My internship has caused me to think a lot about my future. I do like the possibility of speech therapy, but I also have a potentially conflicting interest in math and science. I also know that the best speech therapy programs tend to be found at larger public universities (such as SDSU), which is not the type of school that I am currently looking into. It would be possible to go to a smaller liberal arts college and still get into a Master's program, but it would probably take me an extra year or so to make up specific speech-therapy-related classes that I would miss during my undergrad years. My mentor mentioned audiology as a potential career option, since it combines a lot of the aspects of speech therapy with a more scientific and math-based field. That would require a doctorate, which of course means a lot more school, but it's certainly something to look into.
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The above link will take you to a PDF version of the handout/workbook I created as my project. My project is important because it is actually being used with students in order to help improve their story comprehension and re-telling skills, their ability to recognize the thoughts and feelings of others, and their overall language and communication. Throughout this past week, I've been able to watch students work through the packet I created, and it's been really interesting to see how different groups have responded to it. Some students have done incredibly well recalling different aspects of the story, while others struggle to even name the main character a day or so after reading the book. Completing the project was relatively simple; I discussed with my mentor about what she usually does when creating these types of language units, and essentially followed that. Most of my internship revolved around observation and some interaction with the students, and therefore creating a tangible project wasn't quite as prominent. The link below will take you to my POL slides.
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