IN OCTOBER, 1967, A SPECIAL STUDY INSTITUTE, SPONSORED BY THE ALABAMA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CONVENED FOR THE PURPOSES OF (1) DISCUSSING THE MOST EFFICACIOUS MEANS OF SPEECH THERAPY PROGRAM ORGANIZATION, (2) EXPLORING NEW TECHNIQUES OF SPEECH PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION, PROGNOSIS DETERMINATION, AND THERAPEUTIC SEQUENCE DEVELOPMENT, AND (3) STUDYING THE ROLE OF THE SPEECH THERAPIST IN RELATION TO THE TOTAL PUBLIC SCHOOL PROGRAM. REMARKS BY LUCY WHITLEY CONCERNED "PTA'S ROLE IN ASSISTING SCHOOLS IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS." THE FOLLOWING PAPERS WERE PRESENTED--(1) "THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS" BY W.W. ELLIOTT, (2) "TECHNIQUES IN DIAGNOSIS AND APPRAISAL OF CHILDREN WITH COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS" BY GRETCHEN PHAIR, (3) "CHANGING CONCEPTS ON COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS--IMPLICATIONS FOR THERAPY" BY GRETCHEN PHAIR, (4) "THE ROLE OF SPEECH THERAPIST IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS" BY MARTHA BLACK, (5) "SOME MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPEECH PATHOPHYSIOLOGY" BY WILLIAM DANIEL, JR., (6) "COMMUNICOLOGISTS IN THE TOTAL HEALTH PICTURE" BY GWENYTH R. VAUGHN, AND (7) "ORAL ARCHITECTURE AND EXPRESSION POTENTIAL" BY JOSEPH M. SIMS. SUMMARIES OF TWO GROUP SESSIONS AND A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ARE INCLUDED. (JB)