Veronica B. Cañedo Email & Phone Number

Experienced Speech Pathologist with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in Lesson Planning, Learning Disabilities, Spanish, Psychology, and Special Education. Strong healthcare services professional with a Bilingual Extension Advanced Certificate focused in Bilingual and Multilingual Education from Mercy College.

Listed skills include Special Education, Staff Development, Child Development, Psychology, and 9 others.

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  Licensed Speech Therapist

  Department Of Education

  Oct 2001 - Present - Bronx, Ny

  *service a caseload of about 40+ children a week from kindergarten to 5th grade with speech and language delays or disorders*provide services to children in individual and group sessions*create daily lesson plans with a target goal for each child according to their needs*obtain bimonthly data of each child's progress via assessments or tests*formulate an Individualized Education Plan for each child with SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time framed) goals to aid in adequate progress*hold Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings in collaboration with students' parent(s), district representative, classroom teacher, and any other service provider that the child may be receiving (e.g., occupational therapy, counseling, or physical therapy)*encounter daily attendance and session notes for children via SESIS (Special Education Student Information System) *attend weekly RTI (Response to Intervention) meetings to discuss possible candidates for related services within a community school or outside provider*initiate informal evaluations for at risk children and discuss outcomes during RTI meetings for immediate referrals *attend monthly speech and language professional development meetings *attend parent-teacher conferences twice a year*provide translation to Spanish-speaking parents*proctor state-wide exams for grades 3-5