Speech & Language therapy works to improve communication in the areas of:

Receptive Language:  the understanding of words and language, including the ability to follow directions, understand vocabulary and concepts, identify relationships between words, and apply critical thinking skills.

Expressive Language:  the vocabulary and language skills needed to convey ideas verbally and in writing. These skills include sentence length, word order, and grammar when speaking.

Articulation:  the production of speech sounds.

Fluency:  focuses on the flow or production of speech with minimal hesitations. repetitions or interruptions.

Auditory Processing:  the ability to take information presented out loud, analyze the   information mentally, and remember it.

Pragmatics:  focuses on social language skills, which includes turn taking in conversation, self-control, and understanding nonverbal cues.