Speech therapy or also called speech-language pathology is a profession concerned with the evaluation and treatment of speech and language problems. Pathologists work with children and adults whose speech interfere with communication, calls attention to one, and frustrate both speaker and listener. These specialists also do research on the normal development and production of speech and language, and on the causes of speech disorders. Another name for pathologists are speech therapists or speech clinicians. The …showed first 75 words of 677 total…

…showed last 75 words of 677 total…where students are treated regularly for speech problems. Speech pathologist test students on a regular basis for speech disorders. Furthermore, just how effective is speech therapy. One particular weakness in stuttering treatments for school-age children who stutter is the lack of documented reports of long-term outcomes. Because of the problem of relapse, several researchers have suggested that follow-up periods of 2 to 5 years following treatment for stuttering are necessary to determine whether treatment effects are lasting.