that mean? This means that your student has been evaluated by a Speech-Language Patnologst (SLP ) and was determined To have communication deficits severe enoug) To impact thelr academic or social learning What kind of communication deficits are there? » Articuiation/honoiogica! Deficits in This area would make It difficult For you to understand the student when, « Expressive Language Deficits in this area would make it Gif FlcuT For thé student To clearly and concisely Tel information This canbe in both spoken or written Forms. + Receptive Language Defias n this Grea woudmnake't difficut For the student To Folow directions or understand Information . ‘Deficits in this area woud moke it ckFFicut For the ‘student To work in groups or understand Figurative language n stories and conversation Why do they need to miss class for speech services? Speech services canbe delveredin a variety of ways, The SLP wil determine the best service delvery modelbased on the chicis needs and abiities. Sometimes this means beng puled from. Class To Focus on skils and concepts, Students can Feel SelF-conscious and get distracted while workingin The classroom If they are not ready For if. SLOs donot want students To miss peer modeling and interaction opportunities, but keep inmind decisions, cbouT service delivery are made with the student's best Interest in mind IF younave questions Tak To your SLP. respeecna.coes‘CHARACTERISTIC OF SPEECH/LANGUAGE DISORDERS In order to receive speech/language therapy in the public school, a child must have a problem that interferes with his/her academic performance PLEASE REFER A CHILD FOR SPEECH/LANGAUGE SCREENING IF: ARTICULATION - Ifa chil A. Cannot say /th/ by age 7 Cannot sy /t/,/V by age 8 Cannot sy /s) Je! by age 8 Has more than one error pronunciations) Is emotionally upset by speech errors VOICE ~ ita ei 11. Speaks o loudly or too softy (other than shyness) 2. Uses inappropriate piteh 3. Is hoarse, denasal (other than due to colds or allergies), hypernasal FLUENCY Ifa chile: {Has more than the normal amount of hestations or repetitions of sounds, words or phrases 2. Speaks too fast or 00 slowly 3. Is tense or self-conscious about speech HEARING —ifa child 1. Ass for frequent repetitions 2. Watches the speaker's mouth 3. Tits head to one side 4. Often hears words wrong LANGUAGE if chil 1 Has limited oral vorabulary or concreteness of work mesg 2. Gaps n information or knowledge — doesn’t know certain fats that all ther children know 3. Cannot express similarities and differences or use wordsin meaningful associations or classify and categorize Cannot make cause and effect relationships Has difficulty with concepts of time and space (i.e. unde, between, before, after, etc} Has effcuty comprehending directions Never talks or volunteer in cass res incorrect arammar other than common mtu Has short memory for material presented auditorily 10, Uses mostly shor, simple sentences in orl language