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- Who comes to speech?
- What is a speech/language disorder?
- When do children go to speech?
- Where do they go to speech?
- Why do they need to come to speech?
- What do we do in speech?
- At what age do children develop the ability to make speech sounds?
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Who comes to speech?
Teachers and parents can refer any students for a speech and language
screening if they feel there is a problem. If a child does not perform
well on the screening, he/she is then evaluated with parent permission to
see if, in fact, there is a speech/language disorder. If the child meets the
state criteria for speech/language disorders, parents are notified and with
parental permission, the child is enrolled in therapy.
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What is a speech/language disorder?
A speech/language disorder is a communication disorder such as stuttering,
impaired articulation (inability to say certain sounds correctly), language
impairment (delays in basic readiness vocabulary, concept development, the
use of good sentence structure and grammar, use of appropriate social
language), or a voice impairment that adversely affects a student’s
educational performance
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When do children go to speech?
Speech sessions usually meet twice per week for 30 minutes. Most speech
groups are small, providing the students with as much individual attention
as possible. Speech times are scheduled specifically to avoid missing
classroom instruction and special area times.
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Where do they go to speech?
Most speech groups come to my room (#404). On occasion I do work with
children within the regular classroom setting.
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Why do they need to come to speech?
If a child cannot say his/her sounds correctly, it may interfere with
his/her communication in the classroom and his/her development of phonics
skills. If a child has delayed language skills, it may interfere with
his/her emerging reading and writing skills. Stuttering and voice problems
may also interfere with communication in the classroom.
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What do we do in speech?
In speech class we utilize a large amount of fun! We learn through play
therapy, games, crafts, books and worksheets. We learn about letters, the
sounds they represent, and how to say those sounds. We practice moving the
parts of our mouths to produce sounds in words. We read stories and sequence
the events that occured. We answer questions about stories, events and
ideas. We practice vocabulary of catagories and concepts.
Speech is lots of fun, but we do learn new skills each session
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At what age do children develop the ability to make speech sounds?
Age
2 ½ years VOWELS
3 years B, M, P
4 years N, NG, W, H
4 ½ years T, D, F, V, K, G, Y
5 years L
6 years R, VOWEL + R, S, Z, CH, SH, ZH, DZ
7 years TH, R blendsS blends, L blends, KW
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