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Lori Jenkins

Las Vegas,United States

Summary

Motivated Teacher dedicated to children's educational needs and development. Well-versed in presenting comprehensive lesson plans and assessing and recording student progress. Focused and diligent professional with in-depth knowledge of teaching best practices and strong moral values.

Compassionate professional in the field of communication disorders, skilled at delivering productive and efficient therapy sessions. Possess specialized abilities in speech sound disorders, language development, and alternative communication methods. Excel in active listening, empathy, and clear communication, ensuring successful outcomes for clients with diverse needs.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Speech-Language Pathologist

Clark County School District, CCSD
Las Vegas
08.2012 - Current
  • Participated in IEP meetings with school districts to ensure students receive necessary services according to their needs.
  • Provided direct therapy sessions using evidence-based practices to improve the communication of patients.
  • Administered standardized assessments such as the CELF-5 or GFTA-3 for diagnosis of language disorders in children and adults.
  • Analyzed results from diagnostic tests and wrote comprehensive reports summarizing findings.
  • Developed individualized plans for patients to address impairments in communication, and cognitive-communication skills.
  • Educated parents on strategies they can use at home to support their child's communication development.
  • Monitored progress of students through data collection procedures on standardized assessments and informal measures.
  • Facilitated group therapy sessions addressing social pragmatic skills or other areas of need with multiple students at once.
  • Prescribed augmentative and alternative communication systems when appropriate to improve functional communication outcomes.
  • Attended continuing required staff development sessions related to new developments in the field of Speech-Language Pathology.
  • Maintained detailed therapy notes about session activities, interventions used.

Teacher

Clark County School District, CCSD
Las Vegas
01.2002 - 08.2012
  • Participated in professional development workshops related to teaching methods or curriculum changes.
  • Encouraged critical thinking skills and problem solving strategies among students.
  • Monitored student behavior in classrooms, hallways, cafeteria, playgrounds.
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans based on curriculum objectives.
  • Utilized technology-based learning tools to enhance classroom instruction.
  • Assessed student performance through tests, quizzes and other assessments.
  • Instructed students in academic subjects such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and history.
  • Organized parent conferences throughout the year to discuss student progress.
  • Planned field trips to enrich students' educational experiences outside of the traditional classroom setting.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to plan lessons that integrate various subject areas into a cohesive unit of study.
  • Created meaningful projects that allowed students to apply their knowledge in real world situations.

Education

Master of Science - Education

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Las Vegas, NV
05-2003

Some College (No Degree) - Speech-Language Post Baccalaureate Certification

Nevada State College
Henderson, NV

Skills

  • Parent-teacher conference coordination
  • Data Interpretation
  • Cross-Departmental Cooperation
  • Special needs students
  • Cooperative Learning Strategies
  • Strategic Curriculum Development
  • Collaboration and teamwork
  • Multicultural sensitivity
  • Assessments
  • Patience and tolerance
  • Speech and language evaluation
  • Flexible schedule
  • Diagnostic testing
  • Individualized education plans
  • Report preparation
  • Interpersonal communication

Accomplishments

  • Was voted new teacher of the month by the staff and administration of my school the first year of teaching at Jystrup elementary school.
  • Instrumental in teaching sign language production of a song to all first grade classes and presented to entire school
  • Collaborated with co-pre K teacher in presenting at staff development on the subject of phonemics awareness for the entire district
  • Presented Reading First strategies at in-school staff development at Rundle ES
  • Participated in speech language staff developments
  • Consistently received above average scores on all speech language evaluations by various coordinators and directors
  • NSC President's Honors List Term GPA 3.57, Spring 2012

Timeline

Speech-Language Pathologist

Clark County School District, CCSD
08.2012 - Current

Teacher

Clark County School District, CCSD
01.2002 - 08.2012

Master of Science - Education

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Some College (No Degree) - Speech-Language Post Baccalaureate Certification

Nevada State College

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