| Diane J. Linn, MS CCC-SLP |
Hello Parents and Students,
Welcome back to another fabulous year at Enterprise Learning Academy.
My name is Diane J. Linn and I am the full-time (5 days a week) Speech Language Pathologist for ELA. I currently practice Speech Language Pathology in the educational (school) setting and medical/private settings. I have over 7 years experience treating individuals with speech disorders/delay, language disorders/delay, voice disorders, stuttering, aphasia and dysphagia. I am also Certified through the American Speech and Hearing Association (AHSA) and Licensed by the State of Florida.
I look forward to working with your children to meet their educational and communication needs. Please feel free to contact me via email jeselnikd@duvalschools.org or phone 904-573-3260 *1130.
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Here are a few reminders:
1. All Individual Education Plans (IEP's) are valid for 1 calendar year. Please look for invitations via backpack/planner or US mail if your child's IEP is expiring in the near future. I will provide only 3 invitations and look forward to your response of attendance or not.
2. All Speech and Language Progress reports are provided every 9 weeks with report cards. Classroom teachers will distribute progress reports inside the envelope of the Report card. This is the only way I provide feedback towards student progression throughout the year, unless you/parent call to discuss.
3. Speech/Language Homework is only provided to those students who are able to self-correct and correctly produce errored sounds without max/mod support from Speech Therapist. If this pretains to your child, he/she will come home with a completed seasonal project about 4x/month that focuses on their "Magical Manatee Speech Words/Sounds"
4. Students enrolled in the Pre-K/Developmentally Delayed (DD) program and Language Impaired (LI) program will be provided a monthly Language Calandar.
Link to Active Speech/Language Students with IEP's |
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*First and foremost, your child MUST meet district and state guidelines to be elegibile for Language Impaired (LI)services.
*Language services are determined by the clinical impression of the SLP, parent input, teacher input, standardized measures and state/district guidelines.
Link to Language Impaired--Language Therapy |
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Please follow these steps to meet eligibility into the Speech Impaired or Language Impaired programs through DCPS.
1. First, Contact your child's teacher via email/phone conference/daily planner for your possible concern of speech/language impairments.
2. Then, Your child's teacher will contact me.
3. After I have been notified, I will provide permission forms for you to complete so that I may "screen" your child for possible speech and/or language deficits. A "screen" is a 5-10 minute conversational sample to determine if further speech/language evaluation is recommended.
4. Once the proper documentation has been received, I will "screen" your child. Please be advised, I only "screen" children once a week.
5. You will be notified of your child's results (pass or fail) approximately 2-4 weeks after I personally receive your consent to screen.
**Pass result: You will receive a phone call and/or written documentation.
**Fail result: You will be personally invited to a meeting with the SLP, teacher, and Guidance to discuss results and answer questions.
Link to Speech and Language Eligibility |
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*First and foremost, your child MUST meet district and state guidances to be elegibile for speech impaired services.
*Speech Therapy services are determined by clinical impression of SLP, parent input, teacher input, standardized measures and state/district guidelines.
Link to Speech Impaired--Speech Therapy |
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Taken directly from the American Speech & Hearing Association (ASHA)website.
Language is made up of socially shared rules that include the following:
■What words mean (e.g., "star" can refer to a bright object in the night sky or a celebrity)
■How to make new words (e.g., friend, friendly, unfriendly)
■How to put words together (e.g., "Peg walked to the new store" rather than "Peg walk store new")
■What word combinations are best in what situations ("Would you mind moving your foot?" could quickly change to "Get off my foot, please!" if the first request did not produce results)
Speech is the verbal means of communicating. Speech consists of the following:
■Articulation: How speech sounds are made (e.g., children must learn how to produce the "r" sound in order to say "rabbit" instead of "wabbit").
■Voice: Use of the vocal folds and breathing to produce sound (e.g., the voice can be abused from overuse or misuse and can lead to hoarseness or loss of voice).
■Fluency: The rhythm of speech (e.g., hesitations or stuttering can affect fluency).ech and Language Association website.
Link to What is the difference between Speech and Language? |
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Enterprise Learning Academy
Diane J. Linn
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