Speech impairments are disorders of speech sounds, fluency, or voice that interfere with communication, adversely affect performance and/or functioning in the educational environment, and result in the need for exceptional student education.
Florida Administrative Rule for Students with Speech Impairments
Language impairments are disorders of language that interfere with communication, adversely affect performance and/or functioning in the student’s typical learning environment, and result in the need for exceptional student education.
Florida Administrative Rule for Students with Language Impairments
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is a national organization of speech-language pathologists and speech, language, and hearing scientists. The mission of ASHA is to promote the interests of and provide the highest quality of services and to advocate for people with communication disorders. The site provides valuable information for consumers.