The International Society for "Logopædia"

In England we have not this passion for coining terms, displayed by our colleagues on the Continent, and it is unlikely that we shall adopt this new word. We might use " elocution " if it were not that we are apt to associate " recitation " (and what recitation !) with that word. The term " Speech Training," which many prefer as a description of our profession, may be thought to cover too wide a field, but that can be avoided by adding the word "remedial." Thus, "Remedial Speech Training" is the subject of this article. The term is not so compact as " Logopaedie," but it is plain English. The shortened term, " Remedial Classes," will be used to describe special classes for correction of defects of speech, as opposed to " special schools," to describe classes at which children suffering from defects of speech receive general education as well as special instruction in speaking.