Wendy Tellez
Placentia,CA
Summary
Highly passionate and dedicated Speech Language Pathologist seeking a strong and collaborative team to help support students with speech, language and communication challenges. I believe that my love of working with students and cheerleading them through whatever challenges they face in the school environment make me an excellent candidate for this position.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Speech Language Pathologist
Brea Olinda Unified School District
Brea, CA
08.2021 - Current
- Developed treatment plans for speech and language disorders based on individualized assessments.
- Collaborated with other professionals to facilitate the development of effective intervention strategies.
- Educated families about appropriate interventions for their child's disorder.
- Utilized augmentative and alternative communication systems when necessary.
- Attended IEP meetings to provide input regarding a student's communication needs.
- Advised parents on ways to support their child's speech and language development at home.
- Supervised graduate students during their clinical training rotations.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lafayette School District
Lafayette, CA
06.2019 - 06.2021
- Taught a Special Day Class, non-categorical program for preschool aged children identified with language and communication delays
- Preschool assessment, including report writing, goal writing, service determination, and collaboration with families of students recently identified
- Lesson planning to incorporate thematic units with early vocabulary development and concepts, phonological awareness, and pre- academic skills
- Managing classroom aides, collaborating with other SLPs, Preschool Psych and Program Coordinator
- Advanced trained in Early Start Denver Model and Kimochis
Contract Speech Language Pathologist
Communication Works
Lafayette, CA
06.2012 - 06.2017
- Placed across 3 separate school districts as a contracted SLP
- Placements included preschool and elementary schools, both general education students and special day class students
- Three of the five years were contracting to Lafayette School District as a Special Day Class teacher/SLP, prior to hiring on directly with LAFSD
- Gained lots of experience with coaching classroom aides on language modeling, AAC implementation, data collection and collaborating with other disciplines (i.e., Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Vision Specialists, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialists, nurses and psychologists)
Education
Master of Science - Communicative Sciences And Disorders
California State University Easy Bay
Hayward07-2012
Skills
- IEP development
- Family Education
- Language and Communication Evaluations
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems
- Supervision of Clinical Fellows and Graduate Student Interns
- Neuro-affirming and evidence based therapy approaches
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Certified Speech Language Pathologist
Brea Olinda Unified School District
08.2021 - Current
Speech-Language Pathologist
Lafayette School District
06.2019 - 06.2021
Contract Speech Language Pathologist
Communication Works
06.2012 - 06.2017
Master of Science - Communicative Sciences And Disorders
California State University Easy Bay
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