Speech Therapy   (#7966030)

Version Description

The purpose of this course is to provide students exhibiting disorders of speech sounds, fluency, and/or voice that interfere with communication, performance, or functioning in the educational environment with appropriate instruction in skills necessary to achieve annual goals based on assessed needs and the student's individual educational plan (IEP) or educational plan (EP).



This course is designed for students with disabilities whose IEP or EP indicates the need for speech therapy, either as an exceptional student education program or related service. The outcomes that the student should achieve must be specified on an individual basis and relate to achievement of annual goals on the student's IEP or EP.



Instructional activities should be age appropriate and include a variety of learning opportunities. Activities involving practical applications may occur in home, school, community, and employment settings for the purpose of acquisition, practice, generalization, and maintenance of skills.

Qualifications

As well as any certification requirements listed on the course description, the following qualifications may also be acceptable for the course:

-          Licensed Speech Language Pathologist

-          Speech Language Pathologist Assistant*

*Speech Language Pathologist Assistants (SLPAs) require on-site supervision 100% of the time by a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) licensed through the Florida Department of Health (DOH).