Creating Thematic Units to Target Grammar

Improving the grammar of children with language disorders can present many challenges. Clinicians know that repetition is important, but often “drill” activities lack context and do not actively engage students. In this lecture, the evidence bases for intervention techniques supporting the development of spoken grammar within contextualized mini units will be reviewed along with practical tips for developing your own grammar units for a variety of spoken grammar targets.

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Presenters

William Bolden III
Ph.D., CCC-SLP
William (Bill) Bolden III, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an assistant professor at Kent State University (KSU). Since graduation, Bill has worked primarily in the public-school setting, driven by his passion for language and literacy development. For several years, he worked at KSU providing school-based speech and language services as part of the telepractice project. Additionally, he provided supervision to graduate student clinicians as part of their clinical practicum in both on-site and telepractice settings. Bill lectures frequently on topics related to telepractice and language disorders. He has presented at the state, national and international level, including several contributions to online professional development platforms.

Learning Objectives

Describe common grammatical needs of children with language impairment
Describe instructional supports for supporting student learning and generalization of spoken grammar targets
List steps and strategies for developing contextualized units focusing on spoken grammar

Agenda

5 minutes	Introduction
10 minutes	Review of Grammar Development in Children with Language Disorders
15 minutes	Intervention Considerations for Teaching Grammar
25 minutes	Creation of a Contextualized Grammar Unit (Selecting the Targets and Developing the Activities)
5 minutes	References and Questions

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	William Bolden III works for Kent State University and receives a salary from Kent State University.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	William Bolden III has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Course - Content	William Bolden III has no relevant content information to disclose.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This course is being sponsored by SLP Now and SLP Toolkit.

ASHA

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