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Course Code
LDR
Course Number
3905
Faculty/Instructor
Donna Mercado
Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement
Navigating speech-language therapy in schools can feel overwhelming for many families, and for Hispanic parents, language barriers and limited health literacy (HL) skills may intensify this challenge. There is a significant gap in research on health literacy strategies used by school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs). This issue becomes more critical when examining how Spanish-speaking parents navigate Spanish translations of essential documents like IEPs. This gap emphasizes the urgent need for research in this area, and my project seeks to help address it.
Keywords
Speech Pathology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health Literacy
Recommended Citation
Hernandez, Daria, "Spanish-Speaking Parents' Comprehension of School-Based Speech Therapy Documentation" (2025). LEAD Scholars Academy Showcase. 22.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ulead-showcase/2025spring/posters/22
Spanish-Speaking Parents' Comprehension of School-Based Speech Therapy Documentation
Navigating speech-language therapy in schools can feel overwhelming for many families, and for Hispanic parents, language barriers and limited health literacy (HL) skills may intensify this challenge. There is a significant gap in research on health literacy strategies used by school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs). This issue becomes more critical when examining how Spanish-speaking parents navigate Spanish translations of essential documents like IEPs. This gap emphasizes the urgent need for research in this area, and my project seeks to help address it.
