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Jump to: Speaking | Listening | Reading Writing             Here at the Main Street Elementary School, we provide speech and language services to all eligible students. In addition to direct services to students, we provide services to entire classrooms and consultation to staff. Students can be referred by their parents and/or teachers or by the Special Education Evaluation Team. Our service delivery model is linked to our Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade curriculums. We also assist in providing a weekly phonology program to Kindergarten students. Through consultation and team teaching with staff members, we strive to provide support which will lead to classroom success. The following is an overview of our service delivery model. As this web page evolves, we will add more information and examples regarding specific skills and strategies. Please e-mail us with your comments and suggestions. It is our goal to make this information as useful to you as possible!     Speaking Articulation use of speech sounds correct sequencing of sounds within words Language use of grammar conversational skills expressing ideas effectively word-finding vocabulary Fluent speaking Appropriate voice quality STRATEGIES! you can use to reinforce these skills at home     Listening discriminating sounds understanding what you hear following directions linking new information to what you already know understanding basic concepts understanding story structure STRATEGIES! you can use to reinforce these skills at home     Reading knowing letters and sounds phonemic awareness rhyming sequencing and manipulating sounds within words breaking sentences into words breaking words into syllables and sounds sounding out words remembering taught spelling patterns and "red words" (sight words) Comprehension using visual imagery to facilitate comprehension answering questions about the main idea and details understanding story structure story retelling making inferences and predictions STRATEGIES! you can use to reinforce these skills at home     Writing Sound symbol correspondence using letters to represent sounds using taught spelling patterns, rules and sight words sentence formulation using complete sentences using descriptive language using more complex sentences using capitalization and punctuation learning organizational strategies incorporating elements of story and report structure STRATEGIES! you can use to reinforce these skills at home

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