Language Disorder(s) CEU Courses for SLPs

The impact of intergenerational trauma on child language development and related areas are examined in this course, highlighting the importance of recognizing these effects. Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health - Children & Youth Version (ICF-CY) framework, evidence-based strategies for creating supportive, inclusive environments and delivering holistic treatment for affected children while considering specific cultural contexts are described.

Have you told your students to just memorize words like “one,” “two,” and “does”? In addition to phonology, would you like to be able to explain the linguistic influences of morphology, orthography, and etymology on spelling patterns? This course describes how to help students investigate words so that spelling makes sense.

This course is designed for those who already have a basic understanding of the linguistic basis of spelling. Participants will transcribe phonemes and phones using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), build awareness that syllable division in written form may obscure the structure and meaning of a word, classify the types of bases, and describe what letters are doing in words when they aren’t representing a sound.

Children from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, on average, exhibit reduced language and literacy development compared to their higher-SES peers. What factors drive these “achievement gaps,” and how do we equitably address them? My research from the last decade investigating early language experiences that shape brain development, which in turn influences language and literacy development is reviewed in this course. What can be learned from these different approaches, future research, and implications for practice are also discussed.

This is Part 2 of a two-part course. How to identify the impact of semantic reasoning on word retrieval and independent word-learning is discussed in this course. How to develop an intervention plan for language and executive functioning intervention is also described.

Developmental language disorder (DLD) – a neurodiversity that occurs in 10% of the population and that makes learning vocabulary and grammar difficult - is the most commonly co-occurring learning disability associated with dyslexia, a word reading difficulty. DLD and dyslexia are described in this course with a focus on how they are the same and different. Actionable, practice solutions for improving educational outcomes for those with DLD and dyslexia through response to intervention and implementation science are discussed.

Adolescents possess a unique set of needs as they transition from structured, school-based settings to independent daily life. This course focuses on writing goals for adolescents that embody a transdisciplinary approach and support the transfer of skills to a student’s real-world functioning.

An introduction to aquatic therapy designed specifically for the SLP. Precautions to immersion, reasons for choosing aquatic therapy over land, and tips on positioning patients in water for speech and language are addressed in this course.

The why and how of vocabulary instruction are provided in this course. The evidence base for the importance of vocabulary instruction (theory) as well as suggestions for vocabulary selection and best practices for instruction are also described.

Thinking "outside of the box" fosters creative learning opportunities for students in various classroom settings. This course describes how to develop and implement a framework for improving social skills, life skills, vocational skills, and literacy skills that is creative and impactful.