For Teachers
There are many strategies teachers can use to help their students with speech impairments. The first course of action is to seek information from interventionists, therapists, parents and the students themselves to gain a clear understanding of the challenges and best practices to address them.
Interventions
Accommodations
Differentiation Strategies
Continue to seek feedback from student, parents and other professionals to evaluate effectiveness of strategies.
Mastropieri, M. A. & Scruggs, T.E. (2007). The Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Effective Instruction. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall.
More Information
http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/speech
http://www.speechlanguage-resources.com
http://www.education.com/topic/speech-disorder
http://www.speakingofspeech.com
http://www.naset.org/speechandlanguage2.0.html
http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/speechlanguage#teachers
There are many strategies teachers can use to help their students with speech impairments. The first course of action is to seek information from interventionists, therapists, parents and the students themselves to gain a clear understanding of the challenges and best practices to address them.
Interventions
- Individual Therapy
- Parental or Caregiver Training
- Small Group with Specialist
- Assistive Technology
Accommodations
- Modifying Assignments
- Place students near the front of the room
- Create a positive and supportive classroom community
- Allow time for oral responses
Differentiation Strategies
- Students may wish to prerecord oral presentations
- Monitor pace of instruction
- Peer assistance
- Augmentative communication devices
Continue to seek feedback from student, parents and other professionals to evaluate effectiveness of strategies.
Mastropieri, M. A. & Scruggs, T.E. (2007). The Inclusive Classroom: Strategies for Effective Instruction. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall.
More Information
http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/speech
http://www.speechlanguage-resources.com
http://www.education.com/topic/speech-disorder
http://www.speakingofspeech.com
http://www.naset.org/speechandlanguage2.0.html
http://nichcy.org/disability/specific/speechlanguage#teachers