ALLegany-LimestONE Central School District

 

 

 

Speech-language therapy provides students with strategies and instructional support they

need to improve their understanding and production of speech and language in academic and social settings.

 

Speech-Langauge therapy services may be provided in accordance with a child's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or

through our Related Service/Speech Improvement program.

 

 

Difficulties producing sounds to the point that listeners struggle to understand what is being said.

Problems such as stuttering, in which the flow of speech is interrupted by abnormal

stoppages, partial word repeitions, or prolonged sounds and syllables.

Problems with the pitch, volume or quality of the voice. 

Difficulites understanding or processing language.

Difficulty with communication skills that involve memory,

attention, perception, organization, regulation and problem solving.

Difficulty putting words together, limited vocabulary, or

inability to use language in a socially appropriate way.

All forms of communication (other than oral speech) that are used

to express needs, wants, thoughts and ideas.