Mrs. Kier, Speech and Language Support Teacher
Speech and Language Support is a service provided by a
trained speech and language pathologist.
Speech-language pathologists in the school setting serve students by applying the best available research evidence, using expert clinical judgments, and considering clients' individual preferences and values. Speech-language pathologists provide treatment for students when their academic success is
inhibited by communication and/or swallowing difficulties in the following
areas:
Articulation
- ability to produce speech sounds
Language –
comprehension (ability to understand information that is presented) and
expression (ability to use language) including phonology; morphology; syntax;
semantics; and literacy (reading,
writing, spelling)
Fluency -
stuttering
Voice –
quality (resonance, pitch, and loudness) of speech
Pragmatics -
language use, social aspects of communication and prelinguistic communication
(e.g., joint attention, intentionality, communicative signaling)
Cognition-
attention, memory, sequencing, problem solving, executive functioning
Feeding and Swallowing - oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, esophageal
A student must qualify for speech and
language support based on an evaluation consisting of standardized assessments,
classroom performance/observations, and parent and teacher input.
Parents: Student are regularly
instructed to keep work they have completed during speech class in their speech
folders and to take their folders home to share with you. Please encourage your child to bring this
folder home as well. We want to share
all of the hard work.
If you need anything from Mrs.
Kier, please don’t hesitate to call your child’s school or email me at [email protected]
Remember: Speech and language
support is fun, but we always have to do our best work!