[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR1308.9]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 1308_HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON SERVICES FOR 

CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart D_Health Services Performance Standards

 

Sec. 1308.9  Eligibility criteria: Speech or language impairments.



    (a) A speech or language impairment means a communication disorder 

such as stuttering, impaired articulation, a language impairment, or a 

voice impairment, which adversely affects a child's learning.

    (b) A child is classified as having a speech or language impairment 

whose speech is unintelligible much of the time, or who has been 

professionally diagnosed as having speech impairments which require 

intervention or who is professionally diagnosed as having a delay in 

development in his or her primary language which requires intervention.

    (c) A language disorder may be receptive or expressive. A language 

disorder may be characterized by difficulty in understanding and 

producing language, including word meanings (semantics), the components 

of words (morphology), the components of sentences (syntax), or the 

conventions of conversation (pragmatics).

    (d) A speech disorder occurs in the production of speech sounds 

(articulation), the loudness, pitch or quality of voice (voicing), or 

the rhythm of speech (fluency).

    (e) A child should not be classified as having a speech or language 

impairment whose speech or language differences may be attributed to:

    (1) Cultural, ethnic, bilingual, or dialectical differences or being 

non-English speaking; or

    (2) Disorders of a temporary nature due to conditions such as a 

dental problem; or

    (3) Delays in developing the ability to articulate only the most 

difficult consonants or blends of sounds within the broad general range 

for the child's age.