THE CCSEC SPEECH THERAPY
VISION STATEMENT
To serve as positive,
collaborative, efficient, resourceful, members of the campus team
regarding the evaluation/identification process inclusive of RESULTS,
supports of students meeting or suspected of meeting the eligibility
criteria for the instructional service of Speech and utilizing
scientific research-based, peer reviewed practices for fostering student
success that actively engages students in the therapy process as well as
modeling/sharing information with the classroom teachers.
What is Speech Therapy?
Speech-language pathology is the study of disorders that affect a
person's speech, language, cognition, voice disorders, swallowing
disorders and the rehabilitative or corrective treatment of physical
and/or cognitive deficits/disorders resulting in difficulty with
communication and/or swallowing. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) or
Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) address people's speech
production, vocal production, swallowing difficulties and language needs
through speech therapy in a variety of different contexts including
schools, hospitals, and through private practice.
Communication includes speech (articulation, intonation, rate,
intensity), language (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax,
semantics, pragmatics), both receptive and expressive language
(including reading and writing), and non-verbal communication such as
facial expression and gesture. Swallowing problems managed under speech
therapy are problems in the oral, laryngeal, and/or pharyngeal stages of
swallowing (not esophageal).
Depending on the nature and severity of the disorder, common treatments
may range from physical strengthening exercises, instructive or
repetitive practice and drilling, to the use of audio-visual aids and
introduction of strategies to facilitate functional communication.
Speech therapy may also include sign language and the use of picture
symbols
