Shinfan Stephanie Chang, M.S., CCC-SLP/L

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (ASHA Certified, Illinois State Early Intervention Specialist)

Illinois State Board of Education Certified Mandarin and Bilingual Education Teacher

張馨方老師/語言治療師
現任職務：伊利諾州註册早期療育語言治療師, 為多所公立學校之華裔學生提供雙語評量及資詢服務。

學歴:西伊利諾州大學語言治療系碩士, 普渡大學語言聽力科學系學士
經歴: 曾服務於多所美國伊利諾州的公私立學校擔任語言治療師 (例如： 203, 131，117, 129)。曾在伊利諾州語言治療協會及美國語言治療協會會議發表，並在伊利諾州語言治療協會刊物上發表多篇關於華裔兒童語言治療的文章。專長項目: 兒童雙語語言發展, 評量與治療, 自閉症及早期療育。現為伊利諾州早期療育雙語語言治療師。

 
自一九九九年起，曾任多所中文學校 (e.g. 普渡大學, 香濱大学, 春田) 及私立學校中文教師。

Shinfan Stephanie Chang is a licensed speech-language pathologist who is also a native Chinese speaker originally from Taiwan. She holds a B.S. degree in Speech-Language-Hearing Science from Purdue University and a M.S. degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Western Illinois University. She has a teaching certificate with endorsements in bilingual (Mandarin) Education and teaching Mandarin Chinese. She has taught in several Chinese schools since 1998 and has served as a speech-language pathologist in the schools since 2002. She is credentialed as an evaluator in Early Intervention (EI) and the only Mandarin-speaking EI Speech-Language Pathologist in Illinois. Currently, she is in private practice providing EI and bilingual speech-language evaluation services for public schools. She served as the co-chair of the Multicultural Committee for the Illinois Speech-Language Hearing Association (ISHA) from 2010-2013.

Certification and Licenses:

  • Illinois State Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, 2003-Present
  • Illinois State Early Intervention Specialist in Speech/Language Pathology, 2004-Present
  • Interpreter (Mandarin Chinese) for the Early Intervention Program, 2002-2008
  • Illinois Teaching Certificate: Type 3 and 9 (split 10) Speech-Language Impaired
    • Endorsement: Foreign Language (K-12)-- Mandarin, 2006-Present
    • Endorsement: Bilingual Education Teacher (K-12)—Mandarin, Sep 2008-Present
  • Certification of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2003-Present

Special Trainings Completed:

  • 2009 Summer STARTALK Institute--The Chinese Pedagogy Institute (CPI)
  • Summer 2008 STARTALK program at DePaul University
    • Completed 50 hours of continuing education program in teaching Mandarin Chinese
  • Communication Disorders Program in Severe Disabilities and Autism (CDPSD)
    • Completed four graduate level classes in serving people with severe disabilities and Autism at Western Carolina University, summer 2006
  • The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
    • Initial Two Day PECS training
    • Utilizing PECS throughout the Day