Cued Speech is an excellent alternative to sign language as a tool for improving speech, English language skills (as well as many other spoken and written languages), and visual communication.

Speech-Language Pathology is one of today's top professions and is very high demand. Learn about the basics of this field: The Who, What, Why, Where, How, and How Much!

Speech-language pathologists are professionals who evaluate, diagnose, treat, and prevent disorders of speech, language, cognition, and others pertaining to the throat area up to the brain. This profession has been named one of the 25 best careers of 2007.

If your child has been diagnosed with Williams syndrome, it is important to consider the issues that may affect speech and language development

If your child is living with Down syndrome, to gain optimal experiences in speech and language therapy, there are health considerations that must be managed.

Speech therapists - officially called speech-language pathologists - are in demand at general practice offices, medical centers and elementary and secondary schools all over the country.

For children born with cleft abnormalities, connecting with a speech therapist is one key aspect of successful intervention and treatment in speech and language development.

Discussion on Apraxia of Speech

When living with Williams syndrome, it is not uncommon for a child to possess advanced language skills with deficient speech

Presented here, is a guide that offers pertinent information regarding speech therapy centers in New Haven,Connecticut.

This paper describes five studies related to speech and language development in children who have cochlear implants. The demographics, procedures, statistics, results, and conclusions are included.

Dysarthria is a neuromuscular disorder that prevents the muscles in the vocal tract from working properly. This disorder affects the articulators in a way that can create several possible symptoms noticeable in a person's speech.

Written by two well known speech and language pathologists, Beyond Baby Talk: From Sounds to Sentences-A Parents Complete Guide to Language Development is an excellent resource for anyone interested in first language acquisition and the development of speech in children.

Each year, over three percent of children entering school will suffer from some sort of speech disorder. This is an overview of childhood apraxia

What do people first think when they hear someone who cannot speak clearly/correctly. You would be surprised that some of those people who you call stupid are extraordinarily smarter than yourself. Did you think about that?

A celebration to raise awareness, knowledge and understanding of hearing loss.

A Review and Commentary of the Book by Francis S. Collins

Ever wished you could spot a liar? Here are the most common verbal and body language signs that you're hearing lies.

Engaging a newborn child in speech development involves repetitive talking and fluctuating pitch tones so as to familiarize the infant with speech patterns.

English is the closest thing the world has to an international language. If Americans do not stop abusing this fact, then a big part of the world will become a gray and monotonous place.

I will describe the various techniques that Martin Luther King uses in his famous speech, and how effective it was in making people think about the issues he brings up throughout the whole speech.

Noam Chomsky said in his book, Language and Mind, that "When we study human language, we are approaching what some might call the "human essence," the distinctive qualities of mind that are, so far as we know, unique to man."

A review of Helen Keller's Essay "The Day Language came into my life"

Language acquisition is typically a normal process for most children. Several researchers and linguists have come up with a set pattern in which children acquire and develop language abilities. Learn how to detect and prevent problems in this article.

Some simple tips on dealing with people with speech impediments, focusing on common courtesy and not making assumptions. Written by someone with a longtime speech impediment.

Review and guide to Pimsleur Language programs.

If a person is truly bilingual, meaning that he reads, writes and speaks two (or more) languages, his environment will determine which language he uses even more so than his native tongue.

Information on the differences between informational and persuasive speechs, critical listening and how to prepare an effective speech

A paper on the language of commoners in Shakepeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

The benefits of text-to-speech software extend beyond its use as a helpful tool for the visually imapired. Several TTS programs are available to try for free, which gives consumers a new way of reading online and the TTS market a wider scope.