![]() Discussion at IST (Instructional Support Team) and/or with parent.Discussion with classroom teacher & parent.What does a speech and language assessment include? Speedy speech is a “carryover/homework-based” program.Children receive homework each night do to with parents to practice sound.Children are seen individually outside the classroom, 3-4 times per week for 5-10 minutes.“Speedy Speech: Efficient Service Delivery for Articulation Errors”, School-Based Issues. Research based: In October 2005, “a new program was developed for elementary school students who did not qualify for speech/language services, but whose spontaneous speech contained sound errors that were no longer developmentally appropriate.” (Kuhn, Debra.Children with mild articulation errors (could be any number of errors, including clusters).At the high school level, many students receive functional support in the work place to help them carry out these skills in real world situations. Children who have difficulty beginning and ending conversations or topic maintenance receive functional support. Pragmatics : Some students may have difficulty understanding the concept of sharing, keeping up with the pace of social language in the upper grades, or picking up on subtle hints such as eye contact, facial expressions and body language.Stuttering therapy: If a child stutters, the child may receive stuttering therapy to work on ways to become more fluent when speaking across different situations and with different people in different environments.Language therapy: When a child has difficulty understanding language, needs to increase a vocabulary base, has difficulty processing language in a large classroom, doesn’t understand basic concepts, abstract concepts, or has difficulty with the curriculum.Articulation therapy: When a child distorts a sound that should be developmentally stable, s/he may receive articulation therapy, to address the sound(s).What can speech and language therapy for my child include? Individuals with reading and writing problems also may have trouble using language to communicate, think, and learn. Problems can occur in the production, comprehension, and awareness of language sounds, syllables, words, sentences, and conversation. Difficulty in learning to listen, speak, read, or write can result from problems in language development. They may struggle with reading, have difficulty understanding and expressing language, misunderstand social cues, avoid attending school, show poor judgment, and have difficulty with tests. People with a communication disorder frequently do not perform at grade level. If my child has a speech or language disorder, how does it affect their learning? Voice disorders – (quality of voice that may include hoarseness, nasality, volume (too loud or soft).Stuttering (fluency) disorders – (interruption of the flow of speech that may include hesitations, repetitions, prolongations of sounds or words).Cognitive-communication disorders – (difficulty with thinking skills including perception, memory, awareness, reasoning, judgment, intellect and imagination).Language disorders – (difficulty understanding what they hear as well as expressing themselves with words).Speech sound disorders – (difficulty pronouncing sounds).What types of speech and language disorders affect school-age children?Ĭhildren may experience one or more of the following disorders: Guilderland High School: Debra Kottage-Perrotto.Farnsworth Middle School: Katelynn Carroll, Katie Giglio. ![]() Westmere Elementary School: Carrie Windecker.Pine Bush Elementary School: Chris VanOort.Lynnwood Elementary School: Shauna Otsu-Schechner, Chris Van Oort.Guilderland Elementary School: Anna Hanson.Altamont Elementary School: Bonnie Martel, Karen Lajeunesse.Speech and language therapists by school building
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