Question
Can you please suggest some resources to use to advocate for the importance of SLP's in literacy programs? There is a lot of information regarding connecting oral language to literacy, but I am more specifically interested in documenting how the skills
Answer
Speech-language pathologists can be of enormous benefit in the literacy area. One of the best resources is the document entitled "Knowledge and skills needed by speech-language pathologists with respect to reading and writing in children and adolescents", American Speech Language Hearing Association, 2002. This document, which is available to professionals on ASHA's website, contains a summary of the roles and responsibilities that are appropriate for members of this discipline. In addition, it contains an extensive bibliography in which you will find further information useful in documenting the appropriateness and benefit of SLP participation in literacy diagnosis and intervention.
Good luck with your advocacy.
Penelope E. Webster is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of New Hampshire. She conducts research, teaches, and consults to schools and families in the area of language/literacy relationships.
Penelope Webster, Ph.D
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