School Setting

Featured Resources for School-Based SLPs  

• Adolescents
• Applications (Apps) for Speech-Language Pathology Practice
• Assessment and Evaluation of Speech-Language Disorders in Schools
• Caseload/Workload
• Classroom Acoustics
• Cognitive Referencing
• Common Core State Standards: A Resource for SLPs
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Schools
• Documentation in Schools
• Educational Audiology Resources
• Eligibility and Dismissal Criteria including "Adverse Affect on Educational Performance"
• Ethics and Schools Practice
• Evidence-Based Practice in the Schools
• Hearing Impaired Students in the School Setting
• Individualized Education Program Guidance (IEPs)
• Medicaid Reimbursement in Schools
• Performance Assessment of Contributions and Effectiveness (PACE)
• Qualified Providers in Schools and Early Intervention
• Recruitment and Retention of Qualified SLPs in the Public Schools
• Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI)
• Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists in Schools
• Salary Information including Salary Supplement
• Service Delivery

Clinical Topics and Disorders

Explore this comprehensive list of resources focused on speech language disorders including autism, language, dysphagia, selective mutism, and more.

Professional Practice Issues

Read about professional issues related to SLP practice including apps, ethics, SLPAs, and more.

Advocacy in the Schools

• School Advocacy Resources
• Budget Cuts: Maintaining Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Services in Schools
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• Salary Supplement Activities and Local District Advocacy Efforts
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and ASHA CCC Side by Side Comparison Chart [PDF]
• State Teacher Requirements for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
• Continuing Education Support From Your State or Local District
• Related Services: Common Supports for Students with Disabilities (IRIS Center)
• Collection on Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (SISP)
• National Center to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities (Personnel Improvement Center)—Practice Briefs

Connect with Colleagues

• School-Based-Practitioners' Input Group
• Special Interest Group 16-School Based Issues
• ASHA Community
• ASHA's Social Networks: Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn

Presentations for SLPs

• Reward Yourself with a Career as a School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist [PDF]
• Speech-Language Pathologists in Your Child's School [PDF, 11.5MB]
• Getting Your Child Ready for Reading and Writing
• Building Your Child's Listening, Talking, Reading and Writing Skills: Kindergarten to Second Grade [PDF]
• Building Your Child's Listening, Talking, Reading and Writing Skills: Third Grade to Fifth Grade [PDF]

Publications

• Access Schools
• ASHAsphere 
• Perspectives on School Based Issues
• Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools (LSHSS)
• Literacy Gateway

Resources

• School Services FAQs
• Schools Survey 2012

Contact ASHA's School Services Team.