Provide speech-language pathology services to at-risk children at the earliest opportunity across prevention, policy, and practice¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The article recommends that speech-language pathologists deliver "assessment, intervention, and sec- ondary consultation services to at-risk children at the earliest opportunity", for example through home visiting services promoting children's language development. It argues SLPs should assert their presence in interdisciplinary contexts at prevention, policy, and practice levels so that scope of practice widens to meet the needs of vulnerable children and adolescents. Waiting until youth detention to provide such services is described as flying in the face of developmental principles and intervention science.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Interdisciplinary engagement by SLPs beyond traditional caseloads, including home visiting and consultation with child protection, education, and justice services

Constraints¶

• The article notes the impact of home visiting services on children's language development "requires careful ongoing analysis" (citing Peacock et al., 2013)

Target Learners¶

• At-risk children and adolescents, including those in contact with child protection and youth justice systems

Target Learning Goals¶

• Oral language and literacy skills supporting academic achievement and participation in the social and economic mainstream

Affordances¶

• Language House Framework Snow

Claims¶

• Early language skills predict later adolescent externalizing behavior problems [+W]

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Pamela C. Snow. (2021). Psychosocial Adversity in Early Childhood and Language and Literacy Skills in Adolescence: The Role of Speech-Language Pathology in Prevention, Policy, and Practice. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_PERSP-20-00120