Speech pathology assistant

What is an SLPA? **This first part is about the roles of an SLPA. For resources, materials, and support: scroll down! Here’s what the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) defines as a speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA): “Speech-language pathology assistants are support personnel who, following academic coursework, fieldwork, and on-the-job training, perform tasks prescribed, directed, and supervised by

Five minutes after the last day of school I received an email that shocked and devastated me. An SLPA, who is more like a soul-sister to me, had just be reassigned to another school for next year. I have worked with this woman for six years. She can read my mind, finish my sentences, and

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This scope of practice for the speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA) was developed by the ASHA ad hoc Committee to Update the Scope of Practice for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants.

Welcome to the first day of Phonological Processes Week here at Simply Speech! Learning about the different types of phonological processes while in school was enough to make my head spin! After all there are SO many different phonological processes kids can demonstrate. Phonological processes are patterns of sound errors that typically developing children use to simplify speech. It's often hard to differentiate the difference between an articulation disorder and a phonological disorder. I…

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Resources for Speech-Language Professionals (SLPs, SLPAs, SaLTs, etc.) Welcome to our resource page for speech-language professionals! We are the speech-language pathologists, speech and language therapists, speech-language pathology aides, and other professionals who are working day after day to help children all over the world communicate effectively with those around them. And sometimes, that job can feel

Looking for online speech pathology undergraduate and graduate programs? When I was shopping around for programs way back in 2003, I didn’t have as many online options as there are these days. I was a non-traditional student: I had a B.A. in Spanish & a minor in Business and I’d had four years of work ... Read More about 24 Online Speech Pathology Programs