Speech V Language difficulties

Speech disorders

Speech is the physical production of sound and so a speech disorder refers to the presence of speech errors. These can be subdivided into articulation or fluency difficulties.

Language disorders

This is where children have problems with using or understanding spoken language. They may:

· Have difficulty saying what they want to, even though they have ideas

· Struggle to find the words they want to use

· Talk in sentences but be difficult to understand

· Sound muddled; it can be difficult to follow what they are saying

· Find it difficult to understand words and long instructions

· Have difficulty remembering the words they want to say

· Find it hard to join in and follow what is going on in the playground