1. 08/2003 to Current
Zion, IL
DAVID FIDLER
Summary
Experienced Speech-Language Pathologist for 35 years in public school systems, 22 years in California and 13 years in
Illinois, seeking to return to California. Specialty areas include working in multi-cultural districts, raising student
academic skills in and out of classrooms in cooperation with teachers, and writing IEP goals aligned with Common Core
Standards.
Skill Highlights
Managing learning environment for diverse
populations
Extensive experience with special-needs students
Computer proficient
Active member of student problem-solving team
Determining the affect a child's speech/language
has on academic progress
Writing and implementing meaningful, clear,
measurable appropriate IEP goals
Knowledge of all state and federal mandated special
education/IEP forms and timelines using web-based
IEPs
Utilizing a variety of technology for student learning
on a regular basis
Accomplishments
SLP staff leader/liaison to assistant superintendent 2 years
Earobics literacy program site administrator at 2 schools
Completed CLAAD coursework
Speak, read, and write limited Spanish
2004 passed Illinois Basic Skills Test for teachers as well as Praxis for Speech-Language Pathology
CPI trained and certified
Experience
Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
Zion Elementary District 6
Consulting with child's teacher when the child is suspected of having a speech or language deficiency
Informally observing child in and out of general education classroom in order to determine possibility of
communication deficit
Providing tier 2 interventions to address child's communication needs as well as giving recommendations to
parents and teacher
Obtaining written parent permission to conduct assessment if interventions do not remediate suspected disability
Administering standardized tests, scoring and interpreting results as well as gathering child's academic levels
Scheduling IEP conference with parents and teacher to determine eligibility for speech-language services based
upon test results and observations
Writing IEP including goals to address student's areas of need
Providing direct teaching contact to increase child's skills in weakest areas as outlined in IEP
Updating progress on goals quarterly for parents and reviewing IEP annually with parents and teacher per
compliance regulations
Modifying the general education curriculum for special-needs students based upon a variety of instructional
techniques and technologies
Taking part in ongoing professional development
Administering monthly bilingual speech-language screening for early childhood program
Mentoring new staff SLPs
Implementing and co-writing district RTI plan for speech-language program
Teaching fundations Wilson Language Basics in kindergarten classes daily as tier 1
Collaborating with ESL teachers to best meet ESL student needs
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2. 09/1986 to 06/2003
Downey, CA
09/1981 to 06/1986
Bakersfield, CA
1981
Bowling Green, OH
1980
Bowling Green, OH
Check-in/check-out (CICO) contact person for select students placed on behavior point sheets
Teaching, modeling, practicing, and rewarding appropriate behavior and having clear consequences for
targeted behaviors as part of PBIS
Ongoing collaboration with classroom teachers to align student lessons with general education class curriculum
Research, data, and information gathering of current practices
Speech-Language Pathologist
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Providing complete speech-language services to public school children from kindergarten through high school in a
variety of urban and suburban schools in various locations of the county
Language-Speech Specialist
Kern County Superintendent of Schools
Providing speech-language services to preschool, elementary school-age, and middle school-age public school
children in rural and suburban schools.
Education
Master of Arts
Bowling Green State University
Speech Pathology
Bachelor of Science: Education
Bowling Green State University
Speech and Hearing Therapy
Credentials
Clinical-Rehabilitative: Language, Speech, and Hearing state of California valid lifetime
Illinois Teacher Certificate for Speech-Language Pathology