Name: MARBEE D.

PINTAL Section: EDE 2

Module 4 – Lesson 4. Learners with Difficulty in Communicating

Application:
READ AND RESPOND. Find out how much you have learned about the learners with difficulty
in communicating by answering these following questions.
1. Define speech and language.
When we say speech, it refers on how we produce sounds and words. It is an oral form of
communicating. On the other hand, language refers to the words we use and how we utilize them to
communicate and express ideas. It is the whole system of words and symbols, which either being
written, spoken, or expressed with gestures and body language that is used to communicate meaning.

2. Differentiate expressive from receptive language.

Receptive language Expressive language

is the ability to understand words and
language
type of language is inferring
communication from our environment
and experiences
is responsible for understanding
concepts such as size, shape, color,
time, and sentence structure
For example, when we hear a siren, we
know to get out of the way for an
emergency vehicle.
is the use of words, sentences, gestures,
and writing to create a message or
convey a meaning
is frequently associated with identifying
objects, describing events and how to do
actions, create sentences and use
correct grammar
For example, being able to recall or tell a
story and answer involved questions

3. Describe one communication disorder.

Speech disorder is one of the communication disorder, it is an impairment of the articulation of speech
sounds characterized by substitutions, omissions, additions or distortions that may interfere with
ineligibility. Speech disorder may classifies into here: articulation disorder, fluency disorder and voice
disorder. Articulation disorder atypical production of speech sounds characterized by substitutions,
omissions, additions or distortions that may interfere with intelligibility. While, fluency disorder is an
interruption of speaking characterized by atypical rate and repetition of sounds accompanied by
struggle behaviour and secondary mannerism. Lastly, the voice disorder, characterized by the
abnormal production or absences of voice quality, pitch and loudness which is in inappropriate for an
individual’s age.
4. Cite 3 development milestone in language for each stage of child’s development.
In the first stage of child’s development, two language milestone has been developed, listening and
vocabulary. Which occurs during age 6-12 months, when children began attending sounds and voices
and take turns vocalising with other, as well recognises names of a few objects. In the earlier stage,
between age 2-3, children able to develop their sentences and grammar as well. This development
milestone speaks to their ability to communicate, understand meaning and being able to expressed
ideas.
5. How is language different from speech?
When we say Language, it is the communication of feelings and thoughts through a  system of signals
like sounds, voice, written symbols, and gestures. However, speech is the act of expressing or of
describing feelings and thoughts or perceptions by words that is something spoken or vocal
communication.

RETROSPECTION.
1. Think of people you know who have difficulty in communication. Try to explain their communication
problems by referring to the parts of the lesson.
Someone I know, hardly keep up conversation because of how he enunciate some words which appear
difficult to be understood by the people around him. His communication disorder may varied as
articulation disorder, since he is more likely to mess in enunciating or producing the right sounds of the
words. It is also observed that some of his words got substituted and omitted unconsciously.
2. Recall the times you abused your voice. What were the results? What lesson did you learn from that
experience?
Every time, I did overwork my voice, just like so much engaging myself in a conversation, cheering and
shouting. It literally resulted to strangling, to the point of hardly uttering right sounds of my utterances. I
just realized that if some of our articulation parts didn’t work well or damaged, it would cause some
interruption to our communication.

REFERENCES

(N.A). 2020. Communication Disorders in Children. Retrieved from

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?
contenttypeid=90&contentid=P02559.

(N.A.). 2020. Difference Between Receptive Language and Expressive Language

. C h i c a g o T h e r a p e u t i c P r e s c h o o l . Retrieved from https://cstacademy.com/articles/difference-
between-receptive-language-and-expressive-language/

lKoslo, E. (2014). What’s the Difference Between a Speech Impairment and a Language Disorder?.
Retrieved from https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-
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disorder