Speech Language Pathologist

What supports do they offer?

A school speech-language pathologist (also known as an S-LP or speech therapist) are specialists that work to prevent, assess, identify, diagnose and treat a wide variety of communicative challenges and disorders in school aged children. Well-balanced service delivery involves the Speech-Language Pathologist in provision of direct and/or indirect services to students and schools depending upon student and school needs. All schools receive service from a speech-language pathologist. Referrals are made to schools’ Teaching Support Teams through TIENET and follow the Program Planning Process.

Feel free to reach out to your school's Teaching Support Team for more information.

  • Participate as a regular member of Teaching Support Teams

  • Whole class support as recommend by Teaching Support Teams of topics that may include but not limited to:

  • language, phoneme/grapheme relationships, phonological awareness, expressive/ receptive language, literacy, social communication

  • Coaching and co-teaching to support teachers in delivering programing identified

  • Whole class screening for hearing, speech and language

  • Support, mentor or co facilitate the tier 1 work of:

  • Teachers, EA’s, Learning Support Teachers, ASD Specialists

  • Provide Professional development to School Communities

  • Working with Teaching Support Team to identify students who may need a more focused support on concepts of speech, language or literacy

  • Consultation and support of Learning Support Teachers to teach in a more focused approach of skills

  • Provided focused Speech Language intervention to small groups that may include but not limited to: social skills, language, articulation, executive functioning, literacy

  • Consulting with and teaching parents to support a more focused approach for student support at home

  • • As identified by the Teaching Support Team or Student Planning Team Meeting work with students needing a more intensive (often one-on-one) approach to topics that may include:

o Articulation disorders

o Apraxia

o Fluency disorders

o Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems

o Assistive Technology

  • Individualize Formal assessment- to generate recommendations for school programing and parents

  • Individualized Speech Therapy

  • Set up and Support of FM Systems

  • Support of Development of Individualized Program Plans

  • Consultation of Student Transition Planning with outside agencies (IWK, NSHSC, EIBI)