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Speech-Language Pathologist, M.S., CCC-SLP
CCC-SLP is in 14% of the 1,994 postings we counted. Degree and CCC in the title line answer that screen before the first bullet.
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Professional Educator License (PEL), School Support Personnel endorsement: Speech-Language Pathologist (Non-Teaching), Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois school SLPs need an ISBE educator license on top of the IDFPR license, so a district checks for both.
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Serve a caseload of 52 students in grades K-5 across 2 elementary buildings, mixing pull-out, push-in and classroom-based sessions
Caseload, grade band, buildings and service model are what a director needs to place you. Illinois caps an SLP caseload at 60.
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all annual reviews and quarterly progress reports filed on time in the last 3 district audits
IEP deadlines are legal deadlines. On-time compliance is the result school SLPs are actually judged on.
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Completed the ASHA Clinical Fellowship under a CCC-SLP mentor in 2020-2021, then stayed on as staff SLP
Shows the CF as part of the job, not a separate credential, and that the district kept her after it.
What recruiters look for in a speech language pathologist resume
- Your state license, and for schools the education credential too. Illinois needs both an IDFPR license and an ISBE PEL with an SLP endorsement.
- CCC-SLP status: the year it was awarded, or the Clinical Fellowship in progress with an expected date. CCC-SLP is in 14% of the 1,994 postings we counted.
- Caseload size, grade or age band, number of buildings, and service model: pull-out, push-in, classroom-based or teletherapy.
- IEP volume: evaluations a year, IEPs written or case-managed, progress reports, and eligibility meetings.
- Named assessments (CELF-5, GFTA-3, PLS-5) and the disorder areas you treat: articulation, language, fluency, social communication, AAC.
- Work with teachers and families. District postings list consultation with teachers, parents and administrators as a core duty.
Skills for a speech language pathologist resume
- Assessment
- CELF-5GFTA-3CASL-2PLS-5Language sample analysisSpeech-language screeningDynamic assessment
- Treatment
- Articulation and phonologyExpressive and receptive languageFluencySocial communicationAAC device programmingVoice
- School practice
- IEP goal writingProgress monitoringMTSS / RtIPush-in therapyTeletherapySLPA supervision
- Medical settings
- Dysphagia evaluationMBSSFEESCognitive-communicationAphasia
Turn SLP duties into results
Before
Provided speech and language therapy to students.
After
Serve a caseload of 52 students in grades K-5 across 2 buildings, mixing pull-out, push-in and classroom-based sessions.
Caseload, grades and service model in one line.
Before
Responsible for writing IEPs.
After
Write and case-manage 38 speech IEPs a year; all reviews and progress reports filed on time in the last 3 district audits.
Volume plus the compliance result.
Before
Conducted speech and language evaluations.
After
Complete 25 to 30 initial and re-evaluations a year with CELF-5, GFTA-3 and language samples.
Count and named tools show your diagnostic load.
Before
Worked with AAC users.
After
Set up AAC for 6 students on TouchChat and LAMP Words for Life; 4 now use their devices in 2 or more classes.
Names the systems and the carryover.
Action verbs for a speech language pathologist resume
- Evaluated
- Screened
- Diagnosed
- Wrote
- Case-managed
- Treated
- Consulted
- Coached
- Programmed
- Trained
- Supervised
- Monitored
- Referred
- Documented
Keywords from speech language pathologist postings
From school district, contract agency and skilled nursing postings read in November 2026. Dysphagia appears in medical postings only.
- IEP
- CCC-SLP
- State SLP license
- Professional Educator License
- Clinical Fellowship
- Evaluations
- Screenings
- Articulation
- Language disorders
- Fluency
- AAC
- Progress reports
- Caseload
- Special education
- Consultation
- Treatment plans
- Dysphagia
- Documentation
Common SLP resume mistakes
Writing CCC-SLP during your Clinical Fellowship
ASHA says to wait for its email confirming the award before you sign with CCC-SLP. Until then use "Clinical Fellow" in the job title and "CCC-SLP expected [month year]" with your credentials.
One resume for schools and medical settings
School postings ask for IEPs, evaluations and teacher collaboration. Skilled nursing and hospital postings ask for dysphagia and cognitive-communication. Keep two versions and lead with the setting you are applying to.
Keeping every graduate placement after years of work
Drop externships once you have staff experience, unless a placement is your only time in the setting you are applying to, such as a hospital.
Percentages with no baseline
"Improved intelligibility 40%" invites the question: measured how? Use counts you can source, such as goals met at annual review, students dismissed, or evaluations completed.
Listing credentials during your Clinical Fellowship
The CF runs at least 36 weeks and 1,260 hours under a mentor who holds the CCC-SLP. While you are in it, title the job "Speech-Language Pathologist (Clinical Fellow)" and add a credentials line such as "CCC-SLP: Clinical Fellowship in progress, expected June 2027". List your state license by its exact name, and check whether your state issues a temporary license for the CF year.
Add the national exam once you pass it, using the name on your score report. It is the Praxis Examination in Speech-Language Pathology through 2026. From January 11, 2027, ASHA renames it the National Speech-Language Pathology Examination and moves it from ETS to PSI, with the same passing standard.
Frequently asked questions
When can I put CCC-SLP after my name?+
Only after ASHA emails you that your certification has been awarded. ASHA says to wait for that confirmation before you sign with CCC-SLP. Before then, write "Clinical Fellow" and an expected date, and list your state license on its own line.
What licenses does a school SLP list?+
Your state SLP license, plus whatever your state's education agency requires for school staff. In Illinois that means an IDFPR license and an ISBE Professional Educator License with an SLP endorsement (teaching or school support). Write each with its issuing agency, since districts check them separately.
How is a medical SLP resume different?+
It leads with dysphagia, cognitive-communication and, if you do them, instrumental swallow studies (MBSS, FEES), plus patient populations and documentation. This sample is school-based because educational services employ the largest share of SLPs, 39% in 2025 per the BLS.
Should an SLP resume be one or two pages?+
One page for most SLPs, including new grads. Go to two only for real extra material such as supervision, research, publications or several specialty settings. Practicing SLPs on r/slp advise cutting externships before going to a second page.
Should I list my caseload size?+
Yes. It is the fastest way to show what you can carry. Give the number, the grade or age band and the service model. For context, Illinois rules cap a school SLP caseload at 60 students, and 52 is close to that limit.
Sources
- ASHA: A Guide to the Clinical Fellowship Experience · read 2026-11-14
- ASHA: Completing the Clinical Fellowship Experience (when to sign CCC-SLP) · read 2026-11-14
- ASHA: National exams (Praxis renamed National Speech-Language Pathology Examination, 2027) · read 2026-11-14
- Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association: licensure and credentials · read 2026-11-14
- Ill. Admin. Code tit. 23, 226.735: work load for special educators (SLP caseload cap) · read 2026-11-14
- BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: Speech-Language Pathologists · read 2026-11-14
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