Intervention with School-Aged Kids

Question 1

Principles for Intervention

Answer 1

1. Curriculum-based instruction
2. The Oral-written connection
3. Metalinguistic and Metacognitive Skills
4. Collaboration

Question 2

Principles for Intervention - Curriculum-Based Instruction

Answer 2

Goal-setting considers impact on success in the school setting

Focus shifts toward educational performance

Intervention provides opportunities to apply skills toward school-based tasks

Question 3

Principles for Intervention - The Oral-Written Connection

Answer 3

Reading and writing are language based skills

Primary Grades:

• Focus on literary socialization
• Metalinguistic skills
• • starting to learn rules, self-monitoring
• Phonological awareness

Intermediate Grades:

• Reading comprehension
• Writing/Spelling
• Vocabulary of curriculum
• Metalinguistics
• • proof-reading

Question 4

Principles for Intervention - Metalinguistic and Metacognitive Skills

Answer 4

We start to let them know what it is we’re working on

Compensatory strategies

Impacts discussion and instruction of targets

Match with curriculum

Develop analytical and self-monitoring skills

Promote advocacy and compensation

Question 5

Principles for Intervention - Collaboration

Answer 5

As School SLP
- teachers, principle, counselors, family

As community SLP
- Drs., teachers, PTs, OTs, School SLP