Amy Oberholtzer
EDEX-344: Introduction to Inclusive Classroom
Spring 2021
IDEA Categories Portfolio Assignment: Speech and Language Impairment
1. Definition of the Disorder (How do you know that “it” is really “it”): a communication
disorder such as stuttering, impaired articulation, language impairment, or a voice
impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational Performance.
2. Age of onset: Most speech disorders are discovered when the child begins to talk or when
they enter iselementary school.
3. Prevalence/Rates of Over and Under Representation: More than 2% of school age
