Speech Therapy
Role of the school based SLP: Evaluate and treat communication disorders,
such as impairments in receptive or expressive language, articulation, voice, fluency,
and swallowing, which interfere with academic success.
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Articulation disorder- the atypical production
of speech sounds characterized by substitutions, omissions, additions, or
distortions, which may interfere with intelligibility. |
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Voice disorder- characterized by the
abnormal production and/or absences of vocal quality, pitch, loudness, resonance,
and/or duration, which is inappropriate for an individual’s age and/or
gender. |
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Fluency disorder- the interruption in
the flow of speaking, characterized by atypical rate, rhythm, and repetitions
of sounds, syllables, words, and phrases.
This may be accompanied by excessive tension, struggle behavior, and
secondary mannerisms. |
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Dysphagia- Difficulty in
swallowing or inability to swallow. |
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Language disorder- impaired
comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol
systems. The disorder may involve the
form of language (sound combinations, word structure, grammar & syntax),
the content of language (meaning of words and sentences), and/or the function
of language in communication (functional & socially appropriate communication). |
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Learn about our new reading intervention at ASMS: Fast ForWord Language and Literacy Advanced |
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Concerned about your child’s speech or
language skills? Contact your child’s
teacher and discuss your concerns, and if appropriate, request a meeting with
the Student Assistance Team (SAT) for further discussion and/or assessment. |
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Communicator of the Month |