Speech-Language Pathology Support in Life Skills Classrooms -
Identifies appropriate developmental language concepts (e.g., colors,
shapes, directions, categories, sequencing, verbs) and vocabulary pertaining to the provided curriculum and consults with teacher and support staff on how to implement those concepts and vocabulary into the provided curriculum. Consults on material adaptation (consults jointly w/ staff and other specialists, as warranted to modify presentation of materials that have been created by the teacher related to the curriculum). Provides training to classroom staff on specific software applications and other language-based resources that support the curriculum (e.g., ProloQuo2Go, Intellitools, BoardMaker). Identifies pragmatic (social-based) communicative concepts/strategies (e.g., joint attention taking turns, following directions, listening skills) pertaining to the provided curriculum and consults with teacher and support staff on implementation of those concepts/strategies. Provides increased individual therapy w/ those students who have a specific speech-language disorder (articulation, phonology) as evidenced by a 50 (Communication Disorder) eligibility on their IEP w/ accompanying supportive documentation (i.e., standardized assessments, written speech language reports).
Augmentative Communication Support in Life Skills
Classrooms -
Identifies and facilitates access for participation in curriculum (e.g.,
determines what student needs physically to participate in computer activities, leisure activities, and other curriculum activities directed by the teacher). Identifies programs, trains implementation strategies for communicative access to the classroom curriculum (e.g., suggesting a programmable switch such as the Big Mac or programming communication device w/ specific messages for individual participation). Consults on material adaptation (consults jointly w/ staff and other specialists, as warranted to modify presentation of materials that have been created by the teacher related to the curriculum).
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Provides specific training and assists to support staff on accessing
equipment/communication devices/implementation strategies (trains staff so they are familiar w/ devices and their features and basic programming) as it relates to the classroom curriculum. Provides training to classroom staff on specific software applications and other language-based resources that support the curriculum (e.g., ProloQuo2Go, Intellitools, BoardMaker).
Aug Comm and Speech-Language services will (and should) overlap in
certain areas. A student qualifies for specially-designed speech-language services when he/she has a specific speech-language disorder that is not related to another eligibility (e.g., ID, ASD). Most Life Skills participants do not qualify for specially-designed speech-language services are appropriately served under consult for services for speech-language.
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