Speech related

Does anyone's DC get speech in elementary school for an 'articulation' issue?

My DS' k teacher isn't sure he needs speech, but if so, this would be the reason.

He is being evaluated (at my request) but I don't know what this issue is/or what it means?

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articulation issue would be the way he produces a sound it could be a mis-articulation or a distoration of a sound. like if he was to say bive instead of five or if he had a forward tongue position for sounds like /s/. As well as the clarity or intelligibility of his speech. There are a lot of areas in articulation and depending on the age of you DC some may still be developmental. a lot of schools that identify an articulation issue will just work with the child on that sound or sounds without even generating an IEP

Speech related

DS did in kindegarten and first grade. He didn't say his "R" properly. The problem was corrected by the middle of first grade.

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DD is in K and has an articulation issue with R, Y and a couple other items.

I had her evaluated by the school system 2 times (once before K and once at the prompting of her K teacher). SHe didn't qualify, they said it was developmentally appropriate.

We started private speech a few weeks ago, I just wanted to make sure we don't miss an opportunity even though the school didn't qualify her.

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I'm a speech therapist. Yup- articulation just means the way she says her sounds. Like instead of "so", she says "tho", or "wabbit" instead of "Rabbit".
Different sounds develop at different ages. So, Depending on what sound she has trouble with, it might be "ok" to be pronouncing it wrong at her age. In which case age wouldnt get speech therapy- the speech therapist would just kind of keep an eye on her.
Usually the speech therapist will test the child, decide if speech therapy is needed. Speech classes are usually once a week for 30 minutes during the school day. Most kids do fine

Message edited 1/20/2013 12:23:06 AM.

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My DS is in 1st grade, and is receiving speech for articulation issues. He began receiving speech in K, as they "found" the issue at his kindergarten screening. He does not have an IEP for speech (although he does have an IEP for Occupational and Physical Therapy). He receives speech 2 times a week, 30 minutes a session. It is a group session with about 3 other children.

They noticed at his kindergarten screening that he wasn't forming the letters correctly with his mouth - he has weak lip and tongue muscles. He was working on the sh and ch sounds during K, and has been working on closing his lips correctly for the M, P and B sounds in 1st.

He's made tons of improvement, and he loves speech class.