We have started a program at Cassville Primary and Intermediate, which offers speech intervention services to students who do not currently qualify for speech therapy, but may in the future. This program is one time a week, and is during a time when other children are already pulled out of class, so there will be minimal disruption to their learning. The focus of this program is to help the children improve their speech now, so that they hopefully will not require services when they are older. The students are classified into two groups. The Intervention students could possibly qualify for direct speech therapy services in 6 months to one year. The Prevention students could possibly qualify for direct speech therapy services in 1-2 years. The students will rotate through the intervention group in 6-12 week intervals. Not all children will begin in the first 6 weeks.

If your child is identified, you will receive a letter that looks like this:

Your child, ___________________, has been classified as an Intervention/Prevention student. He/she has concerns with producing the following sounds: ____________________.

____ Yes, I agree to allow my child, _____________________, to participate in the Speech Intervention/Prevention program. I understand that this does not place him/her in the speech therapy program. Should my child require direct speech therapy services, I will be notified in writing, and can make my decision about permanent placement at that time.

____ No, I do not wish for my child to participate.

____ I would like some activities to work on this at home. (You can choose this option with or without enrolling your student in the Intervention/Prevention program.)

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