言語聴覚士と教育のかかわり

Speech-language-hearing therapists in school education

　近年，特別支援学校，特別支援学級および通級による指導を受ける子どもの数が増加しており，これまで以上に聞こえや言語などに障害のある子どもの指導の充実が求められ，教育と外部の専門家の連携による支援の充実が課題になっている．本稿では，言語聴覚士と教育のかかわりについての現状を①聞こえと言葉の障害への対応，②言語聴覚士と聾学校とのかかわり，③言語聴覚士と教育委員会のかかわり，に分けて紹介し，今後，教育の場における言語聴覚士との連携のあり方について期待するところを述べる．

　In recent years, there are increasing numbers of children who are educated in Schools for Special Needs Education, special classes and/or resource rooms in regular schools.　There is also greater need for high quality instruction for children with difficulties in speech, language, and/or hearing, and getting cooperation from outside professionals is considered important for improving the support services for these children.　In this paper, I will present the roles of speech-language-hearing therapists in education in the following areas:①in dealing with speech, language, and/or hearing disorders;②in the Schools for the Deaf;and③in the Boards of Education.　Expectations for the future cooperation between speech-language-hearing therapists and schools will also be discussed.