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Subject Matter Knowledge; Elective
How Communication Needs Find Their Way Into an IEP
Designed for those who are writing the 2024 IEP, a Speech Language Pathologist offers her perspective on the new IEP while identifying areas in which the SLP will directly contribute to and write portions of the IEP and also by highlighting areas of the new IEP in which consultation with the SLP may be warranted to best articulate and consider communication needs.
What you'll learn
About understanding communication disorders
How SLP contribute to the IEP sections
How to develop effective communication goals
Who is this for?
General Educators; Special Educators
This topic is presented by:
MaryEllen Bernier
Speech and Language Pathologist
MaryEllen has worked as an SLP for the last 22 years in various Massachusetts public school settings on the North Shore of Massachusetts. She grew up in southern Maine and obtained her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Maine. For the last 12 years, she has worked in both Technical and Traditional High School settings. Prior to that, she worked in Elementary Schools for seven years, and a Middle School for three years. MaryEllen is passionate about supporting the communication needs of her students through direct intervention and consultation with other educators, administrators, and families. When working with students she focuses on supporting areas of challenge, helping students to realize their strengths, and also growing their self-advocacy. She and her husband, Ken, are the proud parents of three young adults ages 20, 19 and 16.