[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1308.9]

[Page 166]
 
                        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 
 
             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.