Rita L. Piotrowski

• Treated children between the ages 3 to 12 with speech and language, and articulation/phonology problems.
• Conducted initial and re-evaluation of students, Interpreted results and proposed intervention plans incorporating short and long-range goals.
• Coordinated evaluations with other Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP), Diagnosticians, and Licensed School Psychologists (LSSP)
• Monitored and recorded student progress in response to therapy.
• Continually collaborated with parents and teachers to achieve speech therapy goals.

• Provided home health speech language services for bilingual children in their homes, including evaluations intervention, and parent education.
• Supervised Speech Therapy Assistants (STA), including direct /indirect supervision of therapy, collaboration for therapy ideas and materials, and parent education.
• Assisted STAs in obtaining observation/therapy hours required for the state licensure..
• Provided teletherapy to various school districts in Texas for grades K-8. In this position worked closely with special education staff and assistants to implement interventions and develop IEPs. Provided services from a distance over the computer via special platform.

Provided speech and language therapy services for bilingual and monolingual children grades Pre K-5th, grades 6-8, and provided services for students in the district's 18+program.

• Conducted bilingual evaluations of ELL students using informal and formal measures to determine speech impaired eligibility.
• Collaborated with regular and special education teachers and support staff to implement interventions and strategies to enhance communication skills of students identified with communication disorders.
• Conducted Child Find screenings for bilingual children ages 3-4 in the community.

• Provided inclusive speech therapy services in the preschool setting for Community Partnership for Child Development, Head Start in various school districts in Colorado Springs, Co (1996-2004; 2006-2007)
• Participated in Spanish Child Find evaluations for preschool children in various school districts in Colorado Springs, CO
• Worked in a elementary school setting providing speech services including evaluations and intervention and IEP development for elementary school-age children. (1995-1996; 2004-2006)

• Provided instruction in Spanish to first grade students in all academic areas. Implemented English as a Second Language (ESL) strategies to enhance development of English during specific instructional times.
• Collaborated with other first grade monolingual and bilingual teachers to implement thematic whole-language instruction across the curriculum.