Speech Improvement Class
Resources and Procedural Documents

This web page contains the streamlined forms used by San Diego Unified School District for the Speech Improvement Class. All documents are copyrighted to San Diego Unified School District. SDUSD believes strongly in sharing our resources. If you would like to use these forms, please provide proper attribution to further their use. Thank you.

Tier I Sound Acquisition PowerPoint
San Diego Unified School District uses this to educate teachers and families about sound acquisition, facilitative strategies and the Speech Improvement Class.

Languages Chart
Andrea Schindler, Senior SLP from San Diego Unified, created this wonderful handout for determining when a sound pattern is due to a language difference (and not a disorder).

Sound Acquisition at Home (English and Spanish)
This document summarizes what families can do at home to facilitate sound acquisition.

Sound Acquisition in the Classroom
This document summarizes what teachers can do in the classroom to facilitate sound acquisition.

Speech Improvement Class Procedural Flow Maps
These are flow maps for procedures for enrolling students in the Speech Improvement Class or for ensuring intensity of service for students who qualify for IEPs.

Describing Speech Misarticulations
This teacher questionnaire enables SLPs to determine if general (Speech Improvement Class) or special education is warranted according to California Education Code.

Parent Questionnaire (English, Spanish, and Vietnamese)
This parent questionnaire provides information about how speech sound patterns impact intelligibility and interaction with others.

Permission to Enroll Form (English, Spanish, Somali, and Vietnamese)
This form is signed by the family prior to enrollment in the Speech Improvement Class.

Speech Improvement Class Checklist
This checklist includes all tasks that need to be completed before, during and after the Speech Improvement Class.

Participation and Completion Forms
These forms are placed in the child's cumulative file to document general education services.

Home Practice Letter (English and Spanish)
The ASHA NOMS Project (ASHA, n.d.) reinforced the notion that many SLPs share: students who practice at home are more likely to generalize target sounds. This parent-friendly letter is available for SLPs to use in their practice.

Homework Contract (English, Spanish, and Vietnamese)
This contract underscores the importance of home practice. The student and families are asked to make a commitment to homework because research has demonstrated that it supports generalization.

San Diego Unified School District Speech Improvement Sound Inventories (SISI)
These probes are used before, during and after the Speech Improvement Class for progress monitoring.

Fridge Log
Students can utilize this resource to take their own data during sessions or at home.

Self-Monitoring Chart
Students can utilize this resource to take their own data during sessions or at home.

Speech Improvement Class Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ document covers questions about the Speech Improvement Class procedures, articulation treatment, phonological treatment, sound acquisition and other topics related to speech sound disorders.