Do you suspect your child has a speech and/or language disorder? Some parents may suspect a speech and/or language disorder, but do not know how to get their child the help they need. In the schools we have a referral process we must follow for students we suspect have a speech and language disorder. As the parent, you have a right to request testing for your child. The student's teacher may also make a referral if they believe your student has a speech and/or language disorder. Before a referral is made, the teacher is asked to do interventions with the child. For example, if the child has trouble making the /r/ sound, and is around the age of 8 or older, the teacher would work with the student to see if improvement could be made with the only the teachers help. If the student shows enough improvement, then the interventions with the teacher would continue and no referral for special education would be made. If the student continues to struggle with the /r/ sound, then the goal would be revised and a second intervention completed. If the student still continues to struggle with the /r/ sound after two interventions were completed by the teacher, a referral for special education would be made.
After a referral is made, a permission to test would be sent home. If the parent consented to the evaluation, testing would be completed within a 45 school day period. Following testing a meeting would be set up with the parent, teacher, principal or vice principal and the involved special education providers. At the meeting, the test results would be provided and a determination of eligibility for special education would be made. If a student qualifies for special education, they would then begin receiving services during school hours. If you believe your child has a speech and/or language disorder, please talk to their teacher so we can get some interventions started and move forward with the process as appropriate.
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