How I take speech and language therapy into the classroom (1): Promoting pizzazz – and all that jazz
Author: Kathleen Cavin
Magazine issue: Autumn 08
Page numbers: 22-24
Date: 31 August 2008
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Collaborative working in the classroom has potential benefits for children, teachers and speech and language therapists of therapists. But while the ‘why’ was relatively straightforward, the ‘how’ posed a challenge for Kathleen Cavin. Reflecting that taking a leading role in the classroom might be one solution, she ran a small project over two terms with a class teacher, with the main focus on narrative and vocabulary work, specifically verbs. Preparation, target setting for the teacher and the children, session planning and outcomes for the children are included. Kathleen also considers how the experience has changed her practice, confirming for her that to be more of a therapist you sometimes need to become more of a teacher.
