Tamara Anderson

I am a school based and private practice pediatric speech-language pathologist with 19 years experience. I have experience providing speech-language services for children in elementary school, middle school, early intervention, private clinic, and outpatient rehabilitation settings. I currently work at an elementary school and private practice in the metro-Atlanta area serving students with articulation, phonological, receptive/expressive language, pragmatic language, fluency disorders, and reading disorders. Many of my students are children with specific learning disabilities, autism, and intellectual disabilities from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. I blog about best practices in speech-language therapy/education and effective instructional resources at BuildingSuccessfulLives . I also provide consultative services for SLPs and teachers who desire solutions to enhance their ability to assess and provide instruction to improve the communication, language, and literacy skills of their students.

I strive to instill a love for learning while building effective communication, language, literacy, and social skills in my students. I believe that it's critical to show kids that you care about them because that is a foundation for their success. I also believe that speech-language therapy activities should be engaging, functional, differentiated, developmentally appropriate, and educationally relevant. I teach my students multi-sensory, language, and memory strategies to help them learn and be successful beyond the speech language therapy room. I use lots of visual supports, theme based, play based, curriculum relevant, and evidence based practice in my therapy sessions. The majority of my products relate to the language underpinnings of the E/LA Common Core State Standards and critical language development skills. They include language, literacy, curriculum, and some play/routines based informal assessments and interventions.

Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellow 2003-2004; Medical Alumni Loyalty Scholar 2003; ASHA Minority Student Leadership Program Participant 2003; NSSLHA Vice President in graduate school; Treasurer as an undergrad; Literacy Leadership Team

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- B.A. Communication Studies- Speech & Hearing Science 2002; UNC Chapel Hill M.S.- Speech & Hearing Science 2004; Georgia State University- Reading Endorsement 2011; Education Specialist (Ed.S.) Curriculum & Instruction- 2013

Tamara Anderson is a Caribbean American, multicultural and multilingual speech-language pathologist, education specialist, author, and consultant. She provides direct speech/language evaluation and therapy services for school aged children. She started Building Successful Lives Speech & Language Services to build successful lives of children with special needs. How? She focuses on building the communication, language, literacy skills of kids from diverse backgrounds and with varied learning needs. Why? They will experience success beyond the therapy room. Teachers can use the language & literacy products in the classroom to develop growth of kids' skills. Stay connected online for updates on products and best practices in speech-language therapy and education so that you can also continue building successful lives of children. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of Anderson Multicultural Books LLC. Access the details on the websites: andersonmulticulturalbooks.com Website and Newsletter community: BuildingSuccessfulLives Join my Facebook community: BuildingSuccessfulLivesFacebook Follow my Pinterest boards for resource tips and inspiration: PinterestCommunity