JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – I remember when my kids were young, they sounded so cute trying to say new words. When someone would ask my son how old he was, he would respond, “I’m free”. He would use “f ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 7—With an ultrasound probe held beneath his chin, 12-year-old Jack Felker cycled through some of the most common R sounds in ...

Speech sound disorder (SSD) encompasses a group of communication disorders in which children have persistent difficulty articulating words or sounds correctly. Speech sound production requires both ...

Speech disorder diagnoses in children more than doubled during the pandemic, a new analysis by Komodo Health shows. The rate of new diagnoses increased progressively as the pandemic continued. About 1 ...

Phonological development in children encompasses the progressive organisation of sound patterns that underlie spoken language. This intricate process enables the acquisition of clear and intelligible ...

Statistics from 2015, pre-pandemic, approximate that 7.7% of U.S. children ages 13–17—nearly 1 in 12—have had a disorder related to voice, speech, language, or difficulty swallowing. However, a recent ...

Helping children with speech disorders starts with their tongues. In today's Academic Minute, Syracuse University's Jonathan Preston looks into the mouth to find out how to treat these afflictions.

UW Assistant Professor Breanna Krueger works with Rue Steidley, age 7, as a computer software program plays fake words over the speaker. Steidley must select whether the word sounds like a word meant ...

A 5-year-old wearing headphones is instructed by a prerecorded voice to repeat what they hear word for word. Such a test, called sentence recall, measures auditory processing, memory and language ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Children with speech and language difficulties worked with horses in a first-ever pilot camp using evidence-based equine therapy. Some may not realize the impact that horses ...

This new year brought a new tool in Tennessee that Kristen Hall with Branch House Family Justice Center says could save lives. ACTION Coalition of Johnson County celebrating 20 years of service The ...