Sara Dyck
Ketchikan
Summary
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant with 23+ years of experience supporting neurodiverse children and adults. Skilled in speech/language services, AAC, and communication access for multilingual speakers. Strong background in technical support and policy related to communication technologies and sensory needs. Collaborative professional experienced in managing a 35+ student caseload, using data-driven approaches while maintaining strict confidentiality.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
Ketchikan, AK
01.2026 - Current
- Deliver speech/language therapy to K–8 students, implementing IEP goals under SLP supervision
- Treat a range of disorders, including phonological processing, CAS, articulation, and fluency
- Apply evidence-based approaches: Complexity, Cycles, Minimal Pairs, PROMPT, cueing hierarchies, and multisensory techniques
- Utilize child-led, teletherapy, and hybrid service models
- Maintain accurate, confidential documentation and communicate daily therapy updates to supervising SLP
- Support assessments, material prep, clerical tasks, and equipment maintenance
- Assist with prevention, advocacy, research, and staff training initiatives
ELL Instructor
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
Ketchikan, AK
08.2025 - Current
- Provide daily English language instruction to K–8 ELL students
- Apply language acquisition principles using multisensory strategies for multilingual learners
- Teach reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills across all language modalities
- Administer and coordinate state language assessments in collaboration with campus and district leadership
- Partner with teachers and administrators to identify and support individual student needs
KGBSD | Speech Pathology Facilitator/ Assistant
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
Ketchikan, AK
08.2020 - 01.2026
- Support three teletherapy SLPs in an educational setting by retrieving students, managing behavior, modeling speech/language, and implementing lesson plans
- Manage and support AAC systems, including PECS, Proloquo2Go, and LAMP
- Create and assemble assistive materials such as sentence strips, visual supports, and book companions
- Assist with data collection, progress tracking, and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Support individual special education goals for each student
- Maintain student records, track evaluations, and communicate progress with parents and staff
Educational Interpreter
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
Ketchikan, AK
09.2012 - 5 2020
- Provide ASL interpreting (medium–complex) to facilitate communication between deaf students, peers, teachers, and staff
- Interpret lectures, discussions, assessments, assemblies, media, and IEP meetings
- Participate in educational team meetings, offering insight on student communication access and interpreting effectiveness
Education
Communication Disorders
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales, NM05-2025
Speech Language Pathology Assisting - Speech Pathology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK08-2023
Associate of Applied Science - Interpreter Preparation, ASL
Maricopa Community Colleges, Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ05-2006
Skills
- Articulation & Phonological Disorders
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
- AAC Systems: PECS, Proloquo2Go, LAMP
- Fluency Disorders
- Translanguage Pedagogy
- Multisensory Learning
- American Sign Language
- Deaf/ Hard of Hearing Education
- Auditory Processing
- Language Development
- Language Acquisition
- Nonverbal Communication
Certification
- Alaska SLP-A license # 247176
- American Speech and Hearing Association, # 14528103
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, # 8981492
- Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment, 3.6
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
ASL
Full Professional
Timeline
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
01.2026 - Current
ELL Instructor
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
08.2025 - Current
KGBSD | Speech Pathology Facilitator/ Assistant
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
08.2020 - 01.2026
Educational Interpreter
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
09.2012 - 5 2020
Communication Disorders
Eastern New Mexico University
Speech Language Pathology Assisting - Speech Pathology
University of Alaska Anchorage
Associate of Applied Science - Interpreter Preparation, ASL
Maricopa Community Colleges, Phoenix College