Using InferCabulary literally saved me hours. All of the planning, instruction, review and enrichment is rolled into this method. The pictures would be a pleasure to search for… but it would take me forever! My students and I really have benefitted and enjoyed this vocabulary study technique.
–Kelly, 5th Grade Teacher from a Virginia public school
Divya Bhakta is a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Long Island University in 2010. She’s worked in schools, skilled nursing facilities, and now private practice, evaluating and treating children and adults with a wide variety of communication and swallowing disorders. Her special interests include pediatric language disorders.
Betsy Gerding is a nationally board certified speech-language pathologist in the Baltimore. She graduated with her Masters degree from Towson University and has worked in a number of private schools in the Baltimore-Washington area. She specializes in working with students who have language-based learning differences, and is particularly interested in how language impacts reading, writing, and executive functioning skills. In addition, Betsy’s experience includes working with preschool-age children through high school students with needs related to articulation and motor speech, social pragmatics, language of math, and non-verbal learning disability.
Ashley Clayman is a nationally board certified speech-language pathologist in the Columbia, MD area. She graduated with her Masters degree with a Deafness Specialty from Nazareth College of Rochester. She specializes in aural habilitation for cochlear implant and hearing aid users, articulation disorders, phonological disorders, and expressive/receptive language disorders. She has prior experience working in auditory only, Cued Speech, and Total Communication programs. In addition, she has experience working with a variety of articulation disorders and language disorders as a school-based speech pathologist.
Beth Lawrence is CEO and Co-Founder of Communication Apptitude Inc. A certified speech language pathologist, Beth has worked in this field for more than 24 years. She specializes in pediatric speech language therapy. Beth has led workshops in vocabulary instruction, written language, technology and language strategies. Deena Seifert and Beth are co-creators of Infercabulary, WordQuations and the Test of Semantic Reasoning.
Deena Seifert is Clinical Director, COO, and Co-Founder of Communication Apptitude Inc. and a certified speech language pathologist for more than 25 years. She specializes in pediatric speech language therapy since 1991. Deena has led workshops in vocabulary instruction, written language, technology and language strategies. Beth Lawrence and Deena Seifert are the creators of InferCabulary, WordQuations, and the Test of Semantic Reasoning.
