In order to better develop the language and literacy abilities of the students, how can the general and special education curricula be modified? How can the speech or language pathologist help in this process?

According to the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), there are different strategies that speech-language pathologists can use to develop the language and literacy abilities of students and modify both general and special education curricula (please see the link below). For example, a speech-language pathologist can pull students out of the classroom before the lesson to introduce them to relevant concepts and specialized vocabulary in that lesson. That way, students will be familiar with these concepts and words when they hear or see them in class and will be better able to integrate them and understand the lesson.
In addition, speech-language pathologists can be involved in the classroom by assisting with the lesson. For example, they can teach in conjunction with the other educator or teach a lesson that involves helping students structure the steps involved in answering multipart questions or writing a paragraph. They can also consult with teachers about how to help struggling students. Finally, they can help students after a lesson review parts of the lesson, including unfamiliar vocabulary or concepts, to make sure students have understood the lesson. In these ways and others, speech-language pathologists can work to break down the special or general education curricula into component parts that they can work with the teacher to reinforce.