Alexandra Murray Email & Phone Number

Morris County, New Jersey, United States

Provide home based speech and language therapy to toddlers, as well as elementary and middle school students. Prodive sensory based feeding to child in their natural environment. SOS (sensory based) pediatric feeding in the natural environment. www.time2talknj.com

Roxbury, Nj

•Elementary and Middle school based Speech-Language Specialist implementing therapy for students under various classifications, such as Preschooler with a Disability, Autism, Emotionally Disturbed, Multiply Disabled, Communication Impaired, Student with Auditory Impairment, Specific Learning Disability, Specific Language Disability, and Intellectual Disability •Currently managing a caseload of approximately 60 elementary and middle school aged students•Implementing receptive and expressive language therapy, articulation, phonological, pragmatic, oral motor, and Augmentative & Assistive Communication in both individual and small group session, as well as push-in to classroom •Utilizing a multi-sensory approach and PROMPT therapy for articulation •Acts as case manager for Speech Only students•Evaluates students through administration of TAPS, TOLD, CELF, TOPL, and classroom observations

Morris County

• Implemented IFSP objectives in client homes to increase receptive and expressive language of children birth-3 years•Incorporated various startegies to facilitate language/communication development• Invovled parents and siblings into play based language activities while implementing various language/communciation strategies, such as scaffolding, modeling, and use of gesture • Collaborated with families and IFSP team to develop functional and family-centered outcomes •Provided families with daily session notes, including progress, and strategies to implement

Maywood & Little Ferry

• Implemented therapy via individualized education plan for preschool and elementary aged students with varying disabilities/classifications including students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, TBI, cognitive impairment, multiply disabilities, and emotionally disturbed. • Treated receptive and expressive language, articulation, phonological, pragmatic disorders, oral motor, feeding, and voice disorders to both verbal and non-verbal students. • Proficient in Proloquo2Go and Boardmaker. • Work in compliance with ABA protocol and student specific behavior plans. •Wrote goals and objectives for students based on student progress, ongoing observations and standardized assessments for annual and tri-annual reviews.• Collaborated effectively with classroom teachers, classroom aides, OT, PT, and behavior consultants to best meet the communication, physical, and academic needs of students. • Attended monthly professional development meetings with Special Services department, behavior meetings, IEP planning meetings, IEP meetings, and meetings with professional staff as needed. • Wrote daily session notes, completed billing logs, SEMI forms, report cards. • Weekly letters to parents about student progress and therapy goals/objectives being targeted. • Evaluated students 3-12 years of age, administering the following standardized evaluations: CELF-5, TOPS-3 Elementar, PLS-4, The Word Test-2 adolscents, PPVT-4, EVT-2

Cedar Grove, Nj

• Rehab department of a geriatric short-term/sub-acute and long-term care center. • Patients included stroke, brain injury, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, developmental delays, and other neurological impairments and medically fragile adults, as well as adults with tracheotomy. • Assessed, screened, and evaluated using BCAT, MCA, SLUMS, BCRS. • Provided cognitive, language, voice, and swallowing therapy to enhance and promote levels of independence to increase safety for ADLs. • Attended weekly inter-disciplinary meetings with OT and PT in regard to patient progress.

Peapack, Nj

• Provided individual and group augmentative communication therapy and feeding/swallowing therapy for students in Preschool-High School and adults. Clients were children and adults with Cerebral Palsy, Children with Multiple Disabilities, and Children with Angelman Syndrome, among other disabilities. • AAC devices used: DynaVox, iPad with Proloque to Go, iPad with GoTalk Now, iPad with Boardmaker, iPad with Sounding Board, Mayer-Johnson Picture cards, Little Mack Switches, E-Tran board, using direct hand access, Jelly Bean, Headrest swing away switches via head access. • Wrote daily session notes, weekly progress reports to parents/caregivers, monthly IDT notes, Semi-annual reviews, and IEP reports. • Evaluated and assessed in the domains of AAC and dysphagia. Evaluations included informal observations and were guided by the PLS-4, TECEL, EASIC, and department developed expressive and receptive language checklists.

Woodcliff Lake Nj

•Provided individual and group articulation, fluency, language, and pragmatic therapy for students in Pre-Kindergarten- 6th grade with disorders including, but not limited to, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Specific Learning Disability, Communication Impaired, and Preschooler with a Disability•Assessed students using the CELF-4, PPVT-5, EVT-2, PLS-5, Goldman Fristoe Test of Articulation-2 •Wrote diagnostic statements, PLEPS and SOAP notes

Master’S Degree, Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Activities and Societies: NSSLHA

Certificate In Assistive Technology

Bachelor’S Degree, Speech And Hearing Sciences

Bachelor’S Degree, Linguistics

Associate’S Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities