Yes No The observation(s) has been completed in each area of deficit and complies with state and federal regulations. Yes No Are there any medical findings that are educationally relevant? If yes, describe: ____________________________________________________ Signatures of Multidisciplinary Team Members Determining Specific Learning Disability Name Signature Position (Refer to AR Regulation Agree Disagree 6.07.1) SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT SCHOOL AGE Speech or language impairment means a communication disorder, such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a voice impairment, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The operational definition Arkansas regulation, which is designed to be compatible with the Federal definition, is as follows: or Language Impairment” means a communication disorder such as deviant articulation, fluency, voice, “Speech and/or comprehension and/or expression of language, spoken or written, which impedes the child's acquisition of basic cognitive and/or affective skills, as reflected in the Arkansas Department of Education curriculum standards. Yes No Communication disorder in one or more of the following: Language Articulation Voice Fluency Other (Specify): ______________________________________ Yes No LANGUAGE DISORDER Impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol systems. This disorder may involve the form of language (phonology, morphology, syntax), the content and meaning of language (semantics, prosody), and/or the function of language (pragmatics) in communication. Such disorders may involve one, all, or a combination of the following components of language. Yes No ARTICULATION An articulation disorder is the production and combination of speech sounds. An articulation disorder may manifest as an individual sound deficiency (traditional articulation disorder), incomplete or deviant use of the phonological system (phonological disorder), or poor coordination of oral-motor mechanism for purposes of speech production (apraxia/dysarthria). Yes No
Yes No The observation(s) has been completed in each area of deficit and complies with state and federal regulations. Yes No Are there any medical findings that are educationally relevant? If yes, describe: ____________________________________________________ Signatures of Multidisciplinary Team Members Determining Specific Learning Disability Name Signature Position (Refer to AR Regulation 6.07.1) Agree Disagree SPEECH OR LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT SCHOOL AGE Speech or language impairment means a communication disorder, such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a voice impairment, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The operational definition Arkansas regulation, which is designed to be compatible with the Federal definition, is as follows: “Speech or Language Impairment” means a communication disorder such as deviant articulation, fluency, voice, and/or comprehension and/or expression of language, spoken or written, which impedes the child's acquisition of basic cognitive and/or affective skills, as reflected in the Arkansas Department of Education curriculum standards. Yes No Communication disorder in one or more of the following: Language Articulation Voice Fluency Other (Specify): ______________________________________ Yes No LANGUAGE DISORDER Impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written, and/or other symbol systems. This disorder may involve the form of language (phonology, morphology, syntax), the content and meaning of language (semantics, prosody), and/or the function of language (pragmatics) in communication. Such disorders may involve one, all, or a combination of the following components of language. Yes No ARTICULATION An articulation disorder is the production and combination of speech sounds. An articulation disorder may manifest as an individual sound deficiency (traditional articulation disorder), incomplete or deviant use of the phonological system (phonological disorder), or poor coordination of oral-motor mechanism for purposes of speech production (apraxia/dysarthria). Yes No