Moving Beyond Pull-Out Therapy Through True Classroom Collaboration

We ask where school-based SLPs truly belong and why that answer reshapes goals, service delivery, and impact in the classroom. I trace how the medical model became the default, then map a practical route toward collaborative, curriculum-connected support that fits inclusive education. • a mailbox story that reveals role confusion and broken systems • how the medical model shaped pull-out therapy in schools • why legislation changed placement faster than practice • the...