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The
Speech-Language-Pathologists Role in Literacy Education in Ohios Schools
Submitted
By Literacy Home What
knowledge and skills do speech-language
pathologists bring to literacy education? SLPs are language specialists, and language is part of almost every cognitive and communicative act taken by a person. Language is integrally involved in reading, writing, and academic achievement. (Ukrainetz and Fresquez, 2003)
The link between
language learning and reading has been well established. As experts in language development,
learning, and disorders, what role should
school-based Speech-Language Pathologists play in reading instruction and
intervention?
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