Hello! I’m Cathy Woidtke, SLP, a lifetime learner and educator.   I provide direct and indirect services using real-time, face-to-face, audio and videoconferencing technology.

A few of the many benefits of telepractice service delivery include:

            •           Additional SLP access for service delivery
            •           Additional technological and online materials for students
            •           Additional opportunities to tap into student learning styles and interests
            •           Additional accessibility of the SLP for meetings and discussions, with face-to-face collaborative interactions
            •           Additional opportunities for parent involvement and participation in speech/language sessions, providing a natural bridge for                           home to school practice activities
            •           Additional accessibility to areas of SLP expertise

Having worked in the schools for over 30 years, preschool through high school, I know firsthand how captivated students are with technology, how natural the use of technology is for them.  Speech/language telepractice extends many opportunities for students, parents, and school staff.

Telepractice Language-Literacy Instruction:
The following link to an ASHA publication on literacy describes the new role of an SLP in student language-literacy development.  Telepractice provides additional SLP time and services, making available areas of SLP expertise.

                                                   http://www.asha.org/publications/leader/archives/2007/070529/070529d1.htm