Speech therapy through the schools

[Anonymous]

My dd is 5 and the speech issues we thought she would outgrow on her own hasn't yet. We did an evaluation at a private language place but then a friend told me there is speech through the schools. She's starting K in a few weeks. How effective are the programs? What kid of criteria do they use? Ie do all kids with speech impediments get help or only those with significant issues?

[Anonymous]

To get speech, your child has to have in IEP. I'm sure it depends on the issues and the child, but for speech articulation issues, my son got 20 minutes a week for 22 weeks a year. Most of it was group. He got a little more when he was younger. It was worth it. I did supplement with private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To get speech, your child has to have in IEP. I'm sure it depends on the issues and the child, but for speech articulation issues, my son got 20 minutes a week for 22 weeks a year. Most of it was group. He got a little more when he was younger. It was worth it. I did supplement with private.

Good to know. She doesn't have an IEP so I'll assume it won't apply to her.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To get speech, your child has to have in IEP. I'm sure it depends on the issues and the child, but for speech articulation issues, my son got 20 minutes a week for 22 weeks a year. Most of it was group. He got a little more when he was younger. It was worth it. I did supplement with private.

Good to know. She doesn't have an IEP so I'll assume it won't apply to her.

You can ask for an assessment to see if she qualifies for an IEP. Not that speech was my sons only issue, but it was the speech that qualified him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To get speech, your child has to have in IEP. I'm sure it depends on the issues and the child, but for speech articulation issues, my son got 20 minutes a week for 22 weeks a year. Most of it was group. He got a little more when he was younger. It was worth it. I did supplement with private.

What I heard, and what my experience was, is that if your child isn't behind academically, no speech therapy.

[Anonymous]

I was surprised by the number of kids in my child's K class that were in speech therapy as the school. 3 or 4 kids per class it seemed. Some of the kids getting speech surprised me so you might want to see what steps you need to take to get an IEP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To get speech, your child has to have in IEP. I'm sure it depends on the issues and the child, but for speech articulation issues, my son got 20 minutes a week for 22 weeks a year. Most of it was group. He got a little more when he was younger. It was worth it. I did supplement with private.

What I heard, and what my experience was, is that if your child isn't behind academically, no speech therapy.

No, the requirement is that the problem (for lack of a better word) does or is likely to have an adverse impact on your child's learning. Really, it was pretty easy to get for speech. I'd at least try unless you don't mind doing private services.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To get speech, your child has to have in IEP. I'm sure it depends on the issues and the child, but for speech articulation issues, my son got 20 minutes a week for 22 weeks a year. Most of it was group. He got a little more when he was younger. It was worth it. I did supplement with private.

What I heard, and what my experience was, is that if your child isn't behind academically, no speech therapy.

No, the requirement is that the problem (for lack of a better word) does or is likely to have an adverse impact on your child's learning. Really, it was pretty easy to get for speech. I'd at least try unless you don't mind doing private services.

I'm the PP. I did try. We didn't get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To get speech, your child has to have in IEP. I'm sure it depends on the issues and the child, but for speech articulation issues, my son got 20 minutes a week for 22 weeks a year. Most of it was group. He got a little more when he was younger. It was worth it. I did supplement with private.

Good to know. She doesn't have an IEP so I'll assume it won't apply to her.

She can get an IEP for speech if you apply and have her tested. If she qualifies, she will probably get small group speech therapy at school on a weekly basis. Having an IEP doesn't have to mean your child has a significant disability or cognitive issue. DD had an IEP for speech only.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To get speech, your child has to have in IEP. I'm sure it depends on the issues and the child, but for speech articulation issues, my son got 20 minutes a week for 22 weeks a year. Most of it was group. He got a little more when he was younger. It was worth it. I did supplement with private.

What I heard, and what my experience was, is that if your child isn't behind academically, no speech therapy.

No, the requirement is that the problem (for lack of a better word) does or is likely to have an adverse impact on your child's learning. Really, it was pretty easy to get for speech. I'd at least try unless you don't mind doing private services.

I'm the PP. I did try. We didn't get it.

My child was ahead academically, and she qualified for speech services. Maybe the difference was that she started services through the county as a preschooler, and continued once she started kindergarten. Or, maybe the difference was simply that our school's speech therapist didn't have a full roster.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To get speech, your child has to have in IEP. I'm sure it depends on the issues and the child, but for speech articulation issues, my son got 20 minutes a week for 22 weeks a year. Most of it was group. He got a little more when he was younger. It was worth it. I did supplement with private.

Good to know. She doesn't have an IEP so I'll assume it won't apply to her.

She can get an IEP for speech if you apply and have her tested. If she qualifies, she will probably get small group speech therapy at school on a weekly basis. Having an IEP doesn't have to mean your child has a significant disability or cognitive issue. DD had an IEP for speech only.

Op here. This makes sense, she doesn't have an IEP currently but it sounds like I could get one for speech if her delays would qualify.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To get speech, your child has to have in IEP. I'm sure it depends on the issues and the child, but for speech articulation issues, my son got 20 minutes a week for 22 weeks a year. Most of it was group. He got a little more when he was younger. It was worth it. I did supplement with private.

What I heard, and what my experience was, is that if your child isn't behind academically, no speech therapy.

No, the requirement is that the problem (for lack of a better word) does or is likely to have an adverse impact on your child's learning. Really, it was pretty easy to get for speech. I'd at least try unless you don't mind doing private services.

I'm the PP. I did try. We didn't get it.

My child was ahead academically, and she qualified for speech services. Maybe the difference was that she started services through the county as a preschooler, and continued once she started kindergarten. Or, maybe the difference was simply that our school's speech therapist didn't have a full roster.

I think your first hypothesis is correct. It's far easier to qualify before your child turns age 5. I forget the exact standard, but it's lower for younger ages. Then it's easier to keep an IEP than to get it in the first place. Regardless, good luck OP.

[Anonymous]

How does it work for pre-k? Are they in a group sessions with k-6 or just other pre-kers? Has anyone sent their child to private pre-school but gotten speech at their home school? Happy with it? We are spending a fortune on private therapy (PT, OT, and speech) and are wondering if there is a way to make the school speech experience better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does it work for pre-k? Are they in a group sessions with k-6 or just other pre-kers? Has anyone sent their child to private pre-school but gotten speech at their home school? Happy with it? We are spending a fortune on private therapy (PT, OT, and speech) and are wondering if there is a way to make the school speech experience better.

PP here. Mine was in a group with one or two other pre k kids. They bussed him from his pre k to the closest school for therapy. It was once a week at most.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does it work for pre-k? Are they in a group sessions with k-6 or just other pre-kers? Has anyone sent their child to private pre-school but gotten speech at their home school? Happy with it? We are spending a fortune on private therapy (PT, OT, and speech) and are wondering if there is a way to make the school speech experience better.

Assuming we're talking MCPS-- if your child qualifies for speech therapy before kindergarten, he or she would have speech in a small group with same-age students, probably from the PEP classes (I'm a PEP teacher). Most of my four-year-old PEP students are in speech, and it's usually 20 mins, 2x a day in a group of 2-4 students.