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When I was a kid - and I don't know why, it's the most random thing - I wanted to be a speech therapist for little kids. I knew I wanted to do something with kids.
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Meaning of "speech therapist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPEECH THERAPIST

speech therapist  [spiːtʃ ˈθɛrəpɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPEECH THERAPIST

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Speech therapist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPEECH THERAPIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Speech-language pathology

Speech-language pathologists, also called speech and language therapists, or speech therapists, specialize in the evaluation and treatment of communication disorders and swallowing disorders. The components of speech production include: phonation, producing sound; resonance; fluency; intonation, variance of pitch; and voice, including aeromechanical components of respiration. The components of language include: phonology, manipulating sound according to the rules of a language; morphology, understanding and using minimal units of meaning; syntax, constructing sentences by using languages' grammar rules; semantics, interpreting signs or symbols of communication to construct meaning; and pragmatics, social aspects of communication.

Definition of speech therapist in the English dictionary

The definition of speech therapist in the dictionary is a person trained to provide treatment to improve the speech of children who have difficulty in learning to speak, for example because of partial deafness or brain damage, or to help restore the power of speech to adults who have lost it or partly lost it through accident or illness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPEECH THERAPIST


aromatherapist
əˌrəʊməˈθerəpɪst
chemotherapist
ˌkiːməʊˈθɛrəpɪst
electrotherapist
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpɪst
endoscopist
enˈdɒskəpɪst
horoscopist
hɒˈrɒskəpɪst
hydrotherapist
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθerəpɪst
hypnotherapist
ˌhɪpnəʊˈθɛrəpɪst
lycanthropist
laɪˈkænθrəpɪst
massotherapist
ˌmæsəʊˈθɛrəpɪst
microscopist
maɪˈkrɒskəpɪst
misanthropist
mɪˈzænθrəpɪst
philanthropist
fɪˈlænθrəpɪst
physiotherapist
ˌfɪzɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪst
psychotherapist
ˌsaɪkəʊˈθerəpɪst
radiotherapist
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθerəpɪst
spectroscopist
spɛkˈtrɒskəpɪst
stereoscopist
ˌstɛrɪˈɒskəpɪst
stethoscopist
steˈθɒskəpɪst
telescopist
tɪˈlɛskəpɪst
therapist
ˈθɛrəpɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPEECH THERAPIST

speech act
speech bubble
speech clinic
speech community
speech day
speech defect
speech difficulty
speech disorder
speech from the throne
speech impediment
speech maker
speech making
speech organ
speech recognition
speech sound
speech synthesis
speech synthesiser
speech synthesizer
speech therapy
speech training

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPEECH THERAPIST

beauty therapist
escapist
group therapist
harpist
landscapist
nonpapist
occupational therapist
orthoepist
papist
physical therapist
psilanthropist
rapist
recreational therapist
serial rapist
sex therapist
stenotypist
theanthropist
Trappist
typist
utopist

Synonyms and antonyms of speech therapist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «speech therapist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPEECH THERAPIST

Find out the translation of speech therapist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of speech therapist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «speech therapist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

言语治疗师
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terapeuta del habla
570 millions of speakers

English

speech therapist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाषण चिकित्सक
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أخصائي النطق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

логопед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fonoaudiólogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বক্তৃতা থেরাপিস্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orthophoniste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ahli terapi pertuturan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Logopäde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

言語療法士
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

언어 치료사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ahli terapi wicara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bài phát biểu của bác sĩ chuyên khoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேச்சு சிகிச்சையாளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भाषण चिकित्सक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konuşma terapisti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

logopedista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

logopeda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

логопед
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

logoped
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λογοθεραπευτή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spraakterapeut
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

logoped
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

logoped
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of speech therapist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEECH THERAPIST»

The term «speech therapist» is regularly used and occupies the 77.672 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPEECH THERAPIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about speech therapist

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2 QUOTES WITH «SPEECH THERAPIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word speech therapist.
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Haylie Duff
When I was a kid - and I don't know why, it's the most random thing - I wanted to be a speech therapist for little kids. I knew I wanted to do something with kids.
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Mona Simpson
When I was in high school in Los Angeles, my mother, who was a speech therapist, agreed to stay over the weekend with one of her clients and his little sister while the parents went away on vacation. She brought me along.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPEECH THERAPIST»

Discover the use of speech therapist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to speech therapist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stuttering Simple Techniques to Help Control Your Stutter
There area number ofpointsto consider when deciding if you or your child should visit a speech therapist. One instancein which consultinga speech therapist is avalid approach is if stutteringisso severe thatitimpacts yourfunctioning. If itisso ...
Nicolas Summer, 2014
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Night Sky
Susan Yankowitz. As before, this patient provides a kind of Greek chorus, another variant of the effort to communicate. The responses should be worked out in a precise, almost musical, counterpoint to the central scene. SPEECH THERAPIST.
Susan Yankowitz, 1992
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How to Control Stuttering:
There area number ofpointsto consider when deciding if you or your child should visit a speech therapist. One instancein which consultinga speech therapist is avalid approach is if stutteringisso severe thatitimpacts yourfunctioning. If itisso ...
Maya Cambell, 2014
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Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
A speech therapist's job often includes not just speech, but many aspects of language, including reading and writing among certain adults. A bilingual situation provides an extra dimension to the work of the language and speech therapists, ...
Colin Baker, Sylvia Prys Jones, 1998
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Cleft Lip and Palate: The presurgical period, initial ...
Every parent is interviewed by the speech therapist immediately after one of their early cleft palate clinic appointments. Because the speech therapist has been present in the clinic, she is in an excellent position to ascertain whether parents ...
Craniofacial Society of Great Britain. International Meeting, A. G. Huddart, M. J. W. Ferguson, 1990
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Coping with Stuttering
If you have any bad feelings about your speech therapist, you should choose a new one right away. When you are choosing a speech therapist, there are some things to keep in mind. The speech therapist at your school may be a pleasant and ...
Melanie Ann Apel, 2000
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Chronic Illness: Impact and Interventions
Treatment modalities may include multisensory language stimulation; auditory, tactile, and visual cues; speech melody and rhythm practice; compensatory movements; and techniques. As mentioned, the speech therapist may also be involved ...
Ilene Morof Lubkin, Pamala D. Larsen, 2006
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Searching for the Open Door: A Woman's Struggle for Survival ...
speech therapist. This was by far the most interesting of the therapies I underwent and I have often thought about going back to school and studying to become a speech therapist myself. I have come to learn over time that the term ―speech ...
Cynthia Paddock Doroghazi, 2007
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School Administration And Organization
Some Authorities now appoint a Speech Therapist, who function it is to assist these cases. From the nature of the defect, the work of the Speech Therapist must be very largely one of the treatment of individual cases. The School Medical Officer ...
R.c.mishra
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Montecore
Fuck everyone who laughed when you said that your mom was going to start her education to be a wedge-turd nurse soon. And most of all, fuck that speech therapist! And Mickey shouts his swearvvords with the exact same girl voice as on the ...
Jonas Hassen Khemiri, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPEECH THERAPIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term speech therapist is used in the context of the following news items.
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Glentham: Distinguished speech therapist is awarded honorary …
Bryony has held a number of posts at Board level as well as chairing the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists from 2011 to 2014, acting as the ... «Worksop Today, Jul 15»
2
Derry school employs speech therapist over smartphone and tablet …
A Londonderry primary school has brought in a speech and language therapist because of the increasing use of smartphones and tablet computers. The Model ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
3
Criticism increases over Texas Medicaid expenditures for speech
Texas is paying twice as much in Medicaid money provided to speech therapists who treat patients at their homes. However, critics say the level of care doesn't ... «WFAA, Nov 13»
4
Researchers aim to create virtual speech therapist
It's an avatar being tested at Temple University in Philadelphia, where researchers are working to develop a virtual speech therapist. Cyber-clinicians can be a ... «Yahoo! News, Jul 13»
5
Speech therapist dies after car plunges into loch during high winds
Ms MacDonald, who lived at Cross Street, was a speech and language therapist based at Western Isles Hospital, working with children in Harris. She joined ... «stv.tv, Nov 11»
6
King's Speech therapist Lionel Logue gets green plaque
The therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer and inspired the film The King's Speech has been honoured with a plaque. Westminster ... «BBC News, May 11»
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A king's speech, an Arab movement's voice
But Oscar-winner 'The King's Speech,' rather than 'The Social Network,' may have ... and speech therapist Lionel Logue, who understands that to treat the British ... «Christian Science Monitor, Feb 11»
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'The King's Speech Therapist': Why Didn't They Make That Movie …
Much has been written about the Oscar appeal of The King's Speech: It's got a cast the Academy is known to love. It's set against the backdrop of war. Its lead ... «NPR, Feb 11»
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Forgotten archive reveals true story behind 'King's Speech'
Logue's grandfather was Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist played by Geoffrey Rush in the Oscar nominated movie "The King's Speech.". «CNN International, Jan 11»
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The King's Speech leads Oscars field
British movie The King's Speech leads the nominations for this year's Academy ... The Australian actor, who plays the king's speech therapist, said the film had ... «BBC News, Jan 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Speech therapist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/speech-therapist>. May 2024 ».
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