Special needs aducation; speech and language therapy intervention; electromagnetic articulography; communicative disability; practice

Speech and language therapy university studies are one of the most demanding from the curriculum, but also technology point of view. To be prepared for modern speech and language therapy and teaching practice (as speech and language therapists study and work in the Czech Republic and in many other countries under the study programs and professional fields of special needs education), the students must obtain a lot skills, including those related to special technical equipment utilization and research-based practice. The aim of this research paper is to introduce the possible use of special technical equipment in special needs education treatment to enhance better visual feedback for university students with speech difficulties. It suggests the possibilities of application of this scientific method in special needs support services at universities, improving consequently the education of future speech and language therapists – university students by using research-based practice. The paper briefly introduce the principle of electromagnetic articulography (EMA) analysis and its utilization in speech therapy intervention and education of persons with communication disability at university level.