Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists With Respect to Reading and Writing in Children and Adolescents

These guidelines are an official statement of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). They were approved by ASHA’s Legislative Council on November 18, 2000. They provide guidance for speech-language pathologists in all work settings regarding their roles and responsibilities related to reading and written language disorders in children and adolescents but are not official standards of the Association. Members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Reading and Written Language Disorders were Nickola Nelson, chair; Hugh Catts; Barbara Ehren; Froma Roth; Cheryl Scott; Maureen Staskowski; and Roseanne Clausen, ex officio. Diane Paul-Brown and Susan Karr provided consultation. Vice presidents for professional practices in speechlanguage pathology Alex Johnson (2000–2002) and Nancy Creaghead (1997–1999) served as monitoring officers.