This course will summarize the recommendations of the recently released Communication Guidelines in Rett Syndrome. Best practices for assessment and intervention of communication in individuals with Rett syndrome, including use of alternative/augmentative communication (AAC), will be described and demonstrated.

In this course, participants will learn how to use both implicit and explicit approaches when targeting the grammatical weaknesses of children with language impairment. The course will present different evidence-based techniques for grammatical interventions to integrate into their sessions. This course is presented in partnership with the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD).

Language sampling is a powerful assessment tool that can provide a valuable, broad-based view of a child’s speech and language skills. This course will review current research regarding the how and why of language sampling, and offer suggestions as to how a child’s language sample may be used as an assessment and progress-monitoring tool for a variety of speech and language concerns.

This course will describe spelling as a complex linguistic process that involves the integration of phonological, orthographic, and morphological information. It will also address how spelling is interconnected with vocabulary, influences text generation, and is foundational in the development of academic language registers. This course is presented in partnership with the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD).

Speech-language pathology services in the school setting are unique in that they must directly correlate with the educational standard requirements for students. This course will examine how to incorporate educational standards into SLP therapy protocols from evaluation to dismissal in an effort to ensure that the degree of educational impact - or lack thereof - is the focus of treatment and progress monitoring.

This course will provide current information on characteristics of gifted and twice exceptional students to help SLPs identify such students. It is essential to recognize twice exceptional students in order to maximize outcomes in speech therapy as well as to foster educational success.

Morphosyntax is a significant area of weakness for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). This course will review the evidence associated with different methods of selecting grammatical treatment targets and different approaches to grammatical intervention for children with DLD. This course is presented in cooperation with the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders (ABCLLD).

This course will provide SLPs with an understanding of the negative impact that excessive screen time can have on language and other key areas of development. Current research as well as strategies will be shared.

This case-based Pearson EBP Brief examined the clinical question, "For a school-age child with a language disorder, what therapy strategies are effective to improve the child’s Wh-question answering abilities?" The related literature search & analysis, along with the resultant clinical decision & application to clinical practice, will also be discussed.

This course will address the challenges and opportunities for speech-language pathologists who evaluate cognitive-communication disorders in children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Specific, evidence-based strategies for nonstandard assessment will be discussed.