Speech & Language Services
Who we are
SLPs & SLPAs support students ages 3-22, who have speech & language impairments that adversely affect educational performance.
What we do
In the schools, the SLP works as part of a transdisciplinary team to support student communication within the educational context.
How we do it
In alignment with student need, service delivery approaches may be used in combination:
Consultation: provide education and support to the classroom teacher, paraprofessional, service providers and/or parent(s) related to the needs of students with speech and language impairments.
Collaboration: work with the classroom teacher and other service providers to implement an integrated intervention program in the classroom for students with speech and language impairments.
Direct: the SLP or SLPA provide small group services that are aligned with classroom curriculum and common core standards. Both collaboration and pullout are direct service approaches.
Communication areas include:
Articulation
Services may be required when a student's speech significantly interferes with communication, attracts adverse attention and impacts educational performance.
Language
Services may be required when a student's ability to understand, form, or use language is well below age or developmental expectancies and significantly impedes educational performance.
Fluency
Services may be required when a student demonstrates disruptions in the flow of speech (difficulty getting words out) and those disruptions and their impact adversely affects educational performance in academic, nonacademic, and extra-curricular (social) areas of a student's educational experience.
Voice
Services may be required when a student's voice is persistently abnormal and impacts educational performance.
Hearing Loss
Services may be required when a hearing loss results in a language or speech disorder and significantly affects educational performance.
Contact:
(760) 352-5712 ext. 8533
