May 19, 2013
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Services Provided
What we do
Definitions
Home Practice
Services Provided
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Diagnostic testing and/or screening
▪ Group
or individual speech therapy
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Collaborative- classroom based therapy
What we do
▪ Speech
therapy at MCS aims at helping children with any of the
following difficulties:
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Articulation problems
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Language delays or impairment
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Language learning disabilities
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Auditory processing problems
▪ Social
Language difficulties
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Phonemic Awareness problems
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Hearing loss
▪ Voice
or Fluency problems
Children can receive speech services through the Committee on
Special Education or through the speech improvement program.
Initial evaluation can be requested by a teacher or parent, and
is only completed with parents’ permission.
Definitions:
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Articulation disorder - A delay or impairment
in the ability to produce speech sounds which may impact
academic achievement or social interaction.
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Language delay - A developmental delay in the
ability to understand or use language.
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Language learning disability - Any of a variety
of disorders that affect the acquisition, retention,
understanding, organization or use of verbal information.
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Auditory Processing problems - A difficulty in
processing and interpreting auditory information despite normal
hearing.
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Social Language difficulties - A difficulty in
interpreting a speaker’s intended meaning, typically in
conversation, with peers and adults.
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Phonemic Awareness - The understanding and of
the sound-symbol relationship between letters and the sounds
they represent. Phonemic awareness is also the ability to
perceive the differences between sounds.
Home Practice
Speech/Language websites:
http://www.speechtx.com
http://www.speakingofspeech.com
http://www.speechville.com/education-station.html
