Welcome to the West Seneca Central School District

Speech and Language Page

Speech/Language Therapy: Speech/language therapy is offered through the school district to students whose academic performance is adversely affected by one or more of the following: Impaired articulation A language impairment-receptive and/or expressive Stuttering (dysfluency) Hearing impairment Organic problems - such as cleft palate, head injury

These disorders must be moderate to severe in nature. Students tested by the speech therapist are referred to the Committee on Special Education and a psychological evaluation is performed to determine if the child will benefit from intervention.

Children with developmental speech delays (those delays that will develop naturally as the child matures) do not qualify for speech services in the schools.

Delivery of school-based services will be determined by the Committee on Special Education on an individual needs basis.

If you are concerned about your child's speech-language development, please contact the speech-language therapist at your child's school.

This page was designed to provide information about the following topics. Please keep in mind that the West Seneca Central School District is not endorsing any of the following agencies or products.

What is a Speech -Language Pathologist	Links to Organizations and Associations
Speech and Language Links	Assistive Technology and Autism/PDD
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) Links	Speech Sound Development
National Stuttering Project	Voice Disorders

Thank you for visiting this page. We hope that you found this information helpful.

Return to West Seneca Central Schools Home Page