Phonological Theories to Deepen Your Practice

In this 60-minute seminar, we will deepen our understanding of phonology by reviewing several phonological theories. Don’t panic! We’ll put the “fun” in “phonology”! These theories will be applied directly to clinical practice, including their relevance for reading and spelling.

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Presenters

Kelly Farquharson,
Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Kelly Farquharson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an SLP, an associate professor, and director of the Children Literacy and Speech Sound Lab at Florida State University. Her research interests include school-aged children with phonological and language disorders, the effect of those disorders on the acquisition of literacy skills, and the cognitive, environmental, and academic factors that contribute to phonological and language disorders. Her work is published in the American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, the Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools, Journal of Communication Disorders, and the International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, among others.

Learning Objectives

Describe the complexity approach.
List words affected by morpho-phonemic differences.
Explain markedness as it applies to target selection.

Agenda

5 minutes	Introduction
10 minutes	Complexity and complex targets
10 minutes	How phonemes affect morphemes
10 minutes	Markedness
10 minutes	Optimality theory
10 minutes	Application to reading and spelling
5 minutes	Conclusions

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Kelly is a faculty member at Florida State University and receives a salary for that. She is receiving an honorarium for presenting this work, and residual income from the sales of the Embracing Expertise Series as a co-creator. She also has an Instagram account (@classlab_FSU) through which she has the capacity to earn income through sponsored posts and affiliate links.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Kelly has no relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Course - Content	None
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This course, and all courses in the Embracing Expertise Series, are being sponsored by SLP Toolkit and CLaSS Lab at Florida State University.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Advanced Level, Professional Area, 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.