The Fluency Curriculum in the New Millennium: Building “Skills” Into “Knowledge” Classes

Abstract

Abstract Recent changes in the standards for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) have led to changes in the way in which information is presented to students in communication sciences and disorders classes. One of the primary changes is the focus on knowledge and skills outcomes that result from students’ education. Another change is the degree to which those skills and knowledge are specified by the standards. Educators cannot always be assured that all students will obtain “skills” in all areas specified by the standards during their practicum experiences. For that reason, it becomes necessary to add “skills” components to what may have previously been “knowledge” classes. This article presents a number of ideas for adding these “skills” experiences to “knowledge” classes.