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Deborah's Bio in PDF
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Deborah Jill Chitester received her Masters of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from Adelphi University in New York and was granted her Certificate of Clinical Competence (C.C.C) by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). She has 12+ years experience working with all age levels both mono-lingual and Spanish speaking, having received special certification by the State of New York as a Bilingual (English/Spanish) Speech-Language Pathologist. Deborah has worked with all age levels and all disabilities. She began her practice in New York, where she worked with both private patients as well as with the major school systems and corporations. In her practice, Second Language, Literacy and Learning Connection LLC, located in New Jersey, she treats both monolingual and Spanish speaking clients of all ages and disabilities and utilizes some of the latest computer based treatment especially designed to promote optimal language development. Due to the use of her “linguistic features” approach, her client mix is increasingly more culturally linguistically diverse encompassing those representing almost all backgrounds presently comprising Asians, Arabs, Pakistani , etc. Deborah is an advocate of “highest quality service provider” having given many speaking engagements at parent/special interest support groups to inform and educate parents regarding appropriate educational practices for second language learners. In addition, she offers her services as a Bilingual/Monolingual Independent Educational Evaluator. Additionally, she is also the founder of Multi-language kids, a new non profit 501c3 whose mission it is to provide educational programming appropriate for culturally linguistically diverse children. Deborah has been a poster presenter at ASHA’s national convention and Asha’s schools conference in the area of appropriate clinical management of speech language disorders in culturally linguistically diverse children (CLD). She has also given informative presentations on effective evaluation of CLD children to help identify and recognize language difference vs true speech delay for school districts and other professional audiences. Deborah had been selected to be a presenter at the New Jersey Speech Hearing Association convention in both 2005 and 2006 and her presentation dealt with strategies for conducting culturally sensitive and appropriate assessments for diverse populations and overall clinical management of speech language disorders in culturally linguistically diverse children. One presentation also dealt with the facilitation of literacy instruction particularly reading in the English Language Learner population. In addition, she is currently writing a HOW TO resource guide that will support both parents and educators in their quest to provide and seek appropriate educational services for second language learners. She provides professional development in this area both locally and nationally. She has written a LINGUISTIC FEATURES APPROACH which should aid professionals in being able to provide comprehensive and appropriate second language analyses of children who are being considered for referral to special education. Lastly, she provides specialized language services for internationally adopted children and provides consultative services for parents concerning the importance of distinguishing second language aspects from true speech and language disorders. In 2007 her first resource guide called Unlocking the Enigma of the Second Language Learner: An Educator and Parental Resource Guide was released. (Llumina Press) This was followed by a second release entitled Language development of the young Second language learner of English. A third book will be out later this year entitled Everything you wanted to know about Bilingual educational evaluations and did not ask…or did not get the answer to.. a book containing valuable information about conducting bilingual speech and language and educational evaluations. Additionally, she is the founder of the non profit 501c3 called Multi-language kids which will provide technical assistance to schools in this area as well as proliferate appropriate educational programming for diverse learners and specialized family literacy programs for their families. PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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