Treatment Companion: A Speech-Language Pathologist's Intervention Guide for Students With Developmental Delays and Disorders - Softcover

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Inna Itskovich, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD has been working in the field of speech-language pathology, servicing the needs of students with developmental delays and disabilities, since 2011. She currently works in an elementary school setting. Inna has received extensive training in the area of literacy, specifically the Orton Gillingham approach for the remediation of reading and writing. Inna is also well versed in various augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems that focus on motor planning. She is ardently interested in the areas of expressive communication focused on narrative development. Inna is currently working in conjunction with various universities in helping to train student clinicians in the field to help bridge the gap and to facilitate language for students with special needs. ***** Megan Meyer, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD, ASL Ext has worked with preschool to high school age students since 2012. She has worked with children with various diagnoses including autism, Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH), and developmental delays and disabilities. Her primary area of interest is the Deaf/Hard of Hearing population and using both American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English to build language and communication skills. Megan feels strongly that all children deserve to learn language in an accessible and effortless way. ***** Miriam (Miri) Shaffer, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE has been working in elementary schools with children who have developmental delays and disorders, including autism and cerebral palsy. She is passionate about augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and making sure that every child has a way to communicate. This includes training staff and family members in their child's communication device and how to facilitate communication throughout the day. She is also an advocate of teaching literacy skills to all children, no matter the perceived obstacles. She feels the greatest pride when she witnesses her students initiating communication and advocating for themselves independently.