Bracha Waldman, M.S. CCC-SLP

Experience

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  Columbia University, Center for Computational Learning Systems

  Oct 2008 - Sept 2011

  Research Assistant

  Annotated for Manually Annotated Sub Corpus (MASC) of American National Corpus

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  BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Teaching Assistant

  Taught eighth grade Math and ELA to students in summer schoolImplemented and supervised activities for sixth and seventh grade students

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  Peace First

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

  Teacher

  Taught experiential social emotional learning and civic engagement curricula to 16 classes in grades 2 –5 weekly, in PS 84 in Manhattan and PS 335 in Brooklyn

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  Voxy

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Pedagogy & Curriculum Summer Associate

  Evaluated activities associated with ESL language learning tool and developed specifications for improving activities to maximize learner outcomes, engagement, and persistence

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  Voxy

  Nov 2012 - Aug 2013

  Tutor

  Created individualized lessons to address needs of English-language learners.

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  Columbia University

  Sept 2013 - May 2014

  Zankel Fellow

  Provided instructional support for Pre-K through 2nd grade. Provide one-on-one math and reading intervention for 1st grade. Administered assessments of Common Core standards to 1st grade students.

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  City Sounds of NY- Speech-Language Development Center, Inc.

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

  Speech Language Pathologist

  Provided therapy to preschool through high school students with language, articulation, fluency, and pragmatic disorders. Developed and implemented personalized session activities for groups of one to three students. Liaised with teachers, parents, and school support staff to create targeted interventions for students. Drafted IEP narratives, goals, and session notes to track student progress. Evaluated students to determine eligibility for speech-language services.

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  EBS Healthcare

  Aug 2018 - now

  Speech Language Pathologist

  Provide therapy to middle and high school students with speech and language disorders. Collaborate with teachers to provide in-classroom supports, scaffolding, and differentiated activities. Liaise with teachers, parents, and school support staff to create targeted interventions for students. Draft IEP narratives, goals, and session notes to track student progress. Evaluate students to determine eligibility for speech-language services

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  East Rutherford School Dist

  Sept 2018 - now

  Speech Language Specialist

  Provide push-in and pull-out services to students in Pre-K-8Evaluate in-district and out-of-district students to determine eligibilityCollaborate with teachers to differentiate curricula for students with IEPsServe as case manager for speech-only studentsParticipate on CST and I&RS teams by writing IEP goals, monitoring student progress, and referring students for services