Speech & Language

Speech and language therapists assess, diagnose, treat, and help prevent speech, langauge, cognitive (thinking), communication, voice, swallowing, fluency, and other related disorders.

Speech and language therapists work with the following students:

Students with the inability to make speech sounds or cannot make them clearly
Students with voice quality problems, such as innappropriate pitch or harsh voice
Students with swallowing difficulties
Students with problems understanding and producing language
Students with speech rhythm and fluency problems, such as stuttering
Students who seek to improve their communication skills by modifying an accent
Students with cognitive communication impairment
Students with a hearing loss who use hearing aids or cochlear implants inorder to develop auditory skills and improve communication

Santa Paula Union High School District has a speech and language therapist on campus to assist students who are eligible for this service. For more information call (805)525-4406 ext. 188