Genoa Schools

Speech Therapist:

Pat Hughes

	Mon. & Wed. am Allen 419-855-7795 ext. 17 Tues., Wed. pm, & Thurs. Brunner 419-855-8373 ext. 18 Friday Middle School 419-855-7781 ext. 13

	Speech Therapy-Who Needs It? Poor speech and language skills can have an effect on all area's of a student's learning: *Decoding/Reading new words *Spelling *Using listening skills *Learning and using vocabulary *Understanding and following verbal information and directions *Speech sound production *Social language *Fluent Oral Reading and Conversational skills. Weaknesses in any of these areas can impact classroom performance in all academic areas.

“Heard any good speech sounds lately?”

Please feel free to email

Mrs. Hughes:

pahughes@genoaschoools.com

Have you had your

hearing tested recently?

	Where to start? Please contact your child’s teacher with any concerns.

AGES AND STAGES

Children at 36 months of age should:

Recite a familiar nursery rhyme

Ask “wh” questions: what, why and when

Have an expressive vocabulary of 800 words.

Children at 48 months of age should:

Use feeling words for emotion (happy, sad)

Use prepositions: over, under, above, etc.

Use expressive vocabulary of 1400 words.

Children at 60 months of age should:

Have a 3-turn conversation

Use possessives such as mine, yours

Have an expressive vocabulary of 2000

words