Chippewa Speech Room
Mrs. Salerno
email: jsalerno@sachem.edu
Ms. Yovino
email: myovino@sachem.edu
Mrs. Casey
email: mcasey@sachem.edu
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Welcome Chippewa Speech and Language Parents and Students!
Welcome Chippewa Speech and Language Parents and Students!
Below you will find a brief summary of the different types of speech and language skills that we address in therapy to help you better understand the different domains of Speech Language Pathology. Once you have identified which areas relate to your child, click on the menu bar in the top left corner of this page and choose the pages that correspond to those skills. If you have any questions about your child specifically, please feel free to reach out to us!
Receptive Language
Receptive Language
These skills are necessary to listen effectively, follow directions, comprehend and integrate information, recall information and discriminate sounds.
These skills are necessary to listen effectively, follow directions, comprehend and integrate information, recall information and discriminate sounds.
Vocabulary/Word Retrieval
Vocabulary/Word Retrieval
These skills are necessary to comprehend vocabulary concepts and express one’s self effectively.
These skills are necessary to comprehend vocabulary concepts and express one’s self effectively.
(Categories, word definitions, word associations)
(Categories, word definitions, word associations)
Syntax and Morphology
Syntax and Morphology
(Sentence Structure/Grammar)
(Sentence Structure/Grammar)
These skills incorporate understanding and using correct sentence structure and grammatical elements when speaking and listening.
These skills incorporate understanding and using correct sentence structure and grammatical elements when speaking and listening.
(Pronouns, verb tenses, plurals, word order)
(Pronouns, verb tenses, plurals, word order)
Pragmatic/Social Skills
Pragmatic/Social Skills
These skills relate to the way in which children use and understand language within social situations. One must be able to communicate effectively and appropriately.
These skills relate to the way in which children use and understand language within social situations. One must be able to communicate effectively and appropriately.
(Conversational skills, eye contact, facial expressions)
(Conversational skills, eye contact, facial expressions)
Speech Production
Speech Production
This area includes articulation, fluency of speech (stuttering) and voice (pitch, prosody and intonation). These skills are necessary for effective communication.
This area includes articulation, fluency of speech (stuttering) and voice (pitch, prosody and intonation). These skills are necessary for effective communication.
Cognitive Skills
Cognitive Skills
This area includes memory, attention, and reasoning skills. These skills are necessary to recall short or long term information, concentrate and maintain attention to tasks, and think of and apply solutions to problems.
This area includes memory, attention, and reasoning skills. These skills are necessary to recall short or long term information, concentrate and maintain attention to tasks, and think of and apply solutions to problems.
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