SPEECH/LANGUAGE THERAPY

Speech/Language therapy is a related service for students at Little Flower who exhibit speech and or language deficits that interfere with the student’s education. Services are mandated on a Childs IEP and approved of by the Committee on Special Education.    Students are seen individually and or in groups. Areas of weakness often include:

 

PHONOLOGY/ARTICULATION- the ability to manipulate the mouth to make letter sounds. (Critical to beginning reading success.)

 

AUDITORY PROCESSING- the ability to hear what is being said and the ability to understand it.

 

RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE- the development of age appropriate skills to understand language.

 

EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE- the development of age appropriate skills to use language.

 

FLUENCY- the ability to communicate freely without disruptions.

 

VOICE- a vocal disorder usually involves one of the following three characteristics of voice production: Quality (hoarse or nasal) Pitch (too high or too low) or Intensity (softness/loudness).

 

PRAGMATICS- refers to how language is used in social situations.