Services for Students with Speech and Language Disabilities

Eligibility

The specific eligibility criteria for speech and language under state law is found at PI 11.36 (5) of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has developed a technical assistance guide to assist IEP teams in evaluating children to determine if they have speech and language impairment and need for special education due to the impairment.

• S/L Assessment and Decision Making Technical Assistance Guide
• Linguistically Culturally Diverse: Spanish Speaking (Speech and Language Technical Assistance Guide)
• S/L Eligibility Criteria PowerPoint Presentation
• Eligibility Criteria Checklist - Word Fillable - Spanish Fillable
• Frequently Asked Questions About the Speech or Language Impairment Criteria: Speech or Sound Production - Language - Re Evaluation

Speech and Language Licensing

• Wis. Admin Code, PI 34.30(2)(L)
• DPI Memo on Emergency Licensure for Speech/Language Pathology, March 17, 2011
• OSEP Letter to Goldman, 1/27/2010
• Continuum Framework of Speech and Language Service Providers

The North West Speech and Language Pathology Conference

This conference will focus on the revised CCR IEP forms and the new five step process to writing IEPs explicitly through the lens of speech and language.  Communication is woven throughout the forms and the process. Participants will learn and be able to apply all the aspects of speech and language to the five step process to write effective, efficient and compliant IEPs.

Resources

• The Use of Paraprofessionals in Speech and Language Programs The use of support personnel in speech and language programs has expanded to allow SLPs to extend services (i.e., increase the frequency and intensity of services to students on the caseload), focus more on professional-level tasks, increase student access to speech and language programming, and achieve more efficient/effective use of time and resources.
• Additional IEP Frequency and Amount Examples for Therapists: Example 1 - Example 2 - Example 3
• DPI Information Update Bulletins
• "Language Sample Analyis II: The Wisconsin Guide Revised" is now available through DPI Publication Sales. Ordering information is at the bottom.
• A Selection of Links to Other S/L Resources on the World Wide Web
• Integrated Early Childhood Speech and Language Services - Webinar

Other

Results of Survey of S/L Pathologists - Powerpoint

The Preschool Options Project provides training to assist local school districts in developing a range of options in Least Restrictive Environments (LRE) for young children with disabilities. The site is a great resource for therapists working with children ages 3 to 5.