Speech Therapy

Things that we work on in class include receptive and expressive language disorders

1) Syntax: word order, appropriate use of pronouns, articles, verbs

2) Semantics: understanding of language, expressive language, basic concepts, following directions.

3) Morphology: appropriate prefixes and suffixes

4) Pragmatics: social skills, turn taking, topic maintenance

5) Word Finding: know words, but is unable to retrieve for expression (tip of the tongue)

6) Auditory Processing: difficulty decoding/interpreting messages in order to retrieve answer.

Articulation and Voice

Articulation disorders involve producing various sounds according to age:

1) Kindergartners: should be able to produce p, b, m, d, t, k, g, f, v, w, y, h

2) First Graders: should be able to produce all of the above and the, sh, ch, j, l

3)Second Graders and Older Children: should be able to produce all of the above sounds and s, z, and r correctly

Voice Disorder:

Any deviation in voice quality, frequency, intensity, or resonance (nasality). Watch for hoarse, raspy, breathy voice.

School Numbers

FBCS 753-3614

GSHS 753-3011

OCS 724-3705

HCS 768-6487

SPP 768-6557

HC 753-3280