Student Teaching Seminar EST 575: SPRING 2008
Instructor: Ms. Sue Ann Neff
s.a.neff@csuohio.edu
Campus: 216.687.6992
Cell: 216-469-7851
Office hours: By appointment and after class.
Objective:
This is a SEMINAR, a discussion group for advanced study. Your objective is to demonstrate competent clinical
skills in the organizational and administrative procedures for SLP services in the public schools, including but not
limited to: diagnostic assessments, planning skills for therapy and materials, MFE/IEP/Medicaid paperwork,
delivery of therapy services (pullout, inclusion, collaboration), scheduling, parent/teacher conferences, behavior
modification, hearing programs, and the implications and effects of Individuals w/Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) and NCLB.
Attendance: Required.
Days off from student teaching are based on the school’s schedule, NOT CSU’s schedule.
Seminar attendance is MANDATORY. Excused absences will require written documentation for medical reasons,
death/funeral of an immediate family member, emergency situations or legal situations. It is your responsibility to
contact me regarding an excused absence from seminar. One excused absence is allowed for the aforementioned
reasons. Seminars will be held on the following Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:15 pm in the Clinic Nursery.
January 23rd
February 6th
February 20th
March 5th
March 19th
April 2nd
April 16th
April 30th ~~ individual meetings
Grading:
Your student teaching experience is a satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade, however all requirements must be met and
your final evaluation must reflect competency on all KASA Indicators (4.0) on the Student Teaching Competency
Questionnaire to obtain a passing grade (not an average). A conference with your cooperating SLP will be
scheduled at the end of your student teaching in which your professionalism, communicative effectiveness, delivery
of therapy services, problem solving skills, documentation, and understanding of regulations and procedures will be
evaluated. You are in a field work experience and participation during the seminars is critical as it is relates to your
field experience. I will have more contact with you at the seminars than when observing you in the schools, so your
participation is the barometer of your processing skills, critical thinking, problems solving etc. Participation in each
class will be graded on the 1-6 Clinical Grading Scale. If you do not participate in a seminar, you will receive a
grade of less than 4.0. A 4.0 is required for all KASA indicators on your final evaluation, seminar
participation and the two projects listed below to receive a passing grade.
Projects:
1. You are given a budget of $1500.00 to obtain essential tests and therapy materials. Using your workload
population, create your “wish list”. You are starting from scratch so you will need to include both tests and
materials. Include the publisher/manufacturer, cost and rationale for purchasing these materials. If you
have a cost beyond this amount you must substantiate the need. Due: April 2nd .
2. The final project is an impressions paper which gives you the opportunity to self-evaluate and articulate
your experience (3-5 pages, double-spaced). The following areas MUST be addressed:
a brief description of your workload and responsibilities
strengths and weakness of your experience
your philosophy on service delivery models(s) as an SLP
professional changes you have made as a therapist.
incorporate issues discussed in seminar
This paper must be professionally written with correct grammar and cohesive paragraphs. You will be asked to rewrite your paper if it is not at a “master‟s level”. Please, please, do not start your sentences with „Things I have
learned are…..‟, otherwise you will be re-writing your paper. Due: April 16th .
Each of these projects will be graded on the 1-6 Clinical Grading Scale.
Seminar Topics:
Each week every student will be responsible for presenting a succinct case history of an interesting/difficult student
(i.e., assessment, TX strategies, problems, medical history, objectives, etc.) in 3-5 minutes, for discussion. These
grand rounds will improve your ability to communicate with fellow professionals, problem solve and obtain
solutions to the many difficult cases you will see as a SLP. Be prepared, although everyone may not have an
opportunity to present each week. Your grand round presentation will be graded on 1-6 Clinical Grading Scale.
Seminar discussion topics will include but are not limited to:
Diagnostic protocol, dynamic assessments, tests, interpretation of results, etc.
Articulation / phonological therapy strategies
Screenings, school policies, organization,
Professionalism and ethics
Sensory integration / autism
Oral motor therapy
Behavior management
IEP/MFE/Medicaid documents, other correspondence, meetings, data collection
Changing faces of the regular education student, syndromes
Literacy issues and phonemic awareness strategies
Cultural diversity
ANY AREA THAT YOU REQUEST TO DISCUSS
During all seminars, please ask any questions that are pertinent to your field
experience. This seminar is designed to improve your clinical problem solving skills
as related to educational issues as an SLP.
You are not expected to know everything, but you are expected to
exceed your own limitations. Ask questions!!
Obtain from your supervising SLP, a copy of her Ohio license, ODE license and
ASHA certification. This is required by ASHA for CSU’s accreditation
Due: February 6, 2008