Show Speech Ilea ring Therapy Slated I For Schools T The e School District is starling a program In s speech ech and hf h aring therapy this tall falI according to Superintendent ASh el 11 E Eans ans Helen Stevens who recently completed her ber masters degree In audiology and speech pathology has bas been hired by the district I to provide professional services for students with speech and hear hearing ng difficulties A MASS screening program is planned to find students with speech and hearing deficiencies Each student In kindergarten through grade enrolled in Uintah District schools will receive an audiometric screen screen- screening ing test Those who fall fail the in- in initial initial screening test will be en a second thresh threshold ld evaluation tion If It is found that a hear hear- hearIng Ing loss is evident the child will willbe willbe be referred for medical follow follow- UI up In addition n to audiometric testing procedures each student will receive a speech evaluation tion screening Those with speech disorders will receive speech therapy in their own schools This extensive screening pro pro- program program gram is possible through the cooperative efforts of the Audio Audio- Audiology Audiology logy and Speech Pathology De- De Department Department of Utah State Uni- Uni UnIversity and the Utah Depart Depart- Department Department ment of health Division of CrIp Crip- Crippled pled Childrens Children's Services STATISTICALLY Y it is noted that five percent of all students have medically significant hear hear- hearing hearing ing losses Another five per per- percent percent cent have speech In Uintah County it can be anti anti- anticipated anticipated that the initial screen screen- screening ing program will find Continued d on page 8 Therapy Continued from page 1 students with hear hear- hearing ing losses and another stu stu- stu students dents with some typo type of speech difficulty stated Mr Evans Parents who want additional information about this program should call lichen Helen Stevens at the Uintah School District Office |