Connor

"The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said."
Peter Drucker

connor

• Speech & Language Impairments
• 2nd Grade, 7 years old, On grade level
• Reluctant to participate in verbal activities
• Social-emotional difficulties
• Withdrawn

Background

• Developmental delay
• Having relatives that stutter
• Male
• Pressure from family
• Brain injury, stroke, mental health

Strengths

• Focused
• Independent work
• Strong fine motor skills
• Strong writer
• Logical/Mathematical, Naturalist, Intrepersonal

Needs improvement

• Interpersonal skills
• Confidence
• Involvement during group times
• Comfort level outside the classroom

Information gathered

• Grade 1 teacher
• Parents
• Current teacher
• Speech & Language Pathologists / SPED team
• Doctor

learning profile

• Speech services once a day - out of classroom
• Para during reading & possible out of class
• Delayed Audio Feedback Device
• In class strategies

Goals

• Inclusion during group time - end of year sits with class on carpet
• Developing meaningful relationships - EOY 2 (peer buddy & other)
• Use of verbal skills - EOY 2/3 a day
• Outside of classroom  - Middle of 3rd use of peer buddy
• Continued use of DAF device

family

• Parent - Teacher dialog journal
• Encourage patience building skills
• Encourage services during summer & breaks
• Reminders of grade expectations
• Social connections