Developing skills for lifelong learning.

Do you think learning stops when school ends? It doesn’t. As we grow from toddlers to young adults, learning also evolves. Individuals with a disability are no exception. Learning can involve skills like being an active listener, becoming a more effective communicator, to gaining competitive job skills. I believe EVERYONE deserves the best quality of life. If you are willing to invest the time in helping the person in your life learn the skills that allows them to live a happy and independent life, then I’m the right speech therapist for you.

Jan Alejado Speech Services was created to ensure personalized speech servicing with an emphasis on the individual’s family and community unit. As an early intervention and related service provider in the public sector, I’ve seen how segmented servicing can fall apart when the team of providers, family, and other collaborators don’t work together. My mission is to focus on keeping that quality of care by ensuring that the team works toward the goals of the individual. Please see the descriptions of servicing below.

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Services

Therapy

• I consult with parents and guardians regarding individuals with disabilities. This includes creating strategies using the most current evidence-based practices.

• Speech evaluation (includes initial, new, or whether speech has lapsed for more than 6 months for birth to 3 months, or 3 years for school-age children)

• Speech services:
• Language learning deficits
    • Social-pragmatic differences (specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
    • Fluency
    • Articulation
    • Non-verbal communicators using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices

• Upon request, initial correspondences will be conducted via email/phone and if servicing is agreed upon with both parties, a choice between in-person or secured video teletherapy conferencing platform will be implemented thereafter

Supervision

• Consultation with professionals seeking knowledge about how the speech servicing field works, especially in early intervention through young adulthood.

Consulting

• Consultation on sensitivity training for families, integrated/collaborated teams for an individual (e.g., related servicing teams, educators, and potential employers).

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Jan Alejado, MS CCC-CLP, TSSLD

Jan Alejado is a New York and California State licensed Speech Language Pathologist and is recognized by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) with a Certificate of Clinical Competence. In New York State she is also a Certified Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD). Ms. Alejado received her Bachelors of Science in 2009 for Speech Language Pathology and Audiology at New York University. She then received her Masters of Science in 2012 at the City University of New York, Brooklyn College in Speech Communication Disorders.

Ms. Alejado’s exposure to communication disorders began when she was 17 during a babysitting job for a close family friend. Discovering that two of the children were diagnosed with Autism, Alejado embarked on a path to look for further opportunities in community programs and organizations that assisted individuals with disabilities. As a public servant working today, Alejado understands the importance of access and its emphasis on starting young. Through years of experience, she has gained the knowledge to challenge the public model and explore other tactics that help the individual during a small time frame of servicing, while finding ways to expand the support networks of the individual and their loved ones.

Experience

Ms. Alejado is a Board of Education Scholarship recipient and has provided speech language therapy from Pre-K to 8th grade for the NYC Dept. of Education public school system since 2012. She’s managed various Individualized Education Plans (IEP), parent training, and triennial meetings. She continues to conduct speech screenings and services for at-risk students. Alejado also provides outside speech services for students who are granted Related Service Authorizations (RSAs) through the NYC Dept. of Education. Lastly, Jan has provided early intervention services including therapy and evaluations since 2014.

Distinctions

In 2020, the NYC United Federation of Teacher’s Speech Chapter recognized and presented an award to Ms. Alejado and her students at P.S. 204 (The Vince Lombardi School) for Better Speech and Hearing Month for The Lego Project. This work involved building student narrative confidence by incorporating sequenced images of LEGO scenes based on student stories. Watch the stories.

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Training

  • Empowered Collaborative Practice:​ Speech-Language Pathologists with Teachers in Sync for Best Practice across Brooklyn Elementary Education, Brooklyn NY, May 2024: A reflective case study analysis for the outcomes of Classroom Based-Intervention between stakeholders (SLPs, other educators, etc) to promote and ensure improvements in students’ communication and overall language skills for academic success. 

  • Sensitivity Training, Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse Recorded. Educate/Inform the BBPB community on how to better support individuals with communicative needs/differences to maximize their engagement and enjoyment when participating and or kayaking with the program. Summer 2022.

  • Language Needs of Students with Unique Behaviors, District 20 Meeting February 2022: Presentation highlighting effective strategies that best support families, professionals, and school faculty that ranges from appropriate identification, data collection, collaboration, and follow-through for students identified with unique behavior responses during therapeutic session and beyond. 

  • Thinking Smarter Not Harder with Tech and Therapy, District 20 Meeting June 2021: Presentation highlighting programs and strategies for fellow professionals on how to optimize service related materials, student engagement and therapeutic goals that are accessible either for free via teletherapy.

  • Turn-Key Presentation Training of Retelling Using “Story Grammar Marker,” Brooklyn NY: collaborative presentation with P.S. 204’s speech team to present strategies using Moreau’s Story Grammar Program (e.g., Application of BRAIDY) for faculty. Spring 2018.

  • Graduate Intern Supervisor, PS 204, Brooklyn NY: supervision of a graduate student performing mandatory practicum service and evaluation hours. Spring 2017-2022.


    Additional Certification and Skills

  • Level I Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Certified.

  • Wilson’s trained.

  • Fluent in English and conversational in Tagalog.

  • American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) ACE (Award for Continuation Education) Recipient 2020-2023.

  • Minority- and/or Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) in New York State

“Jan was my son’s speech therapist during early intervention. During his sessions, she included my other two kids. She was so accommodating with our busy schedule. She always engaged my son and taught us how to support him with simple fun activities. She was flexible and adapted her treatment to include his interest and meet his needs. I highly recommend Jan as a speech therapist. she is knowledgeable, practical, and a great person.”

- Jennifer K.

“Jan's daily updates and recommendations gave us constant information about what he was working on and things we could do to continue the work at home. It was so helpful to be able to check the google doc and know exactly what to ask him about that evening.“

- Sarah Q.

“We would highly recommend our speech therapist, Jan, because of her individualized approach to our child’s therapy, incorporating engaging activities that made learning fun. Her patience, expertise, and dedication have significantly contributed to her progress.“

-Evgeniya O.

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