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Speech Therapy Overview

                                   

What is Speech-Language Therapy?

  • Speech-Language Therapy is the treatment for children with a speech or language disorder.
  • A speech disorder refers to a problem with the production of sounds, whereas a language disorder refers to a difficulty understanding or putting words together to communicate thoughts or ideas.
  • Language disorders can be either receptive or expressive.
  • Receptive disorders refer to difficulty understanding or processing language.
  • Expressive disorders include difficulty putting words together in a sentence, limited vocabulary, or inability to use language in a socially appropriate way.

What do Speech Language Pathologists do?

  • Evaluate, treat, and help to prevent speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, fluency and other related disorders
  • Collaborate with teachers, special educators, other school personnel and parents to develop individual or group programs and support classroom activities.
Areas of Speech and Language:
  • Receptive Language
  • Expressive Language
  • Articulation (Speech Improvement)
  • Auditory Processing
  • Voice
  • Fluency
  • Phonemic Awareness

Our Services

Akron Central School District offers the following Speech and Language Services:
 
  • Special Education Speech-Language Therapy as indicated on an IEP (Individualized Education Program)
  • Speech Improvement services
  • Speech-Occupational Therapy Group
  • Central Auditory Processing Therapy
Qualifications for these services include:
 
  • Standardized test results
  • Falling within speech-language guidelines
  • Informal screening of articulation
  • Classroom performance/teacher recommendation