Response to Intervention Model
The role of the speech pathologist is negotiated to meet the needs of each school and is formalized in a service agreement. The school can select from a range of services base on the Response to Intervention (RTI) model, a best practice model for the provision of speech pathology services in schools.
Services available include (but are not limited to):
- Identification, assessment and diagnosis of students with difficulties
- Upskill and build staff capacity through professional learning sessions, consultations and collaborative planning
- Supporting educators side by side in class
- Support setting up and implementing a Response to Intervention Model (RTI)
- Setting up intervention groups and training/supporting EAs to run them
- Providing direct tier 2/3 intervention
- Referrals to external agencies, including CDS, NDIS and LDC
- Program and assessment development/review support
- Parent workshops and support
- In-class modifications and support recommendations and modelling
- Support for staff to implement support strategies in class that have been recommended by external healthcare providers (e.g. external SPs)
Support provided by the NEMLDC
- Recruitment of a speech pathologist
- Human resource management
- School support and service review
- Department induction and training including…
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- Curriculum
- EALD progress maps
- Department online PL
- Change management
- Best practice pedagogy
- Collegiate support
- Performance development
- Access to Resources
Outreach
All schools participating in the Pilot continue to have access to our Outreach services, with your school speech pathologist directing to appropriate services as required.
