Speech and Language Services
3:1 Model for Speech and Language Service Delivery
The Speech and Language Department follows a 3:1 model for speech and language therapy service delivery. A 3:1 model means that your child will receive direct speech therapy for three weeks in a row and then one week of consultation services that will rotate every 4 weeks. During the consultation week, your student's speech therapist may be doing the following:
working with students' teachers to ensure carry-over of speech skills within the classroom
informing you of your student's progress.
observing students in the classroom.
collaborating with the students' team.
participating in professional development activities.
screenings and evaluations.
Speech and Language Services
Articulation: accurate production of speech sounds.
Phonological Awareness: awareness of sounds & ways to manipulate them.
Stuttering: smooth, fluid speech.
Semantic Language: word meanings and relationships (e.g.; vocabulary, descriptions, synonyms, antonyms, etc.).
Syntactic Language: sentence structure & grammatical markings.
Auditory Processing/Language Processing/Central Auditory Processing: how our brains accept auditory stimuli & attach meaning to the stimuli.
Pragmatic Language: social skills during communication situations.
Augmentative Communication: alternative forms of communication for those who cannot achieve speech.
Voice Disorders: techniques to treat strained, breathy, hoarse, soft, loud, or nasal voices.
Autism Spectrum Disorders: Autism spectrum disorders affect three different areas of a child's life:
Social Interaction
Communication: both verbal and non-verbal
Behaviors and interests
Alternative Augmentative Communication: The use of either low-tech or high-tech static and dynamic devices to help students to communicate.