This course addresses articulation and related aspects of speech production to support Deaf and hard-of-hearing students (DHH). While the approach to assessment is based on working with DHH college students, many of the concepts can be applied to other ages.
This course is Part 2 of a two-part series, but can also be taken as a stand-alone learning experience. 11371: Warming up for Artic: Considerations for Assessing the Articulation Skills of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, in partnership with RIT/National Technical Institute for the Deaf (Part 1).
Live Webinar
Thu, Mar 5, 2026 at 12:00 pm ESTCEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/0.1 Introductory, Professional; Calif SLPAB/1.0; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe how a shared code will support students’ acquisition of articulation skills.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe strategies for teaching vowel and consonant phonemes to deaf and hard-of-hearing students, such as visual phonics and manual cues.
- After this course, participants will be able to list tools and resources (e.g., spectrograms, palatograms, apps) that support visual and tactile learning of speech sounds.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Shared Code Overview |
| 10-15 Minutes | Breath Support |
| 15-20 Minutes | Prosodic Features |
| 20-45 Minutes | Consonant and Vowel Phoneme Intervention |
| 45-55 Minutes | Coarticulation and Pronunciation Skills |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Presented By
Jennifer Verbakel
MS CCC-SLP
Jennifer is a speech-language pathologist with 19 years of experience. She has worked as an SLP and educator at the Rochester Institute of Technology at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf for more than 15 years, providing individually-focused speech-language instruction to D/deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Jennifer holds a specialty certification to work with deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Her professional and personal interests include learning about learning.
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Financial: Jennifer Verbakel is an employee of Rochester Institute of Technology at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Non-financial: Jennifer Verbakel has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by SpeechPathology.com, a Continued site.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.
Introductory Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs
California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board
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Kansas Dept for Aging and Disability Services
Approved for 1.00 continuing education clock hour(s) for Kansas licensed Speech Pathologists by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Long-Term Sponsorship number: LTS-S1370.
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada
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