Where Do I Start: Vocabulary, Language, and Speech Development with Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Course Description

This introductory level course is intended for speech-language pathologists and teachers of the deaf working with students with hearing loss who are developing listening and spoken language. This course provides video excerpts and discussion of vocabulary, language, and speech lessons with students at varying ages and at varying levels in their listening and spoken language development. Participants will learn characteristics of different types of learners; audiological factors that influence vocabulary, language, and speech; assessment methods; and treatment strategies to develop the vocabulary, language, and speech skills of children who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to:

- Explain the impact of audiological factors on vocabulary, language, and speech.
- Describe characteristics of the different types of learners.
- Identify informal assessment methods for evaluating vocabulary, language, and speech skills.
- Analyze student errors to develop appropriate IEP goals.
- Differentiate activities for vocabulary, language, and speech instruction to students of varying levels.
- Identify methods of prompting newly learned vocabulary, spoken language, and speech corrections to students of varying levels.

AVAILABLE TRAININGS:

Synchronous Workshop: Our live, virtual workshops are hosted by our CID professionals, purchased on an individual basis and are available on specific dates.

This workshop includes:
- 4.5 hours of content
- Certificates of completion
- Recorded access to the workshop for two weeks
- $150 per person

Our next SLP synchronous workshop dates are:

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 – 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 – 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST

Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 – 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CST

PURCHASE HERE

*Deadline to register is October 17th

Presenters:

Jackie Unser, MS, CCC-SLP
Financial: Ms. Unser is a Speech-Language Pathologist on the staff at CID.
Non-financial: No relevant non-financial relationship exists.

Cassidy Baker, MA, CCC-SLP
Financial: Ms. Baker is a Speech-Language Pathologist on the staff at CID.
Non-financial: No relevant non-financial relationship exists.

Abbie Wells, MS, CCC-SLP
Financial: Ms. Wells is a Speech-Language Pathologist on the staff at CID.
Non-financial: No relevant non-financial relationship exists.

Continuing Education Credit(s)

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