The folders are kept active until a child is dismissed or moves out of district. The inactive folders are kept for seven years and then destroyed. Carry-over is achieved much faster with parental involvement in therapy. All children have a speech folder in the classroom with materials that relate to their IEP goals. At the end of the school year this folder is given the child for use with summer speech practice and carry-over.
Children love to go to speech class.
The receive stamps, stickers, play games related to their disorder and receive prizes for their work in speech class. Children have the opportunity to have extra practice on the computer to work on their goals.