The booklet presents goals, objectives, and procedural guidelines for educational services to communication impaired children in Louisiana. Guidelines are set forth for the following aspects of speech, language, and hearing programs: evaluation, identification, and assessment; criteria for case selection; use of the weighted scale to assign severity to each case; individualized education plan; administrative procedures (structure); program supervision; program staff; physical plant and equipment; data systems, records, and reports; service programs available; research; and state certification requirements. Nearly one half of the document is composed of appended materials, including descriptions of minimum competencies for speech, hearing, and language specialists; sample forms; and a list of language and articulation assessment instruments. (CL)