Name: Using Expository Texts to Target Language Skills: Upper Elementary and Middle School Clients
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (2873 reviews)

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.

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Course Type: Video

CEUs/Hours Offered: AG Bell - LSLS/0.5 Domain 3, Domain 9; ASHA/0.05 Introductory, Professional; Calif SLPAB/0.5; IACET/0.1; Kansas LTS-S1370/0.5; SAC/0.5

Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to describe instructional methods and supports for teaching clients to effectively summarize informational text.
After this course, participants will be able to list instructional methods for teaching vocabulary to middle school-age students.
After this course, participants will be able to list strategies and methods for teaching the use of subordinating conjunctions and increasing use of complex sentence types.

Course created on July 25, 2022

Agenda

0-10 Minutes	Targeting summarization using informational texts
10-20 Minutes	Targeting vocabulary using informational texts
20-30 Minutes	Targeting syntax and complex sentences using informational texts

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Presented By

William Bolden
MA III CCC-SLP

William Bolden III, MA CCC-SLP is project coordinator at Kent State University. He has worked at the university for several years providing school-based speech and language services via telepractice. Additionally, he has supervised graduate student clinicians as part of their clinical practicum in both on-site and telepractice therapy settings. William lectures on topics related to telepractice and teaches coursework related to language disorders in children and adolescents as an adjunct course instructor.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: William Bolden received an honorarium for this presentation. He is a project coordinator at Kent State University who provides speech/language services via telepractice and also supervises student clinicians providing telepractice. Nonfinancial: No relevant relationships to disclose.

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

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Using Expository Texts to Target Language Skills: Upper Elementary and Middle School Clients