Age of Common speech When

differences for
Acquisition students learning
Should I be
for speech English whose first Concerned?
sounds language was
When a student is at the
Spanish: age on the chart and

Age - Sound
have not mastered the
There is no sounds at their age or
differentiation between younger.
/b/ and /v/ in Spanish,
When a student is
3 M, B, P, meaning they sound the
making a slushy sound
same to a Spanish
H, T, D Speaker.
(they could be
lateralizing a sound
There is no meaning air is coming
differentiation between
4 G, K, F sh and ch in
out the sides instead of
the front/middle). This
Spanish. is never age appropriate
5 Y Sounds absent in Spanish and should be addressed
that we have in English: right away.
/r/, th. The /h/ is
6 SH, CH, silent in written Spanish.
If a student is really hard
to understand or is
J (girls) Sounds they have in speaking in gibberish.
Spanish that we dont
have in English: ll is
7 S, Z, L, pronounces y or j
If you cant tell what
(all) and most of the time a
sound is being
y in English is
SH, CH, produced as a j. They
misproduced or are
unsure if the sound is
J (boys) have a trilled or rolled
not age appropriate,
/r/. The sound is
8 TH, R produced like ny (like
please contact your
Speech Pathologist.
canyon).
Written /s/ and /z/ are
both produced like /s/.
How are students referred for
speech services?
1. Parent or teacher has a
concern for a students speech
or speech sounds.
2. A speech pathologist is
consulted and a permission to
screen the student is sent
home to get signed.
3. Once the permission to screen
has been signed and returned,
the student is screened.
4. The speech pathologist shares
findings with teachers and
parents.
5. The speech pathologist either
recommends the teacher
works with the student in the
SAT process or states that the
student is developing at an
average rate and no further
action is taken.
6. Once the SAT process is
complete, a meeting is held
and the team discusses if
progress has been made.
7. If sufficient progress was
made, the student continues in
the SAT process. If insufficient
progress was made the team
decides if testing is
appropriate.
8. Testing is then completed if
recommended.
9. The amount of time estimated
to complete the evaluation is
45 school days.
What happens after testing is
complete?
1. Parents are called and a
meeting is set up for parents,
teacher, speech therapist, and
other involved parties. This
meeting is called an MDT
(multidisciplinary team)
meeting. Students are tested
every 3 years to see if they
continue to qualify for
services.
2. After the MDT is held, the
team decides if the student
qualifies for services. What is an
3. If the student does not qualify,
they do not receive services. If Articulation
the student does qualify, they
then have an IEP Impairment?
(individualized education
program) meeting. Ashland Park Robbins
4. The IEP meeting is often held Elementary
right after the MDT meeting 5050 South 51st Street
and has to be held once every Omaha, NE 68117
year to update progress and
goals. Phone: (402) 734-6001
Fax: 9402) 734-6210
5. The IEP will state what goals
the student is working on and
how often they will receive Speech/Language Pathologists:
services.
6. Progress reports are sent out Joni Veldkamp, PK-3rd
every quarter with how the Joni.Veldkamp@ops.org
student is doing.
Anne Zuegner, 4th-6th
Anne.Zuegner@ops.org