Development of speech A staggering amount of growth and change occurs within the first five years of a child’s life. An important change is the development of speech. If you considered all the physical, psychological and social factors necessary to achieve speech, you might wonder how children…
Stuttering? Four year old Eshan comes running into the house and excitedly tells his mother, “Mum, I want to…I want to…I want to play on my bike!” Gently his mother tells him that he can play but he must stay in the garden. “Thank…thank…thank you!” Eshan replies and…
What is Aphasia? Aphasia is a communication disorder caused by damage to parts of the brain that control language. A person’s intellect may not be affected but they may have difficulty with: understanding what others are saying expressing themselves reading writing doing math calculations Aphasia is…
What is voice? Voice is the ability to make sounds by vibrating the vocal cords. The buzzing sound made by the vibrating vocal cords is called the voice. Air from the lungs moves up through the windpipe (trachea) and between the vocal cords inside…
What is the human voice? Sound starts when air from the lungs moves upwards through the windpipe or trachea and into the voice box or larynx. The larynx is that part which forms the bulge in the front of our necks which is sometimes called the ‘Adam’s apple’.
