Leslie Gooldy

**** *. ******* **. – Ellettsville, IN 47429

812-***-**** acvd4n@r.postjobfree.com

Speech Language Pathologist

Staff and Family Training - Augmentative Communications - Special Needs Children

Experienced educator, working with a diverse population of children and their families. Staff and family training experience in augmentative communication skills including sign language and communication boards. Supervised and mentored student teachers through their first teaching experiences. Developed a proficiency in Signed Exact English. Collaborated in team teaching across all subject areas and grade levels.

Professional Skills

Effective management and leadership skills, ability to establish and meet clear objectives, able to effectively relate to students, parents and administrators, ability to adapt to changing environment and demands, creative, ability to work in a team and independently, organized, goal oriented.

Professional Experience

MSD of Martinsville, Martinsville, IN 2006-Present

Responsible for providing speech language services for special education and general education students kindergarten- 12th grade. Monitored and recorded student progression towards mastery of individual goals.

Richland Bean Blossom Community School Corporation, Ellettsville, IN 2003-2006

Reading Specialist; Provided individualized and small group instruction, support and strategies for students in kindergarten-3rd grade public school. Utilized all modalities of learning to provide multiple opportunities for mastery at all reading skills.

Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington, KY 1993-1998

Teacher of the Hearing Impaired; Managed multi-age classroom using a variety of communications systems teaching all subject areas. Served as sign language interpreter for hearing impaired students in the general education classroom.

Harrodsburg Public Schools, Harrodsburg, KY 1992-1993

Speech Language Therapist; kindergarten-5th grade students. Administered student testing to establish eligibility for special education services.

Florida Public Schools, Port St. Lucie, FL 1991-1992

Team Teacher in Kindergarten-5th grade classroom. Taught all subject areas using a variety of communication methods to achieve mastery of goals.

Education

Ball State University, Muncie IN

1987 Bachelor of Science, Speech Pathology and Audiology

1992 Master of Arts in Special Education

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