Speech and Language Services
Speech and Language provides a range of services to students with speech-language delays or disorders. Registered health professionals such as Speech-Language Pathologists and Communicative Disorders Assistants provide these services.
Types of Services
A broad range of services is provided in the schools including whole class and small group programs to develop language and literacy skills such as:
- in-service workshops on a variety of topics for KPR staff and parents
- home programs for mild speech and language delays
- training on the use of visual communication supports in the classroom
- computer/equipment training for autism spectrum disorder, nonverbal, and developmentally-delayed students
- assessment, consultation, and programming
- liaison with community agencies.
Students with moderate or severe difficulties will be referred to the School Based Rehabilitation program provided by the local Children's Treatment Centre.
Who is eligible?
Service is primarily available in Kindergarten through Grade 3 for students with:
- early literacy delays
- speaking difficulties
- listening/understanding difficulties
- reading difficulties
- writing difficulties
- social/pragmatic communication difficulties.
Services are available in Kindergarten through Grade 12 for students:
• with autism spectrum disorders,
• with mild speech delays
• who cannot speak (nonverbal)
• who have communication needs and are being serviced by multidisciplinary teams that provide targeted behaviour and mental health intervention.
School Board Speech-Language Pathologist assess speech articulation and refer those students with
moderate or severe difficulties to the School Based Rehabilitation program provided by the local
Children's Treatment Centre.
School Based Rehabilitation Services
Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech Language Services
Peterborough and Northumberland
For more information, please see the Speech and Language Assessment Brochure
Additional Resources:
Oral Language Activities Monthly Themed Resources