Speech-language therapy in a school context : principles and practices
Title:
Speech-language therapy in a school context : principles and practices
Author:
Kathard, Harsha, editor.
ISBN:
9780627032943
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xxiv, 347 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Part I. Context : 1. Communication professions in transition : becoming responsive to context -- 2. South Africa : the educational context -- 3. Communicating in educational contexts -- 4. Multilingualism and speech-language therapy in education : theory and research -- 5. Multiculturalism in the classroom -- 6. Ethical issues and the school context -- 7. Classroom-based speech-language services : collaborative practice between speech-language therapists and teachers -- Part II. Speech-language therapy practice : 8. Supporting teachers in emergent literacy -- 9. Language, literacy and learning in the classroom -- 10. The role of the speech-language therapist in implementing AAC in schools -- 11. Audiology in an educational setting -- 12. Partnerships with volunteers : implementing language and literacy intervention programmes in underresourced communities -- Part III. Collaboration with cognate professions : 13. Occupational therapy in the school context : an occupational perspective -- 14. The learner support educator's perspective : a collaborative framework : principles and practices in a school context -- 15. Educational psychology perspectives in inclusive educational settings -- 16. The social worker as a collaborative partner in the education context -- 17. Speech-language therapists as active agents of change.
Abstract:
"The education system in South Africa is struggling to help learners to develop their full potential, particularly those from poor and rural communities. Research has shown that a lack of communication skills has become a major challenge and a barrier to learning for many learners. The current situation in this country requires us to consider not only children who have specific communication impairments, but also those battling to develop communication skills when their situation places them at a severe disadvantage. Speech-language therapy in a school context is a much-needed academic text for training students in speech-language therapy and audiology to work effectively in an educational environment. Speech-language therapy in a school context promotes collaborative practices among professionals, including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, learning support therapists and teachers, while reinforcing the ethical principles and practices required by the Health Professions Council of South Africa. It provides theory and practical guidelines in line with the Revised National Curriculum Statement and is supported by interactive learning activities. Speech-language therapy in a school context is aimed at students in speech-language therapy and audiology and is also a valuable foundational text for practicing therapists." --Publisher.