Michelle Hill, M.A. Ccc-Slp Email & Phone Number

School-based speech-language pathologist providing direct speech & language services to students in 5th through 12th grade in a public school setting. Experience working with a variety of disabilities including speech and language impairments, social skills, fluency disorders, alternative & augmentative communication, and multiple disabilities. Provide both push-in and pullout services to students and collaborate regularly with other special education staff to promote carryover of skills into the curriculum. Adapted to providing services via teletherapy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Experience assessing students using a variety of standardized and dynamic assessments and writing comprehensive evaluation reports for initial and triennial ETRs. Responsible for writing measurable and functional goals for annual IEPs and implementing them in therapy sessions. Leading the team of district speech-language pathologists by coordinating meetings, communicating pertinent information to the speech therapist group, and acting as a resource/mentor to other speech-language pathologists in the district. Provided supervision to student teachers from local universities for their school-based externship in an educational setting. Co-created a schoolwide plant program to provide opportunities for students to practice functional, vocational, communication, and social skills in the school environment.

Lorain, Oh

Provided direct speech & language services to students in 6th through 8th grade in a public charter/community school setting for students with special needs. Experience primarily working with students presenting with deficits in articulation, receptive & expressive language, social skills, and challenging behaviors. Provided both push-in and pullout services to promote generalization of skills into classroom environment. Adapted to providing services via teletherapy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Responsible for assessing communication skills for initial and triennial reevaluations, writing measurable and functional goals for annual IEPs, and implementing effective therapy targeting those goals and objectives.

Fairview Park, Ohio, United States

Maternity leave coverage at PEP Prentiss Center for Autism. Provided speech and language therapy services to students between the ages of 5 and 14 with significant disabilities and challenging behaviors. Co-treated with the occupational therapist and collaborated with other speech-language pathologists to provide effective, functional treatment.

Provided speech & language services to students in preschool through 12th grade. Experience working with a wide variety of disabilities including speech and language impairments, social skills, fluency, alternative & augmentative communication, hearing impairments, and multiple disabilities. Provided both push-in and pullout services to students and collaborating regularly with both general education and special education teachers to promote carryover of skills into the curriculum. Created and implemented a districtwide Response to Intervention (RTI) program for concerns with communication. Member of the East Holmes Local Schools district’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Monitoring Team for ensuring intra-district IEP and ETR compliance. Experience working with culturally different Amish community.

Akron, Oh Area

Provided rehabilitative services to adults in an outpatient clinical setting through Summa Health. Services provided included therapies, diagnostic testing, and counseling for patients presenting with aphasia, dysphagia, cognitive deficits, voice disorders, and decreased speech intelligibility. Populations included patients post-CVA, traumatic brain injury, cancer, and degenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and ALS. Provided early intervention evaluative and therapeutic services to children ages 2 to 5 presenting with speech and language delays. Documentation experience using TherapySource electronic medical record system.

Green, Oh

Provided speech and language services to students from grades 4 through 12 at three schools inthe district under the supervision of the school speech-language pathologist. Students rangedfrom mild articulation disorders to severe multiple disabilities. Services provided includedtherapies for articulation, receptive and expressive language, fluency, social skills,alternative/augmentative communication, and aural rehabilitation. Collaborated with teachersto create curriculum-based lesson plans. Assessed and re-evaluated students being consideredfor or continuing special education services. Wrote and conducted meetings with parents and school officials for student IEPs and ETRs.

Kent, Oh

Provided speech and language services to clients ranging in age from 2 to 65 years old under thedirect supervision of American Speech-Language Hearing Association certified clinical supervisor.Services included therapy for articulation, receptive and expressive language, fluency, socialskills, alternative/augmentative communication, and accent/dialect modification. Evaluatedand assessed prospective clients, ranging from early childhood to adulthood, presenting withconcerns regarding delays or disorders in articulation, receptive and expressive language, fluency,and voice. Completed detailed assessment reports and consulted with parents and clientsfollowing evaluation to overview results of assessments. Completed hearing screenings inschool districts around Ohio.

Salem, Oh

Provided speech and language services to clients at an enrichment site through Kent StateUniversity under the direct supervision of a clinical supervisor. Clients ranged in age from 6 to 16years old and presented with a variety of disabilities, including autism, childhood apraxia ofspeech, and Down syndrome. Services included therapy for articulation, receptive and expressivelanguage, social skills, auditory memory, and augmentative/alternative communication.Consulted with parents regarding child's progress and implemented home programs forcarryover of skills.

Wooster, Oh

Provided speech and language services to clients ranging in age from 2 to 20 years old under thedirect supervision of American Speech-Language Hearing Association certified clinical supervisor.Services included therapy for receptive and expressive language, social skills, and accentmodification. Completed speech and language screenings for preschool students enteringkindergarten.

Master’S Degree, Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist, Graduate

Bachelor’S Degree, Communication Sciences And Disorders, General, Undergraduate

Activities and Societies: Treasurer of the COW chapter of the National Student Speech-Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA).

High School