Are you speaking correctly? Free information day on speech therapy in Lübeck!

Are you speaking correctly? Free information day on speech therapy in Lübeck!

The event took place on March 6, 2025European Speech Therapy Daytook place in Lübeck, which attracted numerous visitors under the motto “Language and food intake at all ages”. The event that takes place in IMGWF took place at Königstrasse 42, offered a free lecture program that offered relatives, those affected and interested parties a platform for information and exchange. Access was possible for all visitors at any time and the program ran from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The lecture program included a variety of topics presented by experts. So explainedPD Annette Fox-Boyer, PhDin her lecture “My child doesn’t speak properly”, what challenges can arise in language development. Dr. Jana Zang addressed the holistic understanding of food intake in small children in her lecture “Drinking and Eating in the First Years of Life – What is Normal?” Other notable contributions came fromProf. Annette Baumgärtner, PhD, who spoke about “Speech therapy after a stroke”, and Valentine Silberling, M.Sc., who dealt with the topic “When swallowing becomes an issue”. graduatedVivian Dittmer, M.A.with her lecture about dementia and the loss of language.

Language development in multilingualism

A central theme of the event was:Multilingualismand their impact on language development in children. Loud Speech therapy Lienert Children can usually learn several languages ​​at the same time from birth. Children who have a different mother tongue at home are often able to learn German in addition to their mother tongue as soon as they enter kindergarten. However, difficulties can arise with children having problems with vocabulary and grammar in either one or both languages.

The symptoms that occur in children growing up multilingually are often similar to those of language development delays or disorders. Typical abnormalities must be differentiated from genuine language disorders. It is therefore important that the therapy takes the children's native language into account. For example, a child who speaks Arabic and German needs therapy that relies on both languages ​​to promote language skills.

Therapeutic approaches and parental support

The therapy of language disorders in people who are multilingual should include exercises for auditory perception, playful expansion of vocabulary and improvement of language comprehension. Parents play a crucial role here by actively supporting their children's language development. They should also communicate with their children in their native language, as this is crucial for acquiring the German language.

In summary, a comprehensive approach to speech therapy and close collaboration between professionals and parents are necessary to meet the needs of children growing up multilingually. Further information on the topics and practice of speech therapy is available on the website of the German Federal Association of Speech Pathologists available.