Vyapam Speech Therapist Syllabus

Vyapam Speech Therapist Syllabus

Normal aspects of speech, language and communication –
1. History and development of profession of Speech-language pathology
(a) Major work activities of SLP
(b) various settings of service delivery
(c) Other professions concerned with communication disorders
2. Human communication
(a) Defination and components
(b) Distinctions and similarities between communication, speech and language
(c) Speech Chain
(d) Modes of communication, speech and language
(e) Modes of communication
(f) Characteristics of good speech
3. The Physical mechanism of speech and language production
(a) Anatomy and Physiology of respiratory system
(b) Respiration for life and speech
(c) Anatomy and physiology of laryngeal system
(d) Bases of pitch and loudness change mechanism
(e) Anatomy and physiology of articulatory system
(f) Anatomy of the nervous system related to speech and language
(g) Speech as an overlaid function
4. Acoustic aspect of speech
(a) Source filter theory of speech production
(b) Harmonics, formants, transients and aperiodic energy
(c) Acoustic characteristics of normal voice and prosody
5. Interactive bases of human communication
(a) Social bases
(b) Cognitive bases
(c) Psychological bases
6. Normal development of communication
(a) Development of communicative intent
(b) Development of voice
(c) Development of Phonolgy
(d) Development of Semantics
(e) Development of Syntax
(f) Development Pragmatics

Speech and language disorder
1. Definitions, causes and characteristics of
(a) Developmental language disorder
(b) Articulation disorders
(c) Fluency disorders
(d) Voice disorders
(e) Cerebral palsy
(f) Cleft lip and palate
(g) Aphasia
(h) Learning disability
2. General Principles of assessment and intervention