Speech and Language Services

Pamphlet

This pamphlet was compiled by the Department of Speech and Language Services with a twofold purpose.  As professionals in the field of speech and language pathology, we feel a strong commitment to the community.  We are eager to share information which would be useful to parents of young children who will be attending our schools in the near future.  These are the children whose development is occurring at its most rapid pace and, if offered meaningful and appropriate stimulation, will blossom into highly effective and articulate communicators.  One of our objectives, therefore, is to offer some useful infor­mation regarding: developmental stages, as they relate to speech and language; simple techniques and materials to encourage maximum growth at each of these developmental levels; and typical speech and language disorders.  The Department of Speech and Language Services functions as an effective and integral part of each of the schools.  Our second objective is to familiarize the Yorktown community with the broad scope of services we provide and how these services interrelate with those offered by the other professionals on the educational continuum.

We hope you, as parents and educators, find this pamphlet informative as well as a useful resource to which you refer on numerous occasions.  We encourage you to contact us with any questions you may have regarding speech and language development or any of our programs in Yorktown schools.