Preparation of Bilingual (Spanish-English) Speech-Language
Pathologists and Paraprofessionals to Serve Preschool and
Elementary-Aged Children with Communication Disorders |
| 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 00:00:00 |
| Ending Date: |
2003-07-31 00:00:00 |
Abstract |
| 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. |
| 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. |
Children to benefit from this
project: |
| Age: |
Preschool (3-5 years), Elementary/Middle |
| Disability: |
Speech or Language Impairments |
| Severity of disability: |
Not Specified |
| Ethnicity: |
Hispanic |
| Geographic location: |
Not specified |
Personnel preparation program
information: |
Academic degree
to be
received: |
Masters |
| Program focus: |
Related Services Personnel |
| Trainee ethnicity: |
Not specified |
