1. Warrensburg Central School Speech and Language Therapy Program
Presented by
Mrs. Meg Lines
Speech and Language Therapist

2. Philosophy
The Warrensburg Central School Speech-Language Therapy Department is dedicated to improving and enhancing the speech and language abilities of those students receiving services.
Early intervention is key to the successful remediation of Communication Disorders, therefore focus is placed on providing services to students in grades K-3.
It is our goal that those students involved in the Speech-Language Therapy program at our school will show continued progress towards becoming more effective communicators.

3. Responsibilities of the Speech and Language Therapist
Conduct Speech and Language Screening
Conduct full Speech and Language Evaluations
Write Reports
Develop Individual Educational Plan Goals and Objectives
Provide Consultative services to teachers and parents
Serve as a member of the Committee on Special Education
Coordinate appropriate Speech and Language activities
Participate as a member of transdisciplinary teams

4. Speech and Language Services Implementation
Speech and Language Services are implemented through a variety of models:
Traditional pull out therapy
Transdisciplinary approach/Collaboration
Team Teaching
Inclusion
**To address the varying needs of the students, specific models are utilized where appropriate.**

5. Who receives Speech and Language Services?
There are two groups of students within the program that may receive Speech and Language Services:
*The first priority is those students who are identified under the Committee on Special Education.
*If scheduling time allows, those students who present mild delays may receive Speech Improvement Services.

6. Areas Addressed by the Speech and Language Therapist
Articulation: sound production; placements of articulators
Fluency: repetitions, dysfluencies when speaking
Voice: pitch, rate, intonation, and voice quality.
~Language~
Semantics: word meaning
Syntax: word order, sentence formation
Morphology: understanding/using rules related to sounds and sequence of sounds
Pragmatics: social use of language
Auditory Processing: ability of the central nervous system to manipulate and utilize auditory information

7. Consideration for Speech and Language Therapy Students are considered for Speech and Language Therapy based upon one or more of the following:
Full Speech and Language Evaluation
Speech and Language Screening
Teacher consultation

8. Dismissal Guidelines
Dismissal from speech and language therapy is recommended based upon several established factors.

9. The following are explored before dismissal is recommended:
Cognitive skills,
Self-esteem
Leveling out of test scores
Motivation
Demonstrated progress

10. In some cases students may no longer be responsive to further treatment/therapy.