Effectively Utilizing your Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) - Elizabeth Christopher- Episode 17

We often think of our Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) in isolation. SLPs offer far more than articulation and can drastically help improve the ‘instructional diet’ we offer our students. Pennsylvania’s State Lead in Speech and Language, Elizabeth Christopher, shares how to collaborate with your SLP for increased student learning.


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Elizabeth Christopher M.S. CCC-SLP is an educational consultant with the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN). Elizabeth is currently the statewide lead for the speech language initiative and has previously served on the assistive technology, Dyslexia Pilot, reading and low incidence initiatives. In addition to developing trainings nationally and statewide, Elizabeth coaches and consults with school teams in the areas of language and literacy, comprehensive evaluation in S/L and evidence based practices in speech language pathology. Elizabeth has been a DIBEL mentor, Certified brain injury specialist, and a local certified LETRS trainer. Prior to joining PaTTAN, Elizabeth has worked as an assistive technology consultant in an intermediate unit and as a speech language pathologist in a school district and an academic medical center. She has a B.S. and M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Penn State University. Mrs. Christopher holds the certificate of clinical competence (CCC) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and a Pa state license in Speech language Pathology. She is currently the ASHA continuing education administrator for PaTTAN, the state of Pa’s representative on the State Education Agencies Communication Disabilities Council (SEACDC) and a member of the school advisory Issues board at ASHA.

Host
Dawn Durham

Producer
John Ragsdale

Technical Support
Michael Esposito

Creative Assistance
Lisa Smith
Marci Davis

PaTTAN Leadership Team
Angela Kirby
Chris Cherny
Victor Rodriguez-Diaz

Animation
Media Solutions

Thank You
Elizabeth Christopher

Special thank you to
Pennsylvania Training and Technical
Assistance Network (PaTTAN),
Pennsylvania Department of Education,
and
Bureau of Special Education


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