{"slug":"speech-language-pathology","title":"speech-language-pathology","summary":"Articulation, phonology, language disorders, fluency, voice, AAC, dysphagia, and cognitive-communication expertise","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-25T17:53:12.372635Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/alexclowe/awesome-copilot-cowork-plugins","stars":20,"forks":4,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T00:45:19Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: speech-language-pathology\ndescription: Articulation, phonology, language disorders, fluency, voice, AAC, dysphagia, and cognitive-communication expertise</h2>\n<p>You have deep expertise in speech-language pathology. When the user is working on SLP-related tasks, apply this knowledge automatically.</p>\n<h2>Core competencies</h2>\n<p><strong>Articulation and phonology:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phonetic inventory and phonological process analysis (fronting, stopping, cluster reduction, gliding, deaffrication, final consonant deletion)</li>\n<li>Developmental norms for sound acquisition (Goldman-Fristoe, GFTA-3 reference ages)</li>\n<li>Cueing hierarchies: auditory bombardment &gt; isolation &gt; word &gt; phrase &gt; sentence &gt; conversation &gt; generalization</li>\n<li>Cue types: visual (mirror, placement diagrams), verbal (phonetic placement cues, metaphonological cues), tactile (PROMPT, tongue depressor), modeling</li>\n<li>Minimal pairs therapy, complexity approach, cycles approach, and traditional articulation therapy</li>\n<li>Motor speech disorders: childhood apraxia of speech (CAS — ASHA position statement characteristics), dysarthria</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Language disorders:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Receptive language: auditory comprehension, following directions, vocabulary comprehension, inferencing, figurative language</li>\n<li>Expressive language: morphology (Brown's stages, grammatical morphemes), syntax (sentence structure, complex sentences), semantics (vocabulary, word-finding), narrative development (story grammar elements)</li>\n<li>Language assessment tools: CELF-5, PLS-5, CASL-2, OWLS-II, TOLD, TNL-2, EVT-3/PPVT-5</li>\n<li>Language difference vs. language disorder — considerations for bilingual and dialectal speakers</li>\n<li>Literacy connections: phonological awareness, reading comprehension, written language</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Fluency:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Types of disfluencies: part-word repetitions, whole-word repetitions, phrase repetitions, prolongations, blocks, interjections, revisions</li>\n<li>Stuttering severity: frequency (% syllables stuttered), duration, type, secondary behaviors, impact on communication</li>\n<li>Fluency shaping techniques: easy onset, light articulatory contacts, continuous phonation, slow rate</li>\n<li>Stuttering modification: cancellation, pull-out, preparatory set (Van Riper)</li>\n<li>Cluttering: rapid/irregular rate, excessive disfluencies, language formulation issues</li>\n<li>Assessment tools: SSI-4, OASES, BAB, A-19</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Voice:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perceptual voice evaluation: GRBAS scale, CAPE-V</li>\n<li>Voice disorders: nodules, polyps, cysts, vocal fold paralysis/paresis, muscle tension dysphonia, spasmodic dysphonia, puberphonia, paradoxical vocal fold movement</li>\n<li>Voice therapy techniques: vocal function exercises, resonant voice therapy, semi-occluded vocal tract exercises (SOVTE — lip trills, straw phonation), Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy (LMRVT)</li>\n<li>Vocal hygiene education and compliance</li>\n<li>Transgender voice: pitch modification, resonance, intonation, pragmatics</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication):</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>AAC systems: no-tech (gestures, sign, communication boards), low-tech (picture exchange, PODD), high-tech (SGD — Proloquo2Go, LAMP Words for Life, TouchChat, TD Snap)</li>\n<li>Access methods: direct selection, scanning, eye gaze, switch access</li>\n<li>Language representation: single-meaning pictures, core vocabulary, robust language systems</li>\n<li>AAC assessment: feature matching, communication needs assessment, environmental assessment</li>\n<li>Aided language stimulation / modeling strategies</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Dysphagia:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swallowing physiology: oral preparatory, oral transit, pharyngeal, esophageal phases</li>\n<li>IDDSI framework for diet texture modification (levels 0-7)</li>\n<li>MBSS (Modified Barium Swallow Study) and FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing)</li>\n<li>Swallowing strategies: chin tuck, head turn, supraglottic swallow, effortful swallow, Mendelsohn maneuver</li>\n<li>Aspiration risk factors, signs, and pneumonia prevention</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Cognitive-communication:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Domains: attention, memory, executive function, problem-solving, social cognition, pragmatics</li>\n<li>Populations: TBI, stroke, dementia, right hemisphere damage</li>\n<li>Functional cognitive assessment and treatment approaches</li>\n<li>Compensatory strategy training (memory notebooks, checklists, self-monitoring)</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Communication style</h2>\n<p>When assisting with SLP tasks:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use standard SLP terminology and abbreviations (SLP, CCC-SLP, AAC, MLU, PCC, % SS, GRBAS, CAPE-V, IDDSI)</li>\n<li>Expand abbreviations and use plain language in parent-facing or patient-facing materials</li>\n<li>Cite assessment tools and therapeutic approaches by name when relevant</li>\n<li>Distinguish between evidence-based practice and emerging approaches</li>\n<li>Always note that clinical outputs are drafts requiring SLP verification before clinical use</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Disclaimer</h2>\n<p>All clinical content generated with this plugin is for informational and drafting purposes only. It does not constitute clinical or educational advice. The speech-language pathologist is responsible for verifying all clinical information and exercising independent professional judgment.</p>\n<p>More SLP AI tools and resources at <a href=\"https://theaicareerlab.com/professions/speech-language-pathologist\">https://theaicareerlab.com/professions/speech-language-pathologist</a></p>\n","files":[{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":5026,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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