Service Delivery Methods for

Elementary School Level SLPs

*SOME INFORMATION ON THIS PRESENTATION

COMES FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES

Introduction
Multidisciplinary Independent Study Mentorship - Fall
2015
By: Amber Higgins
Mentor: Kristi Crain
ISM Teacher: Kristi Click
Location: R. L. Stevenson Primary Elementary School
Profession: Certified Speech-language Pathologist

R. L. Stevenson Primary School

My mentorship site is
R. L. Stevenson
Primary School located
in Alvin ISD. The
school only includes
the grades
kindergarten through
2nd grade. Their school
hours are from 8:00am
to 3:25pm
Principal - Julie Weiss
Assistant Principal Lisa Cross
Counselor - Liz
Recendez
http://www.alvinisd.net/Domain/19

What is Independent Study Mentorship (ISM)?

The Independent Study Mentorship course is designed for students wishing to mentor
an adult professional in a chosen career. With the mentor of my choice, I must create a
unique plan of study and receive individual instruction and at the end of the course
create a unique product of a collegiate level and present it to my mentor for a final grade.
The topic of study I have chosen to focus on is Speech-Language Pathology.

Course Requirements include:

Create an in-depth study in an area of interest
Document a minimum of 2-3 hours of mentorship activitity each week
Complete a journal entry at the end of every week documenting your
experiences
Complete an ISM professional portfolio showcasing all assignments
completed throughout the course
Complete all required assignments
Mid-term presentation
Develop a final product and presentation at the collegiate level to
present to a panel of graders.

Professional Portfolio
The purpose of this website is to showcase all my work
throughout the semester document my progress and
experiences and provide vital information for my
final project.
www.ambernickolehiggins.weebly.com

Speech-language Pathology
What is it:
Speech-language pathologists, sometimes called speech
therapists, assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent
communication and swallowing disorders in patients.
What causes Speech issues:
Speech, language, and swallowing disorders result from a
variety of causes such as a stroke, brain injury, hearing
loss, developmental delay, a cleft palate, cerebral palsy,
or emotional problems.
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Duties of an SLP
Communicate with patients to evaluate speech levels

Identify treatment actions

Treat patients how to make proper sounds and

improve their voice

Work with patients to increase their ability to read
and write correctly
Work with patient to help swallow correctly
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Service Delivery of Therapy Methods

Methods of therapy provided
from mentorship
experiences:
Individual work
Group work
Articulation Stations
How does the difference in
providing the different
therapy methods affect
each childs overall
progress (do they enjoy it
more, get better speech
skills from it) ?

Articulation Stations

Reasons children need Speech

Speech, language, and swallowing disorders result from a
variety of causes such as:
stroke
brain injury
hearing loss
developmental delay
a cleft palate
cerebral palsy
emotional problems.
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Artifacts

More Artifacts

Product
For my final product I created an articulation

screener of my own and made a template to test

students.
I was able to get permission from 3 girls of different
ages and have a video of Mrs. Crain demonstrating
how to test a child with this trial test.

Screener Cards

Product Continued

Closing
How will product affect me later on

I hope to get better experience on the profession and

help me determine what classes I will take in college

Overall my idea of different types of therapy were all
similar in the end. It depends on the child and their
needs of speech and their preference of learning in
the classroom that is most effective.

Work cited
"Speech-Language Pathologists." Career Information

Center. Ed. Kristin B. Mallegg and Joseph Palmisano.

10th ed. Vol. 8: Health Science. Detroit: Macmillan
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Morgan, Christina. "Talk to me, baby: a doctor discovers
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"American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
ASHA." American Speech-Language-Hearing
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Questions / Comments?

Thank You!!
Id like to thank My mentor Kristi Crain for willing to

work with me throughout the semester

Thank Kristi Click for being such a great teacher and
accepting me into the program
Thank evaluators for coming out during their day to
grade my presentation
Thank parents Michael and Casey Higgins