Speech-Language Impairment
"A student with a speech-language impairment shall have a communicative disorder which prevents the student from receiving reasonable educational benefit from general education." Colorado Department of Education Definition.
Academic Language
Many students who speak English as their first language will have trouble with "Academic Language". Academic Language is the vernacular used in textbooks, classrooms and on tests. It tends to be different vocabulary and structure than language you would typically use in social interactions. Low academic language skills have been show to correlate with below average performance in school academics. Source
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Speech Language Therapy
The site's intended audience includes families and others close to children who have communication impairments; and students and professionals in the field of communication sciences and disorders. Its mission is to provide useful, theoretically sound, and where possible evidence-based information about human communication disorders, and as such, is not a substitute for personal care.
http://speech-language-therapy.com/
Apraxia-KIDS
Every child deserves a voice. The mission: To strengthen the support systems in the lives of children with apraxia, so that each child has their best opportunity to develop speech.
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