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

Discusses the role and responsibilities of speech-language pathologists in the development of literacy for children and adolescents with communication disorders. Guidelines that were approved by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association on November 18, 2000; Nature of literacy; Development of reading and writing; Language base of reading and writing problems; Discussion on relevant skills and knowledge.