School Intervention And Collaboration In Schools CEU Courses for SLPs

Upper extremity development and skills that serve as a foundation for handwriting are described in this course. Strategies for promoting these skills and guidelines for when to refer to occupational therapy are also discussed.

The key ingredients needed to conduct both English and Bilingual dynamic assessments are described in this course. Ways to modify assessments to focus on the student’s learning potential and to ensure cultural sensitivity during bilingual assessments are discussed. Methods of collecting data in order to create measurable and achievable goals that match the individual’s potential are also provided.

Yoga isn't just for adults in the studio! What yoga for children entails, and how and why to incorporate it into speech therapy, are described in this course. Discussion includes the ways in which yoga can help children feel more connected to their goals and work, find calm in the sessions, and have a more holistic and mindful experience.

The end goal of communication intervention is to have individuals be able to participate effectively in conversational interactions. The conversational moves and their underlying foundational skills that are critical to social communication are addressed in this textbook course. Techniques and activities for targeting conversational skills in adolescents and young adults are also discussed.

Early literacy and language instruction should be based on how young children learn, remember, and apply what they learn. Types of engagement and the roles that it, emotions, and reciprocal social interactions play in young children’s learning are discussed in this course. Effective instructional activities that are engaging, playful, and interactive are described.

The impact of language disorders and language-learning disabilities, including dyslexia, on students’ success in school is addressed in this course. Practical, collaborative strategies for transdisciplinary language-literacy assessment are provided. Ways for SLPs to support literacy development, including appropriate language intervention goals, transdisciplinary service delivery, and evidence-based treatment methodology are also addressed.

This course discusses why it is important for SLPs to diagnose and intervene to help school-age children and adolescents who struggle with grammar and syntax. Information on the development of grammar and syntax, procedures for assessment, academic challenges for students with grammar/syntax impairments, and curriculum-based interventions are provided.

Due to speech-language pathologist shortages and more diverse caseloads, monolingual SLPs are increasingly being asked to serve multilingual pediatric populations. Practical resources for conducting a comprehensive evaluation and use of the resulting information to differentiate communication differences and disorders are described in this course. Common questions and challenges, such as use of interpreters, are also discussed.

Executive functioning skills of children preschool-aged through young adulthood are defined and their development and importance during the school years is described in this course. Strategies to target executive functioning skills from an interdisciplinary perspective are also discussed.

The definition of childhood trauma, the experiences that constitute trauma in a student’s life, and the concept of trauma-informed intervention are described in this course. Practical, hands-on suggestions are provided for strategies that support students with communication disorders who have experienced trauma, and activities to improve their social and executive function skills.