Specialized Areas of Expertise
The primary areas of focus for each professional on our team are provided below, although this is not an exhaustive list. As an interdisciplinary team, our areas of expertise and practice often overlap. We collaborate closely with one another as well as with the school staff to address student needs from a whole-child perspective.
Purpose: to bridge gaps in support for students with special needs in private school settings where formal special education services may be limited.
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
Speech articulation / correction of sound distortions
Learning and producing sounds
Using correct word order in speech
Vocabulary and word finding
Social communication and social interaction
Language processing
Fluency (stuttering, etc.)
Assistive communication devices
Cognitive language issues (e.g. learning, memory, perception, problem solving)
Special Education Teacher / Consultant
Collaborates with classroom teachers and service providers to support students through individualized, student-centered instruction, including:
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Design and deliver specialized instruction tailored to student strengths and needs
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Develop and implement individualized learning goals to support academic, behavioral, and functional growth
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Instructional strategies that promote engagement, access, and independence
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Academic, executive functioning, and functional skill support
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Differentiation and classroom-based accommodations to reduce learning barriers
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Support for:
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Work production and organization​
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Test-taking and assessment access
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Attention, regulation, and task completion
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Ongoing progress monitoring and data-informed instructional adjustments​
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Collaboration with families and school teams to ensure consistency and carryover across settings
Occupational Therapist (OT)
Considers the interaction between:
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Student (personality and temperament; sensory and motor abilities; cognitive and problem solving abilities);
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School Environment (school culture, physical (sensory) and social)
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Task (school work, school-based leisure and play, school-based self-care)
to promote successful performance in all school areas including academic, behavioral, and social.
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School Psychologist
Primarily a service coordinator, applies expertise in child development, learning, teaching, behavior, and mental health to help optimize student outcomes while addressing:
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Educational systems and structures
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Whole-child development
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Data collection and analysis / data-based decision making
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Consultation and collaboration with teaching staff
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Collaboration with families
Also available to facilitate Christ-centered retreat activities; and provide small group skills instruction to develop​
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Social skills
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Peer relationships
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Impulse control / behavior regulation
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Emotion regulation
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Problem solving skills​