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Speech/Language Pathologists

North Palos School District 117

Speech/Language Pathologists
"Communication:  A Window to the World"
Conrady Junior High School 
Niveen Atieh,  Michelle Estand
 
Glen Oaks Elementary School
Katherine Gabel, Megan Jawor
 
Oak Ridge Elementary School
Julianna Joy, Stephanie Bell (AT),  Julia Morra (LEAP Specific) 
 
Dorn Elementary School
Lauren Grzych (AT), Sara Vickery (LEAP Specific)
 
Sorrick Elementary School
Mary Beth Damm, Megan Jawor
 
Private/Parochial Schools
Marjie Kremer
 
 

Responsibilities

Helping Students

Supporting Teachers
In compliance with the
American Speech and Hearing Association, the following services are provided:
  • Screening students to identify speech-language difficulties
  • Performing evaluations within the Diagnostic Team
  • Creating goals and providing input into Individual Education Plans
  • Providing speech-language therapeutic services
  • Consulting with teachers and parents
 In compliance with the student’s
Individual Education Plan,
we provide the following therapeutic services:
  • Auditory Comprehension
  • Expressive Language
  • Fluency
  • Articulation
  • Vocabulary
  • Semantics
  • Syntax
  • Voice
  • Oral Motor
  • Social Language
  • Picture Exchange Systems
  • Communication Devices
Collaborating with other team members by:
  • Serving as a resource to staff members
  • Participating in TAT meetings
  • Providing strategies for classroom concerns
  • Targeting teacher recommendations in therapy settings
  • Implementing push-in classroom services when needed

Inspirational Quotes About Communication

It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?" 
—A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh)

“The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought of yet.”
 --Ann Landers

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly  endless.”
--Mother Teresa

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." 
--Winston Churchill

“I like when my friend says, ‘I’m your best friend.’”
—T.K. (Dorn Kindergartner)