Mich. Admin. Code R. 340.1710 - "Speech and language impairment" defined; determination
Rule 10.
(1) A
"speech and language impairment" means a communication disorder that adversely
affects educational performance, such as a language impairment, articulation
impairment, fluency impairment, or voice impairment.
(2) A communication disorder shall be
determined through the manifestation of 1 or more of the following speech and
language impairments that adversely affects educational performance:
(a) A language impairment which interferes
with the student's ability to understand and use language effectively and which
includes 1 or more of the following:
(i)
Phonology.
(ii)
Morphology.
(iii) Syntax.
(iv) Semantics.
(v) Pragmatics.
(b) Articulation impairment, including
omissions, substitutions, or distortions of sound, persisting beyond the age at
which maturation alone might be expected to correct the deviation.
(c) Fluency impairment, including an abnormal
rate of speaking, speech interruptions, and repetition of sounds, words,
phrases, or sentences, that interferes with effective communication.
(d) Voice impairment, including inappropriate
pitch, loudness, or voice quality.
(3) Any impairment under subrule (2)(a) of
this rule shall be evidenced by both of the following:
(a) A spontaneous language sample
demonstrating inadequate language functioning.
(b) Test results on not less than 2
standardized assessment instruments or 2 subtests designed to determine
language functioning which indicate inappropriate language functioning for the
student's age.
(4) A
student who has a communication disorder, but whose primary disability is other
than speech and language may be eligible for speech and language services under
R
340.1745(a).
(5) A determination of impairment shall be
based upon a full and individual evaluation by a multidisciplinary evaluation
team, which shall include a teacher of students with speech and language
impairment under
R 340.1796 or a speech and language
pathologist qualified under
R 340.1792.
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