Speech services are provided to children whose expressive and/or receptive language development impacts their ability to communicate adequately within the school environment. Deficits can be related to: phonological/articulation disorders, stuttering/dysfluency, voice disorders, language disorders, disorders related to hearing impairment or organic anomalies.
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There are 6,612,752 children and students age 3 to 21 served under IDEA, Part B in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. There are more than twice as many males served as females. - US Department of Education