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Special Education Consultants


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bullet  Speech, Language, and Literacy

The speech, language, and literacy consultant at the MISD provides leadership for the MISD and the local districts for designing and providing effective, educationally relevant speech, language, and literacy services. Schools are challenged to offer innovative programs for the prevention, identification, assessment, and intervention for children with speech (articulation, fluency, or voice disabilities) or language (oral and written receptive and expressive language learning disabilities). Scroll down for further description of activities.
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bullet  Michigan Speech-Language Guidelines:
    
Suggestions for Eligibility, Service Delivery,
      & Exit Criteria Revised

The guidelines revision is complete. The document has been revised based upon the reviews received from around the state. The download file is a pdf file. Once it appears on your screen, save a copy.  Open your copy, then select "views", "navigation panel", and then "bookmarks" to see the document outline and bookmarks to each section.

 

To download the guidelines, click on the cover below:

  • Guidelines Presentation MSHA 2007 (ppt)
  • Spine for Guidelines Manual (pdf)
  • Cover for Guidelines Manual (jpg)

 

 
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bullet  Feeding and Swallowing Procedures

Macomb Center programs have developed a manual for staff related to feeding and swallowing procedures. This manual may be download by clicking the link below:

Macomb ISD Feeding and Swallowing Procedure Manual (pdf)

Macomb ISD Feeding and Swallowing Procedures Flowchart (pdf)

 

 
bullet  Speech & Language Consultant Activities

      Speech and Language Program Development

  • Ongoing consultation for local district speech and language programs.

  • Consultation with local district speech-language staff, building teams, and individual speech-language pathologists as needed

      Professional Development

  • Offers various professional workshops and in-services to help district keep abreast of the most current speech and language practices.

  • For current workshop offerings, click HERE, then select 'Speech and Language' from the drop-down list.

      Assistive Technology Team Support

  • Develops/provides professional development and consultative support for district assistive technology teams who provide tools for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

 bullet  MISD Early Reading Intervention

  • Develops/provide professional development and consultative support for district early reading intervention initiatives as they identify children at-risk for written language (reading and writing) difficulties

  • Provides prevention and intervention supports, and measures progress

bullet  Macomb/St. Clair
     Speech-Language-Hearing Association

  • Serves on this local association board

  • Acts as a liaison to the MISD

  • Assists in project and professional development planning

bullet  Michigan
     Speech-Language-Hearing Association

  • Serves as a county link to the Public School Committee, acting as a liaison to the county and local association

bullet  American
     Speech-Language-Hearing Association

  • Serves as a liaison to the county, keeping abreast of news and policies, and serving on committees.

 

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