Speech and Language Services for Schools
Bring Manner of Speaking to Your School
Our team of highly qualified speech-language pathologists at Manner of Speaking are ready and eager to support educators and parents alike with their children's unique communication needs.
With our expertise and experience, we provide valuable insights and practical guidance to ensure that every child receives the individualized attention they deserve. From preschool to high school, we collaborate closely with schools to develop customized programs and strategies that seamlessly integrate into their curriculum, ultimately helping students reach their full potential.
Whether it's addressing student’s language delays or articulation difficulties, enhancing literacy skills, or providing Dyslexia screenings, our dedicated team is committed to equipping students with the tools they need to succeed.
In addition to helping students succeed academically, our speech-language pathologists are also well-equipped to offer comprehensive and tailored professional development opportunities to school staff. We understand the importance of continuous growth and improvement, both for educators and the overall school community.
By providing valuable insights, practical strategies, and ongoing support, we strive to foster a culture of lifelong learning within schools, ultimately benefiting the entire educational ecosystem.
We Support Schools With
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We offer comprehensive school screenings designed to identify and address potential speech and language challenges in young learners. Our team of experienced speech-language pathologists conducts thorough screenings for pre-k and kindergarten students. Early identification of speech and language difficulties can improve a child’s overall academic success, prevent further difficulties, and increase social skills.
Our screenings for pre-k and kindergarten students are designed to assess key areas of communication, including:
Articulation: Evaluating how well children produce and differentiate sounds.
Receptive Language: Understanding how well children comprehend spoken language.
Expressive Language: Assessing a child's ability to express thoughts, ideas, and needs verbally.
Pragmatic Skills: Observing social language use, such as taking turns in conversation and using language appropriately in different contexts.
Targeted Screenings for Students Needing Extra Support
In addition to our general screenings, we also offer screenings for older students who have been identified by their teachers as potentially needing speech and language support. Teachers often notice early signs of speech or language difficulties, such as:
Difficulty following directions
Limited vocabulary
Challenges in pronouncing words correctly
Struggles with forming complete sentences
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We are committed to supporting the early identification of dyslexia in young children. Our dyslexia screenings are designed to assess critical areas of reading and phonological awareness, ensuring that children receive the necessary support to succeed academically.
Our screenings include a thorough evaluation of:
Phonological Awareness Skills: recognizing and manipulating sounds in words, identifying and producing rhyming words, and the ability to segment and blend sounds and syllables.
Phoneme-Grapheme Correspondence: understanding how sounds correspond and match with graphemes (letters or letter strings).
Identifying these issues early helps us create targeted intervention plans to support each child's reading development.
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With our specialized knowledge in language and literacy, we can help bring comprehensive, structured literacy support to schools. Our approach involves collaborating with teachers, special educators, and speech pathologists to create a cohesive and effective literacy program.
We work closely with teachers to establish classrooms that incorporate the six essential elements of structured literacy:
Phonology: Activities that develop awareness of sounds and sound patterns.
Sound-Symbol Association: Teaching the relationship between sounds (phonemes) and their corresponding letters or letter combinations (graphemes).
Syllable Instruction: Helping students understand and decode syllable types and patterns.
Morphology: Exploring the structure of words, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
Syntax: Teaching sentence structure and the grammatical rules of language.
Semantics: Enhancing comprehension and meaning through vocabulary and context.
Our goal is to support a school's ability to implement all of the elements of structured literacy across the curriculum, not just in an ELA setting.
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Manner of Speaking LLC is dedicated to empowering schools with the knowledge and tools needed to support every student’s speech and language development. Our professional development programs are tailored to work primarily with classroom teachers, enhancing their understanding of the critical relationship between language and learning.
Educating Teachers on Language and Learning
We provide comprehensive training that helps teachers understand how language skills underpin academic success. Our sessions cover:
The fundamental connection between language development and learning
Identifying language-related learning difficulties early
Practical strategies for integrating language support into daily lessons
Identifying Students Who Need Additional Support
Through our professional development, teachers learn to recognize signs that a student may need extra language support. We equip them with:
Techniques for observing and assessing language skills
Tools for documenting and tracking student progress
Guidelines for referring students to speech-language pathologists and special education services
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Collaborative Interventions: We guide teachers in streamlining interventions by seamlessly collaborating with speech-language pathologists and special education teachers
Modified Teaching Techniques for Speech and Language Needs
Executive Functioning Skills in the Classroom
Specialized Needs of Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia in the general education curriculum