"Speech-Language Impairment" means a communication disorder such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a voice impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance.  Students may demonstrate one or any combination of the four components listed below:

Articulation:  The way we say our speech sounds.  Types of misarticulations include omissions, substitutions, and distortions.

Language:  Language involves many things.  It includes vocabulary, syntax,  and listening skills. 

Fluency:  The flow or rhythm of our speech.

Voice:  A voice disorder is an abmormal production of pitch, loudness, and quality.