Is Your Therapy Educationally Relevant?

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. This course will focus on challenges of implementing curriculum based therapy, ways to overcome those challenges, and how to use digital tools to get the information you need for planning, monitoring and executing curriculum based lessons.

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 has been a speech-language pathologist since 1997. As an SLP, Lisa has worked exclusively with pediatrics in home health, clinics and in schools. She was formerly the lead SLP in the largest school district in Arizona, and is passionate about mentoring other SLPs, graduate students and clinical fellows. Lisa is the co-founder of SLP Toolkit (www.slptoolkit.com) and Bright Ideas Media (www.bethebrightest.com), an ASHA approved continuing education provider. Lisa currently serves as a member of the ASHA Continuing Education Board.

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
5 minutes	Current role of school based SLP (expectations and obstacles)
10 minutes	Use curriculum in therapy
10 minutes	Supplement curriculum in therapy
10 minutes	Align to curriculum in therapy
10 minutes	Lesson planning
5 minutes	Digital communication with parents/teachers
5 minutes	Conclusion and wrap up

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Sarah is co-founder of SLP Toolkit and receives compensation for its sale. She also has ownership in brIQht media LLC, a company that sponsors paid and free professional development courses through brIQht ideas, including this one.Lisa is co-founder of SLP Toolkit and receives compensation for its sale. She also has ownership in brIQht media LLC, a company that sponsors paid and free professional development courses through brIQht ideas, including this one.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Sarah is a sponsor of the SLP Summit online conference through SLP Toolkit.Lisa is a sponsor of the SLP Summit online conference through SLP Toolkit.
Course - Content	This presentation will focus exclusively on the SLP Toolkit software application and will not include information on similar or related products or apps.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This webinar was funded by our sponsors, SLP Toolkit and SLP Now. Sponsors are not responsible for the content of this course nor does brIQht ideas endorse their products or services.We would also like to thank the presenters of this course who have provided their speaking services at no charge.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate level, Professional Area, Professional Area

Is Your Therapy Educationally Relevant?