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Preparation of Bilingual (Spanish-English) Speech-Language
Pathologists and Paraprofessionals to Serve Preschool and
Elementary-Aged Children with Communication Disorders |
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CFDA Number: |
84.325H |
Program Name: |
Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for
Children with Disabilities |
Competition Name: |
Improving the Preparation of Personnel to Serve Children with
High-Incidence Disabilities |
Project Number: |
H325H000087 |
Project Director: |
Wilcox, M. Jeanne |
Organization: |
Arizona State University
Dept of Speech and
Hearing Sciences, P.O. Box 871908
Tempe, Arizona
852871908
480-965-9397 |
Beginning Date: |
2000-08-01 |
Ending Date: |
2003-07-31 |
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Abstract |
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Purpose: This training
program will impact present and future needs for well-qualified,
Spanish-English bilingual speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and
speech-language pathology assistants to serve preschool and
elementary-aged school children with speech and/or language
disorders. |
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Method:This training
project represents a collaborative effort of Arizona State
University, Scottsdale Community College, the Arizona Department of
Education/Exceptional Student Services, and five Arizona elementary
school districts. The project will provide 16 speech-language
pathology trainees with bilingual-emphasis course work, and 20
speech-language pathology assistant trainees with bilingual-emphasis
lectures that are integrated within existing course work. The
"Speech-Language Pathology Assistant" is a paraprofessional position
with students earning an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
degree. The "Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)" is a professional
position with students earning a Master of Science (M.S.) degree.
For both training levels, course content is systematically linked to
community-based field experiences in school districts serving
impoverished children whose primary language is Spanish. All project
trainees will develop appropriate levels of expertise in the areas
of: 1) Spanish speech and language acquisition; 2) bilingual
language acquisition and instructional strategies for second
language acquisition; 3) speech and language assessment and
intervention with Spanish-speaking and Spanish-English bilingual
children; 4) cultural awareness and serving linguistically and
culturally diverse children; and 5) collaborative design and
delivery of speech and language services. Speech-language
pathologist trainees will complete requirements for their Master's
degree in communication disorders and, pending completion of their
clinical fellowship year, be eligible for ASHA certification in
speech-language pathology. |
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Children to benefit from this
project: |
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Age: |
Preschool (3-5 years), Elementary/Middle |
Disability: |
Speech or Language Impairments |
Severity of Disability: |
Not Specified |
Ethnicity: |
Hispanic |
Geographic location: |
Not specified |
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Personnel Preparation Program Information: |
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Academic Degree to be Received: |
Masters |
Program Focus: |
Related Services Personnel |
Trainee Ethnicity: |
Not specified |
