ABOUT IIDC
Susan Dixon is a speech and language pathologist who, throughout her professional career, has maintained a private practice providing speech and language pathology services to individuals of all ages.She currently works for the Early Childhood Center at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community where she is involved in research, writing and training that encompasses topics such as helping all children get ready for school, the universal design of language and literacy instruction, and the use of behavior as communication. She also supports preschool and kindergarten-aged children in the Monroe County Community School Corporation.
Sue is currently involved with creating and delivering trainings on school readiness and behavior as communication, planning continued research projects with the Early Childhood Center team, and co-writing an article on how parents can support their children to get ready for kindergarten.
Education
- Western Illinois University | M.A., Speech/Language Pathology | 1979
- University of Wisconsin-Madison | B.S., Communication Disorders | 1977
Professional Experience
- Monroe county Community School Corporation, Bloomington, IN | Speech/Language Pathologist | 2008-Present
- Private Practice, Bloomington, IN | Speech/Language Pathologist | 1986-Present
- Private Practice, Whitefield, NH | Speech/Language Pathologist | 1984-1986
- North Country Education Services, Berlin, NH | Speech/Language Pathologist | 1984-1986
- Macomb School District #185, Macomb, IL | Speech/Language Pathologist | 1979-1984
- Western Illinois University, 0-6 Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Handicapped Personnel Training Project, Macomb, IL | Speech Education Training Program Consultant | 1983
- Outreach: Macomb 0-3 Project, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL | Speech and Language Curriculum Consultant | 1982
Awards, Honors & Certifications
- American Speech/Language/Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence (C.C.C.) | 1980
Presentations & Publications
- When actions speak louder than words (with Kim Davis) full-day workshops. | 2010
- Preparing for kindergarten: Teaching children essential skills and routines (with Conn-Powers, Cross, & Traub). Featured workshop at the Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference. April 2010, Indianapolis, IN.
- Moving past simple environmental considerations: Teaching strategies that support a universal design approach. Division for Early Childhood's 25th Annual Conference on Children with Special Needs and their Families. October 2009, Albuquerque, NM.
- All children ready for school: how to support social-emotional skills (with Lois Hutter-Pishgahi). Annual National Head Start Association Conference, 2008, Nashville, TN.
- Davis, K. & Dixon, S.D., (2010). When actions speak louder than words: Understanding the challenging behaviors of young children and students with disabilities. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
- Dixon, S., (2008). Language is Everywhere! Universally Designed Strategies to Nurture Oral and Written Language. Young Exceptional Children. 11(2), 2-12.
- McMullen, M. B., & Dixon, S., (2006).Building on common ground: Unifying the practices of infant toddler specialists through a mindful, relationship based approach. Research in Review. Young Children, 61(4), 46-52.
- Cross, A.F., & Dixon, S.D., (2003). Adapting curriculum & instruction in inclusive early childhood settings (Rev. ed.). Bloomington: Indiana University, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.
- Conn-Powers, M., & Dixon, S., (2001, Summer). Measuring the outcomes of First Steps. Indiana KIDSteps Magazine, 3-5.
- Cross, A. F. & Dixon, S., (1997). Adapting Curriculum and Instruction in Inclusive Early Childhood Classrooms. Bloomington, IN: Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities.
Areas of Expertise
- Communication Disorders
- Curriculum Development and Modification
- Early Childhood Intervention