SPEECH & LANGUAGE COURSE OUTLINE

The speech/language pathologists at the Robert Seaman school work to improve Receptive and Expressive
Language, Pragmatic Language, Auditory Processing, Phonological Development, Articulation, and Fluency.
Receptive Language Remediation
Linguistic concept development
Following directions-identifying key words
Vocabulary development
Understanding complex sentence structure
Understanding figurative vs. literal language
Understanding "WH" questions
Expressive Language Remediation
Word retrieval drills
Sequencing
Vocabulary development
Syntax and grammar development

Pragmatic Language Remediation

Using greetings
Using language for multiple purposes
Initiating, maintaining, terminating conversation
Teaching perspective taking
Auditory Processing:
Following directions
Improving auditory memory and discrimination skills
Improving ability to understand in the presence of background noise
Consulting with classroom teachers regarding classroom accommodations
(preferential seating, repetition of information, breaking down assignments)
Implementing FM units, if necessary
Phonemic Awareness:
Introducing students to sounds through
-rhyming
-word play
-songs
-sound manipulation
-sound pairs/groups (LIPS program)
Articulation/Phonology Remediation
Sound awareness and discrimination
Teach placement
Drill and practice of target sounds
Oral motor development
Reduce sound omissions, substitutions, distortions
Fluency:
Helping students to become aware of their stuttering behaviors
Teaching strategies to decrease and/or eliminate behaviors
Counseling parents and teachers
Providing students with a place to discuss their feelings and concerns