Occupational and physical therapy services are offered as a related service to any student with disabilities whose goals and objectives would be unreachable without this related service. Occupational therapy service is concerned with the development and operation of the small or fine motor skills required to become educationally successful. Physical therapy service is concerned with the development and operation of gross motor skills required to become educationally successful. Services are offered by licensed and state certified therapists and may include individual work, small group work, or, as in most cases, consultation with the child’s teacher related to day-to-day practices that would facilitate the educational process. The goals and objectives of the student’s educational program guide the occupational services.

Speech and language services are offered by qualified, certified speech language pathologists to those students who qualify.  Speech and language services include articulation therapy, language therapy for expressive language disorders, and remediation in the area of receptive language.  These services may be available as a program or as a related service to another special education program.  The goal of speech language therapy is to support the educational process.  The focus of speech and language services is at the primary level.  Research indicates the earlier speech and language disorders are assessed and intervened with, the better the prognosis for change.