Response to Intervention for Speech/Language
Students who do not currently receive speech/language
support services may be referred to the speech/language therapist due to
concerns a teacher may see within the classroom. Depending on the specific needs of the
student, he/she may qualify to participate in the Pottstown School District’s
Response to Intervention Program (RTI).
The steps to qualify for this program are as follows:
Student
is referred to speech/language therapist
Speech/Language
therapist screens student
Student
may qualify for RTI services due to deficits with the following skills:
Difficulty producing speech sounds
Difficulty with word knowledge/vocabulary
Difficulty with grammar skills
Difficulty with social communication skills
If the student qualifies for services, the speech/language
therapist will send home a letter reviewing the results of the student’s
screening as well as a parental permission form to participate in the program.
*** This is not
a special education program, but is designed to provide therapy appropriate to a
student’s mild needs at the time.