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Reviewing Reports at Desk

KINDERGARTEN SCREENING

Consent for Screening, Assessment, Treatment 2024/2025 (Kindergarten)

As part of our school program, specialists will be in our classrooms.  Each child will be screened by the speech language pathologist, occupational therapist and/or physical therapist and receive follow up assessments and intervention, if necessary.

HERE IS WHAT THOSE SPECIALISTS DO:

SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST (SLP)

The SLP looks at the child’s communication. The SLP may assess, consult and/or provide intervention to help with:

  • Communication (listening, understanding, talking, interacting with others).

  • Phonological Awareness as it relates to literacy.

  • Saying speech sounds correctly.

  • Fluency (stuttering).

  • Voice (loudness, pitch and quality).

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST (OT)

The OT supports the child to take part in everyday activities that are important to the child. The OT may assess, consult and /or provide intervention to help with:

  • Independence (examples are dressing, toileting, eating, sleeping, bathing, brushing teeth, transitions and outings).

  • Fine motor skills (examples are ability to hold a crayon and or/ use it to develop drawing skills or early kindergarten printing skills, crafts, puzzles, building with blocks, Lego).

  • Play (examples are your child's ability to move their body, handle toys and interact with others). 

  • Early Learning skills (examples are attention for age, following routines)

PHYSIOTHERAPIST (PT)

The PT supports the child to position and move their body for play and to get around in their home and community settings. The PT assesses and provides intervention to support:

  • Motor development, strength, balance and coordination.

  • Gross motor activities such as moving to standing, walking, running, jumping, etc.

  • participation in play activities in your home and in the community.

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