Kristen M.Chapman, M.A.

                    Language Learning Specialist
                Educational Consultant and Advocate
                Certified Speech/Language Pathologist
            
                Children, Adolescents, Adults       

                klmc@umich.edu
                    (734) 358-6438

                    Private practice located in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Philosophy

        Individuals with learning disabilities
and attention deficit/hyperactivity
disorders may struggle to be
successful in school and in their work.
These challenges can create significant
stress for the individual, his/her
family, teachers, and employers. I
believe that competence in learning
and successful performance are
achieved through a combination of:

• Self-understanding and acceptance of
  challenges and recognition of strengths;

• Utilization of available school and
  community resources;

• Proficiency in skills and
  compensatory strategies;

• Development of the critical art of
  self-advocacy.

        Ongoing communication with all
persons involved in the education and
support of individuals with whom I am
working is a central component of my
practice. It has been my experience
that shared understanding of the
individual’s difficulties, strengths, goals, and
needed accommodations among
parents, teachers, and other
professionals greatly facilitates
success.

        Helping each person experience
confidence and competence in
achieving academic and performance
goals at the level of his/her potential is
the ultimate goal of my work.

Services

• Individual academic therapy in reading
  decoding, comprehension, spelling,
  written expression, math, and study skills


• Multi-sensory language instruction for   
  dyslexia (Orton Gillingham based)


• Individual performance coaching for
  improved executive function and   
  organization


• Parent education and support


• Psychoeducational assessment


• Educational consultation to determine best   
  school placement, teacher match, and 
  support services


• Advocacy at special education meetings for 
  IEP's and 504 plans


• Case management to coordinate support   
  services and educational objectives

Expertise

•42 years in practice as clinical   
 speech/language/learning specialist working  
 with children, adolescents, and adults with     
 developmental and acquired disorders of 
 speech, language, learning, and attention

• Advocate for special education 
  services in public and private elementary,  
  middle, and high schools

• Educational consultant in private practice 
  and at The University Center for the Child and
  Family at the University of Michigan

• Instructor in speech/language development   
  and disorders, learning disabilities and  
  attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders   
  assessment and treatment for post-graduate
  clinical psychology and social work interns 
  and medical residents at Baylor College of
  Medicine and the University of Michigan

• Teacher consultant at a private elementary 
  school

• Community educator

• Group therapist for development of social 
  skills