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Serves as a resource to school staff members in the development of a balanced program for oral communication and speech improvement.
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Provides a therapeutic program to meet individual needs of speech and hearing handicapped children.
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Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.
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Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing and language impairments.
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Provides screening to identify speech handicapped children at regular intervals and at specified levels.
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Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
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Provides appropriate individualized programs of therapy to meet individual students needs and correct existing speech or language handicaps.
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Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to implement therapy by suggestions for the student's daily activities.
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Provides information and support to parents and families when appropriate
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Serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech improvement.
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Keeps thorough ongoing records for the individual student receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services.
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Maintains lists of referred, screened and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists and related services.
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Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.
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Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibility as may be assigned from time to time.