Probably, not everyone knows about the existence of such a professional holiday as International Speech Therapist Day.
What does a speech therapist do?
Most of us do not give proper attention to this specialty, believing that the work of a speech therapist is only that he corrects the incorrect pronunciation of sounds in people with speech defects. However, having delved more deeply into the specialization of this profession, you can find out that they deal with absolutely all speech disorders, such as fuzzy or incorrect pronunciation, poor diction. They also treat diseases associated with the nervous system.
When is the holiday?
Speech therapist Day in Russia is celebrated annually on November 14. And, unfortunately, many parents underestimate this profession, believing that it is not as important as, for example, the role of a teacher or a doctor in the life of a child. Therefore, most Russians find it difficult to answer the question of what day the speech therapist is. However, it should be borne in mind that by contacting a specialist in this field in time, you will be able to solve many problems associated with your child’s conversational speech.
It's important to know
International Speech Therapist Day is a holiday for people of a particularly important social profession. The work of these specialists is a long way, upon reaching which a person will learn to speak beautifully, correctly and competently. Oratory in the modern world has a special place in life, because if a person knows how to speak beautifully, then he will definitely want to listen. A competent speech will allow the child to study well, make many friends, and also develop correctly in general.
In fact, we can say that the International Day of Speech Therapist is a celebration of a teacher, a doctor, and a psychologist in one person. After all, these employees both treat the child, and teach, and try to figure out what is the result of certain violations in his speech.
International Speech Therapist Day is a holiday of people who get along well with children, who have high endurance and sociability. Speech therapists work in almost every school. However, if the institution does not have a specialist in this profession, then parents can easily find special conversational courses for their children.
Unfortunately, recently it can be noted that despite the urgency of the problem of speech defects in children, speech therapists are becoming less and less. This is due to the fact that most parents do not pay due attention to how correctly and correctly their children speak and pronounce words. However, slurred speech makes a person silent, uncommunicative, too modest and quiet, adolescents and children of primary school age cease to feel a craving for knowledge. Ultimately, delays in speech development contribute to the fact that the baby simply closes in and does not want to communicate with anyone, and this leads to even greater problems of a social type. Therefore, the timely appeal to specialists in the presence of problems with speech is an indispensable condition for further full life.
How to celebrate a holiday?
In order to congratulate these employees, you need to know the following about the speech therapist day: what date this wonderful holiday is celebrated, how and where to celebrate it.
Since specialists in this profession are among the first teachers in our lives, it is important not to forget about this event. However, since this holiday is not widespread, employees usually celebrate the speech therapist day in Russia in a narrow circle while at the workplace.
Surely the best congratulation for a speech therapist will be just attention to their professional holiday, kind words from their students. On International Speech Therapist Day, wish these people success in their challenging activities.