Welcome to Mrs. Dresser’s Speech/Language Web Page!

Speech and Language Disorders come in many forms. A few are:

Voice: Vocal nodules, cleft palate

Fluency: Stuttering

Language: Expressive or receptive

Articulation: Speech sound production

Muscular: Cannot swallow, eat, or speak

Hearing Impairments: Cannot hear speech or speak

Other Disorders: Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury, Mental or Physical Handicaps

Students who have been identified with a speech or language disorder are seen weekly either in their regular classroom (inclusion) or in the speech room (pull-out). Ask your child when he or she meets with Mrs. Dresser.

Here are some web sites that might help you understand a speech or language disorder. Have fun learning new information.

American Sign Language

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/asl.asp

Auditory Processing Disorder

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/auditory.asp

Autism and Communication

http://www.nidcd.hih.gov/health/voice/autism.asp

Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

http://www.autism-pdd.net/

Stuttering Information

http://www.nidcd.hih.gov/health/voice/stutter.asp

Traumatic Brain Injury

http://www.nidcd.hih.gov/health/voice/tbrain.asp

Voice, Speech, and Language Information

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/whatis_vsl.asp

Here’s a fun site for kids!

Kids Domain—Fun games, language activities, etc.

http://www.kidsdomain.com/

Help kids with written language.

Language activities

http://www.edhelper.com/language/language.html