Welcome to the Elementary Speech and Language Department servicing students K-5. I am very excited to be working with your child. In speech we work on improving receptive and expressive language, articulation, auditory processing, phonological awareness, voice and dysfluency.

I look forward to meeting you this school year. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email

What is WHAT IS SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY?

Speech-language therapy provides students with the strategies and instructional support they

need to improve their understanding and production of speech and language in academic and

social settings

The following areas may be addressed with your child:

Articulation Disorders: difficulties producing sounds to the point that listeners struggle to

understand what is being said.

Fluency Disorders: problems such as stuttering, in which the flow of speech is interrupted by

abnormal stoppages, partial-word repetitions ("b-b-boy"), or prolonged sounds and syllables

(sssssnake).

Resonance or Voice Disorders: problems with the pitch, volume, or quality of the voice that

distract listeners from what is being said. These types of disorders may also cause pain or

discomfort for a child when speaking.

Receptive Language Disorders: difficulties understanding or processing language.

Cognitive-Communication Disorders: difficulty with communication skills that involve memory,

attention, perception, organization, regulation, and problem solving.

Expressive Language Disorders: difficulty putting words together, limited vocabulary, or

inability to use language in a socially appropriate way.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): All forms of communication (other than

oral speech) that are used to express thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas.

Phonological Awareness: A set of skills that children typically develop in the preschool years as

pre-reading skills. Phonological Awareness skills include rhyming, blending, and segmentation.

Auditory Processing: difficulty understanding and following directions.