Who We Are
Kootenay Lake School District SLPs are specially trained professionals who have earned a master’s or doctoral degree and are registered with the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. SD No. 8 SLPs provide screening, assessment, intervention and consultation in and support the understanding and use of language, speech, voice, fluency, augmentative communication, literacy and social communication.
What We Do
- Prevention of communication disorders
- Identification of students at risk for later problems
- Assessment of students’ communication skills
- Evaluation of the results of comprehensive assessments
- Development and implementation of IEPs Documentation of outcomes
- Collaboration with teachers and other professionals
- Advocacy for teaching practices
- Participation in research projects
- Supervision of assistants
SLPs work with students in a variety of ways:
- Combine communication goals with academic and social goals
- Integrate classroom objectives
- Help students understand and use basic language concepts
- Support reading and writing
- Increase students’ understanding of texts and lessons
Services can vary depending on student needs:
- Monitoring or periodic screening
- Collaborating and consulting
- Classroom-based services
- Small group or individual sessions
- Speech classrooms
Referral Criteria
Possible reasons for referrals may include:
- Difficulty with speech sounds/voice/fluency
- Difficulty with receptive/expressive/social language
- a suggestion in a report from the school-based team or community professional
- Parent concerns regarding speech and/or language
Possible Interventions to date:
- Discussion with school SLP
- Pre-school SLP intervention
- SLP intervention at previous school