Interview with an SLP
I was able to visit with a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) who works with the Idaho Rehabilitation Services in Rexburg. Her name is Emma and she provided a lot of insight as I began to research about the issues that can arise from nonverbal to verbal communication in a classroom. The following is the interview I had with her.
How long have you worked as an SLP in schools? 2 years
What is the age range you focus on? 5-10 years old
What is the most common problem you find in your groups? The speech sounds, things such as the 'r', 's', or 'th' sounds.
Do you work with only the school or also the Idaho Rehabilitation Center? Four clients here, I also do some Geriatric work.
Do you work with groups or one on one? Mostly one on one, the biggest group is about four or five.
What is your favorite low tech you use? Velcro binders with different pictures that you can move them around, it takes a lot of time. Go-Talk 4, it looks like a PECS device, it has four buttons that can be programmed with different words it will speak it when the push the picture.
What's your favorite high tech you use? Dina-vox absolutely.
What was your most unique client or situation? A young client who was nonverbal and had a seizure disorder. Because of the types of seizure that they suffered it compounded their mental capacities. It was hard to know what was from the seizures, their capabilities, and them just being stubborn.
What is the biggest problem in verbal/non verbal interaction? For the non verbal it is the support and issues with consistency that arise between the aids, classes, and parents--even with AAC. For the verbal students it is carry over of the skills outside of the class. I'll hear them in the hall and be like "Hey, you know how to say that right!"
Most commonly used technology? The Dina-vox it looks like a tablet and we use that for insurance reasons, it is more likely to be faid for through insurance rather than an iPad. The Go-Talk 4.
For you how does the IEP/Assessment work? So many questions, it becomes a legal nightmare, 9/10 times the questions don't apply. But it does help, it forces people to pay attention to the kids, the parents helping is ideal.
How do you improve communication of verbal and nonverbal students or teachers? The teachers know they sign and adjustments are made for that, the teacher has a card of common signs.
How can SPED help SLP? They help so much they have a lot more close work with them, they have more hours, they get a better sample of if they are hitting those communication goals. Between them and the para-aid they help us know what is really happening.
How long have you worked as an SLP in schools? 2 years
What is the age range you focus on? 5-10 years old
What is the most common problem you find in your groups? The speech sounds, things such as the 'r', 's', or 'th' sounds.
Do you work with only the school or also the Idaho Rehabilitation Center? Four clients here, I also do some Geriatric work.
Do you work with groups or one on one? Mostly one on one, the biggest group is about four or five.
What is your favorite low tech you use? Velcro binders with different pictures that you can move them around, it takes a lot of time. Go-Talk 4, it looks like a PECS device, it has four buttons that can be programmed with different words it will speak it when the push the picture.
What's your favorite high tech you use? Dina-vox absolutely.
What was your most unique client or situation? A young client who was nonverbal and had a seizure disorder. Because of the types of seizure that they suffered it compounded their mental capacities. It was hard to know what was from the seizures, their capabilities, and them just being stubborn.
What is the biggest problem in verbal/non verbal interaction? For the non verbal it is the support and issues with consistency that arise between the aids, classes, and parents--even with AAC. For the verbal students it is carry over of the skills outside of the class. I'll hear them in the hall and be like "Hey, you know how to say that right!"
Most commonly used technology? The Dina-vox it looks like a tablet and we use that for insurance reasons, it is more likely to be faid for through insurance rather than an iPad. The Go-Talk 4.
For you how does the IEP/Assessment work? So many questions, it becomes a legal nightmare, 9/10 times the questions don't apply. But it does help, it forces people to pay attention to the kids, the parents helping is ideal.
How do you improve communication of verbal and nonverbal students or teachers? The teachers know they sign and adjustments are made for that, the teacher has a card of common signs.
How can SPED help SLP? They help so much they have a lot more close work with them, they have more hours, they get a better sample of if they are hitting those communication goals. Between them and the para-aid they help us know what is really happening.
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