Tag: Speech-language pathology
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Pronunciation difficulties in children
Q: Hi. It’s really good to have a speech therapist here. My daughter, she’s 8 and has difficulty to pronounce the letter “R” . Everytime it just came out as “aghh” . Sometimes, people made fun of it and she’d come to me and asked why she has that problem.My questions are : 1. What […]
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“Late Talkers” : Anak saya lambat bercakap
Q1: Hi Ms. Yong, Anak lelaki saya berusia 2 tahun 8 bulan. Dia langsung tidak mahu bercakap dan hanya mengeluarkan bunyi seperti ” ak ak” “uk uk”. Beliau tidak mempunyai masalah pendengaran kerana boleh mendengar arahan dengan baik. Suruh sahaja apa-apa pun dan dia akan buat. Saya tahu dia boleh bercakap kerana kadangkala dia akan mengikut […]
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Speech Therapist in the house
It is common for a person to be uncertain about their choice of career, on what to pursue in tertiary education. Ms. Yong Ennie was not one of those people. She was very sure that she wanted to be a speech therapist, and was ready to go through ups and downs to be one. And […]