Jane Dove
Speech Language Pathologist
Bristol Virginia Public Schools
(276) 821-5810
About me…
I am a 1978 graduate of East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology / Audiology. I completed a Master of Education in Special Education at ETSU in 1982 and additional graduate courses in Speech Pathology at the University of Virginia.
My entire career has been in the Bristol Virginia Public Schools. Beginning in 1978, I taught Learning Disabled students at the elementary level for seven years. I am currently a Speech Language Pathologist, serving Washington-Lee Elementary, Highland View Elementary, Virginia Middle School, Virginia High School and St. Anne’s School in Bristol Virginia.
Classroom Rules and Expectations…
- Walk quietly to and from class
- Take turns talking
- Listen Carefully
- Practice your speech homework
- Try your best!
The Roll of the School-Based Speech Language Pathologist…
The focus of the school-based speech language pathologist is the communication abilities of students. Ultimately, the school-based speech language pathologist’s purpose in addressing communication and related disorders is to effect functional and measurable change in a student’s communication status so that the student may participate as fully as possible in all aspects of life – educational, social, and vocational.
To meet this goal, school-based speech language pathologists:
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prevent, correct, ameliorate, or alleviate articulation, fluency, voice, language, and swallowing impairments
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reduce the functional consequences of the communication and swallowing disabilities by promoting the development, improvement, and use of functional communication skills; and
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provide support in the general educational environment to lessen the handicap (the social consequence of the impairment or disability) by facilitating successful participation, socialization, and learning. (ASHA,1999)
Links to More Information…
Speech Language Pathology Services in Schools
Iowa – Nebraska Articulation Norms