Ruth Reynolds
Holladay,Utah
Summary
Graduate student, speech-language technician, teacher, administrator, and leader with an exceptional ability to establish cooperative, professional relationships with parents, staff, and administration. Clear communicator adept at prioritizing students' success and development. Creative and dependable leader with over 20 years of experience delivering educational assistance and instruction to various levels of learners. Committed to providing students with the necessary tools to achieve academic goals, instilling love of learning and cooperative teamwork.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Speech-Language Technician
Utah Speech and Language Solutions
Provo, UT
08.2021 - Current
Speech-Language Technician
Eluma Therapy
Lehi, UT
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Assist in implementing treatment plans or protocols as directed by Speech Therapist
- Provide information to parents and school personnel regarding communication disorders
- Provide direct treatment assistance to patients while following documented treatment plans and protocols
- Work with children who have apraxia of speech, articulation, phonological, language, pragmatic, fluency, voice and cognitive disorders
Director of Children’s Ministry
Mount Olympus Church
Holladay, UT
02.2012 - 05.2019
- Responsible for motivating, recruiting, training, and otherwise equipping and supporting members of the congregation to be the children's ministry staff
- Developed and implemented long-range curriculum plans for various children's ministry programs, including resources for use by teachers
- Responsible for developing and carrying out training for Sunday School teachers, Children's Church teachers, and Vacation Bible School teachers, including orientation and basic training for new teachers and in-service training for experienced teachers
- Event planning for families including weekend retreats of 70-100 people for education, training, and recreation
- Provided and organized service projects for elementary age children, including week long summer service camp for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders to encourage community involvement
- Organized week long summer camp for 160+ children ages 4-10 years old
- Functioned as the main communication link among the various facets of the children's ministry program, to the church staff, the child care center, and, in coordination with the CMT leader, to the Session
- Provided pastoral care for families in situations such as new births, hospitalization of a child, death, and other crises
Assistant Director
Mount Olympus Child Development Center
Holladay, Utah
04.2007 - 02.2012
- Recruited, selected, trained and retained quality administrators, teachers and support staff
- Managed, observed and evaluated 10 lead teachers, 17 teacher assistants and 1 kitchen staff
- Identified signs of potential emotional or developmental concerns in children and brought to parent or guardian attention while providing appropriate resources and referrals
- Built constructive and open relationships with families with forthright yet friendly communication
- Developed and implemented innovative, age-appropriate activities and programs for children 6 weeks to 10 years old
- Brought Mount Olympus Child Development Center into full compliance with licensing and safety regulations including fire and disaster preparedness, Utah Department of Public Health codes and USDA nutritional guidelines
- Worked directly with Parent Advisory Board, Center Director, and Head Pastor to brainstorm, discuss strategy and implement childcare improvements
- Composed and was awarded several large-scale grants to increase teacher training to create an improved learning environment
Graduate Externship
Ascent Academies of Utah
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Company Overview: School-based Speech Therapy
- Provided speech and language assessments for students in K-6th grade, identifying communication delays, speech sound disorders, and language impairments, including the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals-Fifth Edition (CELF-5), Peabody’s Receptive Vocabulary Test (PRVT), Expressive Vocabulary Test (EVT), Goldman-Fristo Test of Articulation-Third Edition (GIFT-3) and the Khan-Lewis Phonological Analysis-Third Edition (KLPA-3)
- Developed and implemented individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with speech and language disorders, in collaboration with special education teachers, parents, and other specialists
- Conducted individual and group therapy sessions focusing on articulation, receptive and expressive language, fluency, voice, social communication, and pragmatic language skills
- Monitored and documented student progress, reporting outcome through quarterly IEP reports
- Supported students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the classroom, using visual supports and structured routines to improve communication and social interaction
- Created and adapted classroom materials (e.g., visual schedules, social stories) to aid communication for students with language delays and special needs
- School-based Speech Therapy
Graduate Externship
Pointe Meadow
01.2025 - Current
- Company Overview: Adult Rehabilitation Facility and Long Term Care Facility
- Assisted in the assessment and treatment of adults with neurogenic communication, voice, and swallowing disorders
- Conducted formal and informal language assessments, including the St
- Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS), Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test Plus (CLQT+), Western Aphasia Battery (WAB) and Boston Naming Test (BNT), to evaluate cognitive-communication abilities
- Conducted bedside swallow exams to evaluate swallowing abilities
- Conducted and analyzed the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSIMP) to evaluate swallowing impairment manners and levels
- Developed and implemented therapy plans to address cognitive-communication deficits, including memory, attention, and executive function tasks
- Documented patient progress and contributed to treatment planning meetings with supervising clinicians and other medical professionals, such as NP, Dr, OP, and PT
- Facilitated group therapy sessions to address social communication challenges and improve pragmatic language skills in individuals
- Adult Rehabilitation Facility and Long Term Care Facility
Graduate Externship
Breaking Barriers
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Company Overview: Pediatric Speech Therapy Clinic
- Conducted comprehensive speech and language assessments including the Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language Second Edition (CASTL-2), The Developmental Assessment of Young Children-Second Addition (DAYC-2), The Montreal Hospital Feeding Scale (MCH-FS) for children aged 1-18 with various disorders, including articulation, language, and social delays as well as feeding and swallowing disorders
- Developed individualized treatment plans targeting expressive and receptive language skills, phonological disorders, and social communication as well as feeding and swallowing
- Administered therapy sessions focusing on voice, feeding, swallowing, articulation, language development, and social skills through play-based methods and structured exercises
- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians (OT, ABA, Phy.D), parents, and educators to enhance client outcomes
- Designed and implemented a summer social-skills camp for teenagers age 14-18
- Pediatric Speech Therapy Clinic
Education
Master of Science - Speech-Language Pathology
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Austin, Tx04.2025
Bachelor of Science - Communicative Sciences And Disorders
Utah State University
Logan, UT01.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Vocal Performance
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT01.2005
Skills
- Report writing
- Project management
- Interpersonal and written communication
- Conflict resolution
- Team leadership
- Strong verbal communication
- Self-motivated
- Experience with neurodivergent students
- Experience with complex communication students
- Classroom management
- Interpersonal skills
- Kind and empathetic educator
- Creative learning strategies
- Student engagement
- Age-appropriate lesson planning
- Student progress reporting
- Relationship building and management
Timeline
Graduate Externship
Pointe Meadow
01.2025 - Current
Graduate Externship
Ascent Academies of Utah
09.2024 - 12.2024
Graduate Externship
Breaking Barriers
06.2024 - 08.2024
Speech-Language Technician
Utah Speech and Language Solutions
08.2021 - Current
Speech-Language Technician
Eluma Therapy
08.2019 - 08.2021
Director of Children’s Ministry
Mount Olympus Church
02.2012 - 05.2019
Assistant Director
Mount Olympus Child Development Center
04.2007 - 02.2012
Master of Science - Speech-Language Pathology
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Bachelor of Science - Communicative Sciences And Disorders
Utah State University
Bachelor of Arts - Vocal Performance
University of Utah
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