Why are SLP Services so Undervalued and Underappreciated?
When an accomplished Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) was once asked why she loves the SLP services she provides for children day in and day out; she responded, “knowing that my interventions are helping children communicate and that those skills will help them their whole life…is the very reason I do what I do.” Why then […]
English Language Learner Issues Part 2: Best Practices for SLPs Working with Interpreters
As Speech-Language Pathologists, we work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. It is no surprise that the numbers of English Language Learners (ELL) is increasing all over the United States. During the course of our careers, we will encounter students who speak many different languages. Although one of the most common languages spoken by these bilingual […]
English Language Learner Issues Part 1: How to Determine When Your Student Needs a Bilingual Evaluation
“Lorena” is a fourth grader who is struggling in Reading Comprehension and Language Arts. She was born in the US and has been in the US school system since Kindergarten, but her teacher notes that she has difficulty finding words when answering questions in class. Lorena uses very simple sentence structures in her writing and […]