What is "Service Delivery?"
Service delivery is how the speech-language pathologists, or SLP, works on the goals from the individualized education program, or IEP, Service delivery recommendations tell you how often your child will have therapy, for how many minutes and where.
How Will I Know What is Best for My Child?
The IEP team will decide on the type of service based on your child's needs. The IEP team will include you, the SLP, your child's teacher, the principal and any other professional who works with your child in the school. Decisions about your child's services will be based on your child's needs and progress that is made during therapy.
What are the Different Types of Service Delivery?
There are several ways to deliver speech and language services in the schools. The most common are:
- Collaborative Consultation: The SLP works with the teachers and families. The SLP does not work directly with the student.
- Monitor: The SLP sees the student during each grading period to check on speech and language skills.
- Classroom Based: The SLP works in the classroom. The classroom teacher and the SLP may teach together or may take turns teaching parts of the lesson.
- Combination: The SLP provides services in two or more ways. For example, the SLP works with a student in small group and also works in the classroom.
- Pullout: The SLP works with children one-on-one or in small groups outside of the classroom.
- Community Based: The SLP works with students in the home or community. The focus is on communication skills needed for daily living.
Services are based on your child's needs. At times, some children will do better outside of the classroom. Sometimes, they just need different instruction inside the classroom. Over time, your child could have services many different ways. Talk with your SLP about the best type of services for your child.