Language pathologist vs special education teacher

Differences between language pathologist and special education teacher duties and responsibilities

Language pathologist example responsibilities.

• Manage all relate paperwork including lesson planning for SLP-assistants and Medicaid reimbursement.
• Provide evaluation and remediation of various forms of communication disorders for preschool and school-age population in an outpatient rehabilitation clinic.
• Assess appropriate AAC device for student use, and program device for each student's specific needs.
• Apply behavior analysis and discrete trial training are used to train the children on the AAC devices.
• Evaluate and treat adults with cognitive dysfunction, swallowing disorders, apraxia and aphasia in long term care.
• Review all daily notes submit by SLP assistants and provide feedback for written documentation and feedback for direct therapy services.
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Special education teacher example responsibilities.

• Lead a DIBELS intervention group.
• Lead the data team with interpreting results, including NWEA and other benchmark assessments.
• Design a unique and differentiate curriculum that addressed state standards for both mathematics and special education.
• Educate special needs kids with mental and physical disabilities using proven conventional and improvise teaching/learning methods.
• Plan appropriate lessons align to NYS CCSS.
• Instruct and create ELA lessons through Fountas and Pinnell and Fundations.
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