As a speech and language provider, I see children with various communication weaknesses such as: understanding information that is spoken to them, being able to write down their thoughts, answers or ideas in grammatically correct sentences while remaining on topic in correct sequence, being able to produce speech sound associated with each letter correctly, being able to encode and decode, understand the content of a passage and answer questions about it, understand how sound are combined to formulate words, how words can be broken down into smaller sounds when trying to read unfamiliar words, being able to carry our multi-step directives.
We are a Title One school which means that the majority of students qualify for free lunch.
Many parents that work two jobs which means less overall communication among family members due to the decreased amount of time spent together. Several of my students do not have access to technology once they leave school. They have a true desire to express their thoughts, feelings, ideas, and answers and want therapy to be presented in a fun and creative ways. I love seeing students succeed. More success occurs when they remain interested and invested in the activity.
My Project
As a speech and language therapist in the school system I work with children in grades kindergarten through 5th grade. We work on a variety of speech and language impairments such as receptive and expressive language delays, articulation, fluency (stuttering), memory/recall, processing and phonetics. Tablets and apps are tools that can be used no matter the grade, age or target of treatment. I pull students from their classrooms and work individually or in groups of two or three; which is why I am asking for three tablets.
It has been very difficult using one group laptop.
However many of the apps require the use of touch screen technology that our laptop lacks. Basically we don't have access to all aspects of therapy based apps. These apps are specific in nature; speech and language therapy. These individual tablets would allow each student to work on their own level once the initial lesson was completed as a group. I could also work one on one with students that require more support while their peers advance. They would also allow me to use wonderful programs like Lively Letters to its fullest while differentiating the actual practice elements.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
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