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Speech-Language Pathologists in Schools
Toolkit
SAC has created this toolkit to assist speech-language pathologists working in school settings.
In addition to providing guidance to speech-language pathologists, the professional resource tools can serve as a roadmap for new collaborations with diverse members of school teams (e.g., teachers, education assistants, special education professionals), or as discussion points for a change in direction within an ongoing collaboration. The advocacy tools can help inform service delivery planning discussions with administrators and other stakeholders. We will continue to add to this toolkit as resources become available.
Resource Toolkit for the Public
Resource Toolkit for Health Professionals
Working with Communication Health Assistants
Tips and Checklists
Books
Presentations
Child Speech, Language and Hearing Development Links
- tykeTALK
Offers programs for children in southern Ontario. The website has valuable information about speech and language development in children, feeding and swallowing, stuttering and more. - First Words
A preschool speech and language program in Ottawa. The website contains information on bilingualism, speech and hearing milestones and frequently-asked questions. - Talk Box
A valuable parent resource, put together by speech-language pathologists to share ideas about creating language-rich environments for preschool and school-age children. There is a preschool Talk Box for 0-5 year olds; a school age Talk Box for 5-11 year olds, and a workshop facilitator guide. - Wee Talk
A program that provides information about: How babies and young children learn to talk What parents can do to help their children learn Where parents can get advice if they think their child may have a speech and language problem. - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Advocacy Toolkit
Position Papers
- Speech-Language Pathology Caseload and Workload Issues in Schools
- The Use of Virtual Care in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Services
- Unilateral Hearing Loss in Children
- Speech-Language Pathology Service Delivery Models in Schools
- Classroom Acoustics
- Cochlear Implants in Children
- The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists with Respect to Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Early Identificatioln of Speech & Language Disorders
- Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in the Multicultural, Multilingual Context
Position Statements
- Learning an Additional Language in the Context of Language Disorder
- The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists in Concussion Management
- The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists in Schools
- Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Services for First Nations Position Statement
- The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists in Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Disability Tax Credit Position Statement
Official Statements
- Official Statement on Evidence-Based Speech-Language Pathology Practice in Schools
- Official Statement on Speech-Language Pathology Services in Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Official Statement from Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC) on Childhood Language Disorder
- Official Statement from Speech-Language & Audiology Canada: Use of Facilitated Communication and Rapid Prompting Method (2018)
Guidelines
- Communication Health Assistant Guidelines
- Canadian Guidelines on Auditory Processing Disorder in Children and Adults: Assessment and Intervention
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