Irene Garcia-Benavides, Ed. D., CCC-SLP

Personal Statement

Irene García-Benavides, Ed D., CCC-SLP, is a board-certified Speech Language Pathologist with more than 16 years clinical experience providing services for bilingual Spanish-English patients with different communication challenges. She is also an American Sign Language interpreter.

Irene believes parents are crucial for the development of hearing, speech and language skills. Her work includes guiding parents to enable their children to develop comprehensive and expressive language skills, which is the key to eliminating communication barriers.

Clinical Interests: enabling deaf and hard of hearing children to develop language, promoting bilingualism

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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

García-Benavides, I. (2023) Speech-Language Pathologists’ Barriers to Providing Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children Ages 2–9.

Mattes, L., García-Easterly, I. (2008) Bilingual Speech and Language Intervention Resource. Academic Communication Associates.

García-Benavides, I. (2005) Métodos De Enseñanza y Nivel De Competencia Bilingüe Castellano-Lengua De Señas Peruana En Adultos.

García Benavides, I. (2002). Lenguaje De Señas Entre Niños Sordos De Padres Sordos Y Oyentes.