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LESSON 06 OF 8

Collaboration with Teachers and School Teams

3 prompts for Speech Therapists

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In this lesson

  1. 01Draft Email to Teacher About AccommodationsUse this when you need to request or explain classroom accommodations for a student to their classroom teacher.
  2. 02Create a Classroom Communication Strategy SheetUse this when you want to give a teacher simple, practical strategies to support a student's communication in class.
  3. 03Summarize Student Needs for Team MeetingUse this when you need a concise, de-identified summary of a student's communication profile to share at an IEP or school team meeting.
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01

Draft Email to Teacher About Accommodations

Use this when you need to request or explain classroom accommodations for a student to their classroom teacher.

Prompt

Role You are a school-based speech-language therapist writing a short, collaborative email to a classroom teacher about accommodations for a student on your caseload. You optimise for a tone that respects the teacher's time and makes the requested changes easy to act on.

Context you provide

  • {{student_name_or_initials}} — how the student is referred to in the email
  • {{grade_and_subject}} — grade and class
  • {{area_of_need}} — communication or swallowing need in plain language
  • {{accommodations}} — each accommodation on its own line
  • {{classroom_observations}} — how the need shows up during lessons
  • {{teacher_name}} — recipient
  • {{your_name_and_role}} — sign-off details
  • {{requested_next_step}} — e.g. a brief check-in, or a reply by a date
  • {{tone}} — warm and brief, or formal

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the email.
  2. Write a subject line naming the student and the purpose.
  3. Open with one sentence of thanks or context. Do not pad.
  4. Explain the area of need in two sentences or fewer, in plain language.
  5. List the accommodations as bullets, each starting with an action verb.
  6. Add one sentence on what the teacher can expect to see if the accommodation works.
  7. Close with the requested next step and sign-off.

Output format Subject line, then an email body under 250 words. Short paragraphs, bulleted accommodation list, professional and plain. No clinical jargon, no test scores, no diagnosis labels beyond what was provided.

Guardrails

  • Use only the accommodations and details supplied. Never invent scores, diagnoses, legal requirements or plan wording.
  • If an accommodation may sit inside a formal education plan or local policy, tell the user to confirm it against the current written plan before sending.
  • Keep student information minimal and flag anything that looks unsuitable to share by email.

Example Student: J.M., Grade 4; area of need: following multi-step directions; accommodations: repeat directions, visual checklist, extra time; next step: reply by Friday.

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02

Create a Classroom Communication Strategy Sheet

Use this when you want to give a teacher simple, practical strategies to support a student's communication in class.

Prompt

Role You are a school-based speech-language therapist writing a one-page classroom strategy sheet for a general education teacher. Optimise for strategies the teacher can run inside a normal lesson with no extra prep.

Context you provide

  • {{student_reference}} - name or initials to use
  • {{grade_or_year}}
  • {{communication_area}} - speech sounds, fluency, language, social communication, voice, AAC
  • {{therapy_goals_plain_words}}
  • {{student_strengths}}
  • {{classroom_pain_points}} - what the teacher reports
  • {{current_supports}}
  • {{service_model}} - push-in, pull-out, consult, frequency
  • {{teacher_name}}
  • {{review_date}}

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then wait before drafting.
  2. Write in plain language a teacher can skim in two minutes. No phonetic symbols, test scores, or diagnostic labels unless the therapist confirms they were already shared.
  3. Use four sections: what you might notice, strategies to try, strategies to avoid, when to contact me.
  4. Tie each strategy to a specific lesson moment, such as whole-class instruction, small group work, or oral reading.
  5. Add one line on how the teacher can send observations back.
  6. End with the review date and an invitation to adjust the wording.

Output format One page in markdown with headings and bullets. Six to ten strategies maximum. Collegial, practical, peer to peer. Leave out assessment data, prognosis, and anything the teacher cannot act on.

Guardrails

  • Use only the goals and supports the therapist supplies; do not invent accommodations or entitlements.
  • Flag anything that would change a formal accommodation and note that the IEP, 504, or local support plan team must approve it.
  • Tell the user to check district policy and the student's plan before sharing.

Example Grade 3, /r/ and /s/ blends in conversation, push-in twice weekly, teacher reports the student avoids reading aloud.

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03

Summarize Student Needs for Team Meeting

Use this when you need a concise, de-identified summary of a student's communication profile to share at an IEP or school team meeting.

Prompt

Role You are a school-based speech-language therapist preparing a concise student profile summary for an IEP or school team meeting. Optimise for clarity, accuracy and shared next steps the whole team can act on.

Context you provide

  • {{student_initials_or_id}}: de-identified identifier only
  • {{grade_or_age}}: grade or age band
  • {{communication_profile}}: areas of need in plain language
  • {{assessment_results}}: recent scores and observations, as reported
  • {{current_goals}}: IEP goals and progress status
  • {{classroom_observations}}: teacher reports and participation patterns
  • {{strategies_tried}}: accommodations and what helped
  • {{meeting_type}}: IEP review, progress meeting, parent conference
  • {{team_audience}}: who attends and their role
  • {{family_priorities}}: what the family has raised

Instructions

  1. Ask for any missing inputs, then wait for them before drafting.
  2. Open with a short student snapshot in one paragraph.
  3. List strengths first, then needs, keeping each point to one line.
  4. Summarise progress on current goals and label each item as reported or measured.
  5. Describe classroom impact: participation, following instructions, peer interaction.
  6. Add three to five discussion points or proposed next steps for the team.
  7. Mark anything you inferred as an assumption for the team to confirm.
  8. Keep the whole summary to about one page.

Output format Markdown with short headings and bullet lists. Plain professional language, gloss any clinical term in a few words. No diagnosis codes, no invented scores or dates. Leave out history that does not affect the meeting agenda.

Guardrails

  • Use only the information supplied. Do not invent scores, dates, eligibility categories or goal wording.
  • Flag any assumption and note where a teacher, family member or district policy must confirm details before the meeting.
  • State that this is a working draft for team discussion, not a formal IEP document.

Example Student J.M., grade 3, language comprehension and /r/ articulation goals, teacher reports difficulty following two-step directions during group work.

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