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How Classroom Teachers Can Spot Speech Delays Before They Become Learning Gaps
Every teacher has met the child whose mind races ahead of their words, the student who knows the answer but gets tangled on the way to saying it. In the wake of an 88 percent jump in speech-delay diagnoses since 2018, and with the typical school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP) now juggling roughly 47 students, those everyday classroom moments matter more than ever.
This article shows exactly how your quick observations, small tweaks and timely referrals can keep a temporary stumble in sp
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Aug 29th 2025