CEU Courses for SLPs Search: 'vocabulary'

Developmental language disorder (DLD) – a neurodiversity that occurs in 10% of the population and that makes learning vocabulary and grammar difficult - is the most commonly co-occurring learning disability associated with dyslexia, a word reading difficulty. DLD and dyslexia are described in this course with a focus on how they are the same and different. Actionable, practice solutions for improving educational outcomes for those with DLD and dyslexia through response to intervention and implementation science are discussed.

The why and how of vocabulary instruction are provided in this course. The evidence base for the importance of vocabulary instruction (theory) as well as suggestions for vocabulary selection and best practices for instruction are also described.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. The connections between reading comprehension and areas of language such as vocabulary, morphosyntax and social communication are described in this course. Implications for intervention/instruction and collaboration with educators are also discussed.

The benefits of interprofessional practice (IPP) in educational settings and ways to implement IPP to support phonemic awareness are discussed in this course. An IPP team comprised of a school-based SLP and a special education teacher describe how they co-teach a classroom shared book reading activity that includes articulatory placement and explicit vocabulary instruction.

This course discusses Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in English Learners (EL). Specific, research-based strategies are provided for developing academic vocabulary skills and phonological awareness skills in this group of students.

This Fast Class demonstrates methods and techniques for targeting language skills within larger literacy-based units, in both in-person and telehealth settings. Specific language skills discussed include narrative retell, grammar and syntax, and vocabulary development.

This Fast Class demonstrates methods and techniques for targeting language skills in older students using expository texts, in both in-person and telepractice settings. Specific language skills discussed include summarizing, increasing complex sentence use, and vocabulary development.

This Fast Class reviews the evidence base related to assessment and intervention in the area of vocabulary instruction, and its impact on literacy. Specifically, it describes strengths and weaknesses of various assessment tools as well as treatment strategies and activities that allow clinicians to teach vocabulary as efficiently and effectively as possible.

In this podcast, PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) is discussed as a viable option for students who are not yet speaking, and the importance of communication initiation and early target vocabulary selection is addressed. The transition from PECS to augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) or verbal speech is also reviewed.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) and adults with developmental disabilities (DD). This course will focus on communicative functions, funding, vocabulary selection, writing AAC goals, and AAC implementation with age-appropriate activities. Examples of various non-electronic and electronic therapeutic tools to be used during communication therapy with adults with DD will be provided. (Part 1 - Course 8973)