Speech-Language Pathologists

Apraxia of Speech Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with apraxia of speech and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: October 2020
Publisher: KidsHealth

Arizona Department of Education AT Short Term Loan Library
Arizona Department of Education, Exceptional Student Services works in partnership with Northern Arizona University Institute for Human Development Arizona Technology Access Program to make available at no cost, a wide variety of assistive technology devices, equipment, software, and professional development materials to school personnel to improve access to assistive technology.
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education

ASHA: How to Help Children with Speech and Language Disorders in Virtual and Modified In-Person Classroom Settings
This article shares challenges and strategies to help students with speech and language impairments in virtual and in-person settings.
Publication Date: August 2020
Publisher: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Evidence-Based Class Literacy Instruction for Children with Speech and Language Difficulties
This study investigated the response to class-wide phonological awareness and oral language teaching for 40 children who entered school with speech and language difficulties. The progress of the children with speech and language difficulties was monitored over the first school year and compared with 110 children with language difficulties alone and 95 children with typical development.
Authors: Gail Gillon, Brigid McNeill, Amanda Denston, Amy Scott, and Angus Macfarlane
Publication Date: October/December 2020
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

How Speech-Language Pathologists Work with Kids
This article helps parents understand what speech-language pathologists do. In addition to being professionals who help kids with speech difficulties, they work on challenges like stuttering or trouble pronouncing word sounds and challenges related to language like problems with communication and reading.
Author: Kate Kelly
Publisher: Understood

Language Disorders Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with language disorders and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: March 2021
Publisher: KidsHealth

Related Services Providers: Important Contributors to the Accommodations Decision-Making Process
This brief suggests strategies for supporting related services providers so that they can participate more confidently as members of Individualized Education Program teams when decisions are made about instructional and assessment accommodations.
Authors: Sheryl Lazarus, Linda Goldstone, Martha Thurlow, and Gail Ghere
Publication Date: December 2021
Publisher: National Center on Educational Outcomes

Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists in Schools
Speech-language pathologists have integral roles in education and are essential members of school faculties. This position paper includes the roles and responsibilities of speech-language pathologists and should provide the basis for speech-language services in schools to promote efficient and effective outcomes for students.
Publisher: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Speech-Language Pathologists’ Experiences with Accessibility and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
This report presents the findings of a study aimed to address the gap between policy and practice for speech-language pathologists who serve students identified with a speech-language impairment, including other co-existing disabilities.
Authors: Linda Goldstone, Sheryl S. Lazarus, Martha Thurlow, and Katelyn Hendrickson
Publication Date: December 2021
Publisher: National Center on Educational Outcomes

Speech-Language Services in Arizona’s Schools: Guidelines for Best Practice
This AZ-TAS Document is designed to assist school-based SLPs/SLTs, administrators, teachers, and parents as they explore the role of speech services in the school-based setting and work together to serve students in Arizona.
Publication Date: Revised February 2019
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education

Speech and Language Disorders Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with speech and language disorders and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: March 2021 Publisher: KidsHealth

Speech Disorders Factsheet (for Schools)
This factsheet provides information on what teachers should know about students with speech disorders and how to support their learning in the classroom.
Publication Date: March 2021
Publisher: KidsHealth

The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist in the Schools for the Treatment of Voice Disorders: Working within the Framework of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
This article discusses how to identify children with voice disorders under IDEA, the role of the SLP in various triaging scenarios, and how models of voice therapy can be integrated in a school-based setting.
Authors: Bari Hoffman Ruddy, Vicki Lewis, and Christine Sapienza
Publication Date: April 2013
Publisher: National Institutes of Health