak to each other

Types of Other Disorders

• Deafness/Hearing Loss - loss of hearing systems​
• Oral-Motor Disorders - weak tongue and/or lip muscles