Structured Academic Language Intervention: An Integrated Approach to Language Therapy
Course: #11228Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 503 Reviews
The Structured Academic Language Intervention (SALI) System is a comprehensive, evidence-based treatment approach to therapy for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and language disorders co-occurring with other developmental disabilities. This course teaches participants how to apply EBP techniques to address skills in semantics, morphology, syntax, and discourse-level language while tying the intervention activities to the curriculum.
On Demand
Course Type: Video
CEUs/Hours Offered: 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 identify the components of evidence-based intervention for language disorders in children.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe how to create the content for intervention activities addressing semantics, morphology, syntax, and discourse skills.
- After this course, participants will be able to review a language intervention session using the SALI framework.
Course created on June 3, 2025
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Overview of the evidence base for intervention for DLD |
| 15-25 Minutes | Block 1: Semantics |
| 25-35 Minutes | Block 2: Morphology |
| 35-45 Minutes | Block 3: Syntax |
| 45-55 Minutes | Block 4: Discourse |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Reviews
503 ReviewsPresented By
Jeanne Tighe
SLPD, CCC-SLP, C-SLDI, BCS-CL
Jeanne Tighe, SLPD, CCC-SLP, C-SLDI, BCS-CL: Dr. Tighe has earned recognition as a Board Certified Specialist in Child Language and holds certification as a Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist. Her research within her clinical doctorate program focused on clinical diagnostic and disclosure practices for Developmental Language Disorder. She has actively promoted DLD awareness through contributions to radld.org and dldandme.org. Dr. Tighe maintains a full-time clinical practice serving school-aged children with language and literacy disorders.
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Samantha Townsend
M.S, CCC-SLP, C-SLDI
Samantha Townsend, M.S., CCC-SLP, C-SLDI, is a speech language pathologist and a certified dyslexia interventionist at Beyond Communication in Lawrenceville, NJ. She is the co-founder and partner of SALI Systems LLC, which aims to standardize a comprehensive treatment approach to treating language disorders. Samantha specializes in disorders that impact literacy and primarily works with children with developmental language disorders to help them improve their language skills, specifically related to reading comprehension, written expression, and spoken language, at the discourse level.
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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.
Financial: Samantha Townsend 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: Samantha 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 focuses on The SALI System, a product of SALI Systems LLC.
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