Articulation can definitely impact foundational literacy skills.

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1281182.pdf

What I'm reading here is really not what is meant when it is said that speech errors can impact reading. What speech sounds are impacted? Articulations errors (lisps, r errors) don't really impact reading. Phonological speech disorder may impact reading because they represent an underlying misunderstanding of rules related to sound classes, not specific sounds. There would be evidence of "speech" errors affecting reading beyond just mispronouncing specific sounds while reading. If there are articulation errors, they are likely producing those errors in all contexts, but that doesn't mean they cannot decode or cannot comprehend. Phonological sound errors may impact decoding and comprehension. You cannot make a blanket statement that all speech sound errors impact reading simply because you hear the errors while they read...of course you do, we'd expect that. This is not evidence.

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Anonymous wrote:Is the speech impacting her reading? If so it seems like either diagnosis should be treated equally?

Even if she's on grade level for reading maybe approach it as the speech is impacting reading as she cannot fully read out loud easily due to the articulation issues. That's one way we fought for ST (though it was useless at the school level).

We did explain that, and in fact it was a reason the school recommended ST last year. Didn’t move the needle this year.

Anonymous wrote:Is the speech impacting her reading? If so it seems like either diagnosis should be treated equally?

Even if she's on grade level for reading maybe approach it as the speech is impacting reading as she cannot fully read out loud easily due to the articulation issues. That's one way we fought for ST (though it was useless at the school level).

Is the speech impacting her reading? If so it seems like either diagnosis should be treated equally?