Speech Therapy – Instruction and Practice
The Communication Studies and Services department provides an array of communication-enhancing experiences that are designed to address your needs and requests. Instructional activities take place in the Spoken Language Learning Practice Lab (SLLPL) LBJ –Room 3225, an exciting student centered facility created with your needs in mind. The friendly and supportive atmosphere in the SLLPL will allow you to build confidence using your voice.
You can schedule weekly individual speech therapy to help you improve your general communication skills as well as job-related communication skills. You’ll have input into establishing goals, setting priorities, selecting activities and measuring your progress. You’ll also have access to computer software programs that provide visual and auditory feedback during instruction.
You can get instruction and practice in:
- Producing sounds that will help improve your speech
- Improving vocal quality
- Improving pronunciation
- Using general and technical vocabulary
- Improving grammar in speech
- Practicing conversational skills
- Using communication strategies
- Preparing for job interviews and learning interview techniques
You can take advantage of walk-in services. They are offered on a daily basis without an appointment by on-call faculty and professional staff in the SLLPL.
Speech-language services offered during on-call hours are:
- Communication evaluations
- Communication practice
- Job interview practice
- Practice in making a presentation
- Pronunciation and vocabulary instruction
- Conversation practice
- Split-screen videotaping of communication activities
- Tutoring for Communication Studies courses
If you would like to request speech therapy, go to the Spoken Language Learning and Practice Lab (LBJ-Room 3225) or to the staff assistant’s desk (LBJ-3850) and sign up.