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Demand for special education and related services is high. But school districts can’t always afford to hire therapist employees.

Today’s emphasis on inclusive special education means nearly 40% of students on the autism spectrum spend at least 80% of their time at school in general education classes.

A teacher sends a frantic email or urgently flags you down in the hallway to say, “So-and-so can’t”—write their letters, stay at their desk, keep their hands to themselves… the list goes on—“and I think they need therapy. How do I make a referral?”

Are you a school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP) concerned about your caseload size?

In any given school day, students must manage a multitude of specific tasks: unlocking and locking lockers, sitting and paying attention to instructions, holding a pencil correctly to write on a worksheet, as examples.

Want to engage your speech therapy students at a whole new level? Slide some science experiments into your session plan!

Imagine your school without related services.

Every so often, a new Speech/Language Pathologist asks, “Why do SLPs need a teaching certificate to work in a school?”