What should I do if I am concerned about a student?

Of the many ways we identify students who may have speech and language disorders, teacher referrals are the most important. Teachers are able to compare a student to other students in the class and grade level. Your instincts are our best resource.  Children develop in different ways but we do have some general developmental norms as well as district guidelines. Your first step should be to check these norms below.  If you feel a student needs further evaluation, contact the Speech Language Pathologist in your school.  You will need to do RTI activities for a minimum of two weeks. Once these are finished, the SLP will request permission from the parent to evaluate the student. Following evaluation, the SLP, the parent, the LEA and you will meet to discuss the results of the evaluation and recommendations for the student.

Referral For Speech/Language Therapy Services

Articulation Referral Process

Step 1:  
Check the Articulation Referral Guidelines first to make sure it is an age appropriate referral:

Articulation Referral Guidelines

Articulation Intervention Form

Step 2:
If the referral is appropriate according to the referral guidelines, contact parent and start interventions with this form:

Step 3:  
Give completed forms to your Speech/Language Pathologist.

Language Referral Process

Teacher Input Form

Step 1:
After you have checked with your Speech/Language Pathologist, contact parent and start interventions with these forms:

Step 2:
​Give completed forms to your Speech/Language Pathologist.

(Elementary) Lang Intervention

(Secondary) Lang Intervention

Language Input Form

Stuttering Referral Process

Step 1:
Review the stuttering flowchart and then consult with your Speech/Language Pathologist.

Step 2:
If a referral is needed, begin interventions using these forms:

Stuttering Flowchart

Stuttering Input Form

Stuttering Intervention Form

Pragmatic Referral Process

​Step 1:  
​Consult your Speech/Language Patholgist before filling out this form:​

Pragmatic Language Intervention Form

How to help in the classroom

• Helping a student with Auditory Processing Disorder
• Helping a student who stutters
• Helping a student with speech articulation problems
• Helping a student with language disorder
• Helping a student with hearing difficulties

Input Interviews-Please provide information to aid in our evaluation.
Stuttering & Fluency Questionaire 
​Oral Expression
Listening Comprehension
​Phonological Awareness
Language Checklist

Collaboration ("Red") Week

​Red week is a time when your speech therapist will be working on updating your program, observing you in the classroom and meeting with your parents and teachers. During this week, you will not come to speech. Please come back at your regular time.