Speech & Language Department 

Email your child's Speech Therapist                                     

~Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing.

If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life. ~

-Brian Tracy

How is it determined if a child needs help in speech and language?

1. Either a parent or a teacher may request that a child be screened for speech. 

A screening is a tool used to help determine whether a student might benefit from a full speech and/or language evaluation. If indicated, a more in-depth assessment of language abilities may be completed to identify specific strengths and needs in speech/language  and whether or not  deficits are present which may affect a student’s academic performance.

2. If it is determined that a child displays a difficulty then a Child Study meeting is scheduled.

3. The Child Study team then meets to determine a plan of action. This may include monitoring within the classroom,           strategies for at home, or a request for an evaluation.

*A Speech and Language Impairment means “impairments of language, voice, fluency, or articulation that are not due to sensory impairment or developmental delay, but which are present to such a degree that academic achievement is affected and the condition is significantly disabling to the affected person.  Determination of speech and language impairment shall include the report of a speech clinician specifying the nature and degree of such an impairment.”

What does a speech therapist do?                                            

These problem areas may include: 

• Articulation

• Auditory Skills

• Fluency

• Language

• Voice

~The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. ~

     - Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889- 1951)