Impediments Of Language

Language is how we communicate today. But there are several ways to communicate with others besides talking. There are people that are blind, deaf, or people who have speech impediments. All of these types of people have their own way of expressing and receiving a message. There are ways to learn these skills on language, and the body has reacts in certain ways when you are trying to receive the message and give the message. These skills can affect learning abilities. But we all have a connection to learning and there can be some disorders/deficits. Language comes in many forms, English, Spanish, Dutch, sign language, braille, and body language but there are two main types of language. Dr. Britt Johnson, in his book Plato’s Physical Education, stats, “The two main forms of language come from speaking (audio-expressive language) and listening (audio-receptive language).” Audio expressive language can come in many forms by sign language, writing, texting, and many more. Audio receptive language is receiving the message. You can receive the message by listening, …show more content…
On the American Speech/Language website they state, “When a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language), or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings completely (expressive language), then he or she has a language disorder.” These disorders can be helped by speech therapy and practice. On the audio-receptive side a person could be deaf. Deaf people on one hand have their own type of language they speak, sign language. There 's also a disorder called auditory processing disorder. This is where the person hears everything clearly but can not process it the way a normal person does. They also can not interpret certain sounds they hear other than words. Scientist and therapist have found ways to fix some of these problems. This allows a student to understand, hear, or feel comfortable with audio-receptive and audio-expressive language