About the Instructor – Nancy Friday

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Nancy Friday is an outstanding presenter and a highly skilled Speech-Language Pathologist. Over the course of her 25+ year career in education, she has worked in private clinics, in the educational setting, and is currently an SLP lead, providing mentorship for 100+ SLPs in her school district. Nancy has worked with children ranging from preschool to high school for more than two decades. Her SLP experience includes serving students in the mild-moderate setting and in self-contained classes. She has also worked as a peer mentor for interns, and a supervisor for clinical fellows and SLP Assistants for the past ten years. Nancy is passionate about developing a strong network of collaboration between teachers, SLPs, and families. She is an outstanding provider of trainings for SLPs and school-based peers working with English learners, educators, and families. She is also the author of School-Based SLPs: Language Disorders vs. Language Differences for English Language Learners, the extensive digital resource handbook each participant will receive.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

"Excellent! The abundance of resources is wonderful!"
– Danielle Wesley, SLP

"Nancy's knowledge and understanding of the needs for ELL students is invaluable! She provided us with such in-depth insight about best practices to enhance our own clinical abilities!"
– Sean Bobal, SLP

"Best training I've ever attended for ESL students. This is a hard population for SLPs, because there is so much to take into consideration. I now have practical resources I can use for my next ESL evaluation. Thank you!"
– Pam France, SLP

"Our ESL population is growing rapidly, but I now feel much more prepared to tackle the remainder of the school year. I am going to turn-key the information from this course to the staff next week. Thanks again for sharing all of your knowledge!!"
– Shannon Croasdale, SLP

"This was jam-packed with very helpful information, best practices, and incredible resources. Thank you so much!"
– Abigail Smith, SLP

"What a fantastic presentation! Ms. Friday was dynamic, funny and very real when it came to what is actually feasible in an actual school setting. I am looking forward to using some of the resources she provided."
– Bethany Jensen, SLP