| Teacher Since: |
1975 |
| At Lone Tree School Since: |
2009
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| Previous Experience: |
I have worked with clients/students from the ages of 1 to 85 years old. I have worked in a Clinic, a convalescent hospital,a special needs classroom, as well as providing speech and language services in the public schools from grades pre-school to high school.
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| Education: |
I have a Masters in Speech Pathology and a Masters in Special Education. I am ASHA Certified and I have a California Speech and Language State License
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| Family: |
My husband of 38 years owns his own Habitat Restoration business located in Rocklin, CA. I have a son and daughter, both of whom are married. My son works for a non-profit habitat conservation business in Lincoln. My daughter is a special education teacher in Santa Barbara. I also have two fabulous granddaughters who make me smile every day.
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| Hobbies: |
I love to spend time with my family, eat fabulous food, take pictures of my granddaughters, as well as continue to learn about the exciting field of Speech and Language Pathology. |
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| My Goals for providing Speech and Language Services |
1. Provide a learning environment that allows each student to improve their articulation skills, expand their language skills, become more fluent, and/or develop good vocal hygiene. Specific goals are identified on a student's current IEP. We also offer a Speech Improvement Program which functions like Response to Intervention. This program is designed to facilitate improved articulation skills for students determined to qualify for this service.
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2. Work with teachers and administrators to identify students with needs in the areas of articulation, language delay/disorder, dysfluency, and voice disorders.
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3. Work with parents to assist in providing strategies that encourage generalization of learned skills into the home environment.
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4. Provide parents and teachers with resources that assist in understanding and working with their child or student with speech/language disorders.
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| Why I Love Being a Speech and Language Pathologist: |
The beginning of my career as a Speech Pathologist began the day I was born. My older brother was born profoundly deaf and since he was my best friend for many years, his experiences shaped my world. I went with him to see his Speech Pathologist. I went with him to his deaf and hard-of-hearing classroom. And, as a family, we drove him to the Berkeley School for The Deaf in Oakland, California. We visited CSU, Sacramento's Speech and Hearing Clinic for his hearing tests which, even at a young age, I found fascinating. Speech pathology has come a long way from those days and I have enjoyed, and still enjoy, learning and working in this exciting field of work.
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