Level Up Your Narrative Intervention: Practical Strategies for Story Grammar

This session explores five research-backed strategies to help SLPs teach story grammar, strengthen comprehension, and boost story generation through meaningful, engaging practice.

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Narrative skills are essential for academic success, social communication, and overall language development, yet many students struggle with organizing and understanding stories without explicit support. In this practical session, you’ll learn why narratives matter and how to quickly determine where your students are in their narrative development using simple assessment tools and observation techniques.

This course will be available on demand in your dashboard through Feb. 6, 2026, once you register for SLP Summit. ASHA submittal is due Feb. 15.

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Presenters

Marisha Mets
M.S., CCC-SLP
Marisha earned her Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Washington. She has worked as a school-based SLP and shares therapy ideas and resources on her blog (SLP Now). Marisha also developed a membership for SLPs that includes digital tools and resources to streamline evidence-based therapy.

Learning Objectives

Identify why targeting narrative skills supports academic, social, and language development.
Describe five evidence-based strategies to teach and support narrative language in therapy.
Apply strategies such as explicit story grammar instruction, graphic organizers, and repeated retells to strengthen students’ story comprehension and retell.

Agenda

5 minutes	Introduction (Why narratives matter)
10 minutes	Determining where to start with narratives
35 minutes	Five evidence-based strategies for narrative intervention
10 minutes	Summary and Q&A

Disclosures

Financial:	Marisha is the founder of SLP Now.
Non-Financial:	Marisha has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Content:	SLP Now

ASHA

This course is offered for .1 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level, Professional Area

To earn ASHA CEUs you must complete the courses by viewing them, provide course feedback, pass the exams with a score of 80 or more, provide your ASHA credentials, and confirm submission.

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