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"As part of the innovative What Every Speech-Language Pathologist/Audiologist Should Know series, this primer shows students how to conduct and complete a successful service-learning project using a proven step-by-step approach.   Using examples of service-learning projects and ""how-to"" strategies throughout, What Every Speech-Language Pathologist/Audiologist Should Know about Service-Learning breaks the service-learning project down into manageable segments, including the process of selecting a site, specifying duties, and completing the project. Sample procedures, tools, forms, and contracts model how to conduct successful service-learning projects and the text is filled with critical supports for faculty, supervising clinicians and students."

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Author:   Jennifer Kent-Walsh
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.100kg
ISBN:  

9780132485951

ISBN 10:   0132485958
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   13 February 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

1. What Is Service-Learning (SL)? Introduction Defining Service-Learning Essential Elements of Service-Learning 2. SL in Communication Sciences & Disorders A Service-Learning Project Model for Communication Sciences & Disorders Practice-Oriented Projects Policy-Oriented Projects 3. Key Players & Common SL Expectations Students Community Partner Personnel University Faculty Members / Course Instructors 4. Evidence of Learning: Sample SL Project Detailed Service-Learning Project Example: TeenTech 5. Model SL Project Components & Procedures Service-Learning Project Stages Suggested Tools for Successful Service-Learning Projects Wrap-Up 6. Sample Service-Learning Forms Appendix A Sample Service-Learning Project Descriptions Appendix B Sample Service-Learning Project Contract Appendix C Sample Service-Learning Activity Hour Log Appendix D Weekly Reflection Tool Appendix E Sample Service-Learning Agency Evaluation Form Appendix F Sample Service-Learning Self-/Peer Evalu

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Jennifer Kent-Walsh, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, S-LP(C), is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Central Florida (UCF). In addition to conducting research and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and language disorders, Dr. Kent-Walsh is the Director of the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) Atlantic Region Assistive Technology Demonstration Center at UCF. Dr. Kent-Walsh and her research collaborator, Cathy Binger, Ph.D., conduct research relating to the development and evaluation of interventions to improve language and communication outcomes for children with developmental disabilities who use AAC. In 2010, Dr. Kent-Walsh and Dr. Binger published a primer on AAC entitled What Every Speech-Language Pathologist/Audiologist should know about Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Allyn & Bacon, 2010). Dr. Kent-Walsh also conducts research to evaluate outcomes of service-learning in communication sciences and disorders and has received a number of awards for her research in both service-learning and AAC.

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