Speech Pathologist |
Welcome the Speech Page!Kellie Carter, M.S. CCC-SLP Lead Speech Pathologist JES/GES/CCMS/CCHS/JPKEC mailto:kcarter@currituck.k12.nc.us  One of the hardest things inlife is having words in your heart that you can't utter. Introduction Hello, my name is Kellie Carter and I am currently the Lead Speech Pathologist with Currituck County Schools. My family moved to Currituck County four years ago and my husband I have LOVED raising our two sons here. This will be my 20th year working in the school system. I graduated from Old Dominion University in 1991 with a B.S. in Speech Pathology and Audiology. I earned my Master's Degree in Speech Pathology from Old Dominion University in 1994. I am a Nationally Certified Speech Pathologist and a member of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). I hold a State Board of Education License in the areas of Speech Language Pathologist and Exceptional Children Program Administrator and hold a North Carolina Board of Examiners License for Speech and Language Pathologists. I was recognized during the 2008-2009 school year as the EC Teacher of the Year. In my spare time, I am a voracious reader, love scrapbooking and spending time with my family. Speech Therapy Services There are four main areas in which students can receive services. These include articulation (how you pronounce sounds), language (understanding and using language), fluency (stuttering) and voice (the quality, pitch or resonance). The NC Department of PublicInstruction (DPI) have developed guidelines that the IEP team must use and adhere to when deciding who qualifies for speech services. There are three prongs or criteria that a studentmust meet in order to be eligible for speech services in the public schoolsetting. The student must have a disability in one of the four speechareas (articulation, language, fluency or voice), the disability must impacteducational performance and the student must need specially designedinstruction. Here is a link to those guidelines: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/instructional/speech/ Articulation Skills This is the single most area that many of our parents have concerns about. I've added a link to a developmental sound chart that gives you a break down of when your son/daughter should be able to say certain sounds correctly. These charts give the age at which 90% of either males or females should beable to produce the sound in isolation. It may a bit longer for yourchild to use this sound throughout their conversational speech. Here is the link to the sound development chart: Sound Development Chart Concerns? If you are concerned abouthow your child pronounces sounds, if he/she has problems understanding when youspeak to him/her, does not use complete sentences, is stuttering or has voicequality issues, then you can request a screening. Simply call me at your child's school or send me an email. (my email link is at the top of the page). Information Junkies Last Modified on January 3, 2012
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