Curriculum Based Therapy? But I'm Not a Teacher!

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s (ASHA) guidance document for school based Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) identifies a need for educational relevance. SLPs often struggle with incorporating academically relevant tasks when designing therapy. Using classroom versus generic materials when teaching students strategies to improve their language abilities is functional, fast, free, and assists with faster skill acquisition and generalization.

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Presenters

Sarah Bevier
M.S. CCC-SLP
Sarah is the co-founder of SLP Toolkit and Bright Ideas Media and has over 10 years of experience in the field of speech pathology. As a full time SLP, she was active in her district's speech pathology advisory council, mentored graduate students and CF-SLPs in the field of speech pathology, and regularly presented to teachers and speech pathologists on topics pertaining to behavior, communication, and vocabulary acquisition. She is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing and a Master's degree in Communication Disorders. She is also a member of ASHA, as well as a member of ASHA SIG (Special Interest Group) 16, which focuses on school based issues. She regularly presents nationally at universities and conventions on topics related to communication disorders.
Lisa Kathman
M.S. CCC-SLP
Lisa Kathman, MS, CCC-SLP, is an SLP turned tech founder and co-founder of SLP Toolkit and Bright Ideas Media. With experience spanning early intervention through middle school in the U.S.V.I., CA, and AZ, Lisa brings real-world insight to everything she builds. A former lead SLP, she now supports SLPs nationwide with tools, training, and strategies that make school life easier.

Learning Objectives

Discuss ways to overcome obstacles faced in the school setting when supporting students with diverse language and learning needs
Differentiate how to use, supplement, or align therapy to classroom materials to improve a student’s access to curriculum
Explain tools that can be used to streamline lesson planning and data collection as well as enhance communication with teachers

Agenda

5 minutes	Introductions and disclosures
15 minutes	Current role of school based SLP (expectations and obstacles)
15 minutes	How to use curriculum in therapy
15 minutes	How to supplement curriculum in therapy
15 minutes	How to align to curriculum in therapy
15 minutes	Tips/tricks for parent/teacher communication
10 minutes	Conclusion and questions and answers

Disclosures

Content Disclosure

This presentation will focus exclusively on the SLP Toolkit software application and will not include information on similar or related products or apps.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.15 ASHA CEUs, Introductory level, Professional Area, Professional Area