Textbook: Here's How to Do Accent Modification: A Manual for Speech-Language Pathologists, First Edition
Course: #11452Level: Intermediate 18 Hours 19 Reviews
This course is based on the textbook Here's How to Do Accent Modification: A Manual for Speech-Language Pathologists, First Edition provides speech-language pathologists with the specialized knowledge and practical techniques necessary to help non-native speakers achieve clear and natural communication in English. Participants will explore assessment strategies, target selection, and training methods for both segmental sounds and suprasegmental features like intonation, stress, and rhythm.
To complete this course, you will need to read Here's How to Do Accent Modification: A Manual for Speech-Language Pathologists, First Edition. If you do not already have a copy of the textbook, you can purchase it at Plural Publishing
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Course Type: Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: ASHA/1.8 Intermediate, Professional; Calif SLPAB/18.0; IACET/1.8; Kansas LTS-S1370/18.0; SAC/18.0
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the segmental and suprasegmental features of American English that commonly impact intelligibility and naturalness for non-native speakers.
- After this course, participants will be able to analyze speech samples from non-native speakers to identify appropriate targets for accent modification intervention.
- After this course, participants will be able to differentiate between accentedness, intelligibility, and comprehensibility when assessing communicative effectiveness in non-native speakers.
Course created on January 22, 2026
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Presented By
Robert McKinney
MA CCC-SLP
Robert (Bob) McKinney, M.A., CCC-SLP, is the lead Speech-Language Pathologist at the Sweetwater Union High School District, where he heads the district's Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Assessment team. At San Diego State University, he supervises graduate students in the Accent and Communication Training Program and teaches phonetics. He had a 26-year career as a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) instructor, teaching and conducting teacher training in six countries, including 17 years at UCSD's English Language Institute. He holds an M.A. in Communicative Disorders, an M.A. in Education/TESOL, and an M.A. in International Relations. He speaks six languages and has worked with clients from more than 80 countries. Bob is active in the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association and has served on its board of directors.
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Financial: Robert McKinney authored and receives royalties for Here's How to Do Accent Modification: A Manual for Speech-Language Pathologists, First Edition, the textbook that comprises the content of this course, as well as other books, articles and materials related to this topic. Non-financial: Robert McKinney has relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by SpeechPathology.com in cooperation with Plural Publishing which publishes the textbook, Here's How to Do Accent Modification: A Manual for Speech-Language Pathologists, First Edition, by Robert McKinney.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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