ROLE OF SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
Speech/Language Pathologist will:
• serve students with identified speech-language disabilities,
• evaluate students with whom parents or teachers have a specific speech or language concern, and
• consult with parents and teachers about speech/language development and how disabilities may affect academic progress.
SPEECH/LANGUAGE SERVICES
According to State of Minnesota criteria, Speech/Language Pathologists will deliver services to students demonstrating speech or language impairments in the following areas:
• Language (receptive and expressive)
• Articulation (phonological, phonemic awareness, motor speech disorder, or delay)
• Voice (vocal nodules, vocal misues/abuse)
• Fluency (stuttering)
Speech/Language Pathologists also deliver services to students with other Categorical Disabilities who have demonstrated specific needs in speech and/or language:
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Blind-Visually Impaired
• Dear-Blind
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Developmental Cognitive Disabilities
• Developmental Delay
• Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
• Other Health Disabilities
• Physically Impaired
• Specific Learning Disabilities
• Traumatic Brain Injury
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