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Intervention for Students with Speech/Language Needs

Learn about speech and language disorders, intervention strategies, and how to support students with difficulties in communication and learning. Get insights on the role of a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and practical tips for identifying and assisting those in need.

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Intervention for Students with Speech/Language Needs

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  1. Therapy Intervention for Students with Speech/Language Needs Betsy Molden, M.S. CCC-SLP

  2. What does a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) do? • Screen, evaluate, and diagnose speech, language, cognitive-communicative, and swallowing disorders • Screening: an informal observation of the individual to see if there is a need for further evaluation with no prior parent permission • Evaluation: a formal observation of the individual for which the parent must consent • Treat the above disorders in people from infancy to the golden years.

  3. Speech Disorders • A speech disorder is characterized when a person is unable to produce speech sounds correctly and/or fluently or if they have difficulty with their voice • Examples include: articulation disorder, stuttering, and having a hoarse voice • Practice good hygiene for your voice so you don’t have to visit an SLP!!

  4. Language Disorders • Expressive Language • Sharing thoughts, ideas, feelings completely (i.e. using a grammatically and syntactically correct age-appropriate sentence) • Social skills • Receptive Language • difficulty understanding others, following directions

  5. Language-Based Learning Disability • Difficulty with age-appropriate reading, spelling, and/or writing. • Examples include but are not limited to: • Expressing ideas clearly • Learning new vocabulary that the child hears and/or sees • Understanding questions and following directions (heard and/or read) • Recalling numbers in a sequence • Understanding and retaining the details of a story’s plot or a classroom lecture • Reading and comprehending material

  6. Language-Based Learning Disability Examples Continued • Difficulty with: • Learning words to songs and rhymes • Telling left from right (a skill required for reading and writing) • Letters and numbers • Learning the alphabet • Identifying letter-sound correspondence • Mixing up the order of letters in words while writing • Mixing up the order of numbers that are part of math calculations • Spelling • Memorizing the times tables • Telling time

  7. What can you do? • Refer any student who is suspected of showing signs of a speech-language disorder or delay to the IST-team • Provide examples of student behavior to support your inquiry • For more information visit www.asha.org • Information from this presentation was retrieved from www.asha.org .

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