What is school-based SPEECH-LANGUAGE therapy? 

The Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) at Washington School of Early Learning work with educational evaluation teams to provide comprehensive language and speech assessments for students. Services to students with speech-language disorders may be provided in individual sessions, small group sessions, in classrooms when teaming with teachers, in the preschool phonology classroom, or in a consultative model with teachers and parents. SLPs integrate students' speech-language goals with academic outcomes and functional performance.

How is a student eligible for SPEECH-LANGUAGE services?

Generally, children are considered eligible as a student with a speech-language impairment if they meet Wisconsin DPI eligibility criteria. This means that a student must have a speech and/or language impairment, that the nature of the impairment requires specially designed instruction, and the impairment causes a documented adverse effect on the child’s academic or non-academic performance (social, emotional, or vocational). There are specific criteria for each speech and language area.