Dyslexia: What SLPs Need to Know

Name: Dyslexia: What SLPs Need to Know
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (7876 reviews)

Course: #8646Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 7876 Reviews

This course will empower Speech-Language Pathologists to take a more active role in the identification and treatment of dyslexia by exploring the specific areas in which our expertise in language development intersects with literacy learning. Evidence-based frameworks for contribution to multi-disciplinary evaluations and intervention programs will be shared.

Developmental Language Disorders Literacy Development and Phonological Awareness School-Based Intervention and Collaboration

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Course Type: Video

CEUs/Hours Offered: AG Bell - LSLS/1.0 Domain 9; ASHA/0.1 Intermediate, Professional; Calif SLPAB/1.0; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/1.0; SAC/1.0

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to define dyslexia, and describe its relationship to other forms of reading disorders and its connections to language development.
After this course, participants will be able to identify assessment instruments suitable for inclusion in a speech-language evaluation of a student at risk for dyslexia.
After this course, participants will be able to describe a speech-language intervention framework for students with dyslexia.

Course created on November 6, 2018

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	Dyslexia definition & simple view
10-25 Minutes	Clinical markers of dyslexia
25-40 Minutes	SLPs contribution to a comprehensive assessment of a struggling reader
40-50 Minutes	SLPs contribution to a comprehensive intervention program for a student with dyslexia
50-55 Minutes	Brief overview of assistive technology considerations
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q&A

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Presented By

Jeanne Tighe
MA CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Jeanne Tighe, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, is the owner and Clinical Director of Beyond Communication, LLC, a private practice serving children and adolescents with communication and learning needs. Ms. Tighe has earned recognition as a Board Certified Specialist in Child Language and holds certification in the Knowledge and Practice Standards of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA). She has served on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Branch of IDA. Her current clinical work focuses on integration of language and literacy interventions, and she is frequently invited to speak to parent and professional groups on these topics. Outside of the clinical setting, Ms. Tighe teaches language development to future professionals as an adjunct professor at The College of New Jersey.

Presenter Disclosure:

Financial: Jeanne Tighe is a co-owner of SALI Systems, LLC, and benefits financially from sales of the program materials. She received an honorarium for this presentation. Non-financial: Jeanne has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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AG Bell - Listening and Spoken Language Credential

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American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn.

Intermediate Level
0.10 ASHA CEUs

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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.

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