MAKAJAH MARKS
Brooklyn
Summary
Enthusiastic SLP Graduate Clinician with a bachelors in Education. Experience working in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams to ensure each student's needs are met.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
SLP Graduate Student Clinician
Long Island University Brooklyn
2023.09 - Current
- Experience with children with expressive/ receptive language disorders, stuttering, TBI and ASD
- Develop session plans, SOAP notes, and progress reports to document client's progress
- Implement evidence based- therapy (fluency- shaping techniques) to improve speed rate and reduce disfluencies
- Develop individualized therapy plans, leading to a 20% improvement in receptive language skills
- Utilize play therapy techniques to increase spontaneous speech and functional vocabulary for school- age children
- Incorporate turn- taking tasks to increase reciprocal conversations and improve social- pragmatic skills
- Develop sequencing, planning and organizing tasks to improve cognition for children with TBI
- Align short term goals/ long term goals with NY Common Core Standards to increase carryover in academic settings
- Collaborate with parents to ensure carryover in home settings
SLP Graduate Clinician
Leading Innovative Multicultural Brain Clinic
2023.09 - Current
- Experience with Aphasia, Apraxia, Parkinson's and cognitive disorders clients on Teletherapy platform
- Utilize VNeST therapy technique to improve word finding and increase sentence formulation in Aphasic individuals
- Incorporate SFA (Semantic Feature Analysis) and PCA (Phonological Component Analysis) to target word recall, expressive and receptive language
- Develop and implement individualized therapy plans that includes ADL (Activities of Daily Living) to increase functionality for clients
- Create repetition, rhyming, automatic speech and sentence completion tasks to improve speech intelligibility in individuals with Apraxia
- Implement Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) to improve vocal intensity and clarity in clients with Parkinson's disease.
- Provide counseling and support to clients and families to facilitate coping strategies and enhance communication success
- Collaborate with graduate clinicians on group therapy with individuals with cognitive impairments
Substitute Teacher
P.S. 369 Coy L. Cox School D75
2022.10 - 2023.11
- Experience with students from 6th grade- 12th grade
- Taught grades 9-12 CDOS (Career Development and Occupational Studies) course to target social pragmatic and professional skills
- Collaborate with paraprofessionals to implement strategies for behavior management, communication, and sensory needs
- Provide differentiated instruction to support the learning needs of students with various disabilities
- Utilize games and hands-on activities to reinforce learning curriculum
- Incorporate social emotional learning lessons to increase student engagement
Student Teacher
Asa G. Hilliard Elementary School
2020.08 - 2021.05
- Assist classroom teacher virtually with remote instruction on Teams and Google Classroom
- Implement and develop first grade interactive lesson plans and activities on Nearpod, Google Jamboard for all subjects using Georgia Standard of Excellence (GSE)
- Ensure a positive learning environment to create student engagement and promote social- emotional skills
- Participated in professional development meetings to support virtual learners
- Use phonics and math data to create small groups for additional academic support
- Collaborated with first grade team, reading, and math coach to learn different approaches and strategies to improve student learning
- Recommendations can be requested from Cooperating Teacher: Ms. Anita Whyte: otua@fultonschools.org
United Parcel Services Teachers Assistant
Fickett Elementary School
2018.08 - 2020.12
- Work 1- on-1 and in small groups on Math and Reading fluency skills in the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade
- Improve student’s scores on the Georgia Milestone nationwide standardized exams
- Create differentiation instruction for lessons to accommodate each child’s learning need
- Assist students with their social emotional skills and lead teacher with instructional support
Education
Master of Science - Communication Sciences and Disorders
Long Island University
12.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Spelman College
05.2021
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Google Suite Proficiency
- Teletherapy providing speech services
Activities
- National Student Speech and Language Association (2021-2022)
- National Georgia Association of Educators Spelman (2020)
- Sister 2 Sister Mentoring Program (2019- 2021)
- The Opportunity Network (2015- 2021)
Affiliations
President of LIU NSSLHA National Student Speech Language Hearing Association 2023
National Member of NSSHLA 2023
Student Volunteer ASHA 2023
Timeline
SLP Graduate Student Clinician
Long Island University Brooklyn
2023.09 - Current
SLP Graduate Clinician
Leading Innovative Multicultural Brain Clinic
2023.09 - Current
Substitute Teacher
P.S. 369 Coy L. Cox School D75
2022.10 - 2023.11
Student Teacher
Asa G. Hilliard Elementary School
2020.08 - 2021.05
United Parcel Services Teachers Assistant
Fickett Elementary School
2018.08 - 2020.12
Master of Science - Communication Sciences and Disorders
Long Island University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Spelman College
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