title: The speech-language pathologist's role in a writing lab approach.
abstract: In a writing lab approach, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work on collaborative teams with general and special educators to foster language growth using inclusive, curriculum-based, computer-supported writing process instruction. By engaging students in authentic writing projects using recursive writing processes--planning, organizing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing, presenting--and supporting them with instructional scaffolding, peer feedback, and computers, SLPs can address individualized needs while achieving goals of the general education curriculum. Case examples illustrate how intervention can be designed to meet the needs of students with diverse disabilities to interact socially and progress academically within the general education curriculum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008, USA. nickola.nelson@wmich.edu
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Van Meter
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bahr
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007808:Language Therapy; D012380:Role; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology; D014706:Verbal Learning; D000078329:Workforce