Speech and Language Therapy
Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) at Center School is an educational service that supports students with challenges with communication, speech, language, cognitive communication, and related language disorders. The primary goal of SLT in schools is to help students develop effective communication skills, improve their language abilities, build executive function skills, and overcome any barriers impacting their academic and social success. A certified Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) provides consultation, assessment, and therapeutic intervention.
Purpose of Speech Therapy:
Identification and Assessment
Individualized Treatment
Therapeutic Interventions
Areas of Speech, Language and Cognitive Communication that can be addressed:
- Fluency
- Speech Production: Articulation, motor planning and execution, phonological
- Language: Listening, processing, speaking, reading, writing, and pragmatics
- Cognition: Attention, memory, problem-solving, execution function
- Voice and Resonance
- Auditory Habilitation and Rehabilitation
Center School’s Speech and Language Therapist Provides:
Collaboration
Group and Individual Sessions
Progress Monitoring
Transition Planning
Multi-disciplinary Approach
Student Benefits:
Enhanced Communication Skills
Academic Improvement
Increased Confidence
Overall, SLT contributes to creating a supportive educational environment where all students can develop effective communication skills and succeed academically and socially.
