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July 2026 SLP Summit

The biannual SLP Summit is a premier online conference that brings together SLPs from around the globe. Established in 2017 as the first-of-its-kind summit for SLPs, this event has grown to become a trusted source of knowledge, inspiration, and networking opportunities within the field of speech, language and hearing sciences and beyond!

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July 2026 SLP Summit

Save the date for our next SLP Summit: July 27-29, 2026! Registration opens 6/15/26
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SLP Summit is in its 9th year and is a FREE biannual online conference created by SLPs who understand your work and care about making it easier. Every session is practical, research-aligned, and designed to help you feel more confident in what you do each day.

Since 2017, SLP Summit has brought together thousands of speech-language professionals from around the world for engaging learning, meaningful conversations, and ideas they can use right away. The event features expert presenters covering a wide range of topics, from speech and language intervention to AAC, literacy, neurodiversity, ethics, supervision, and more.

Attend live to connect with presenters and colleagues, ask questions, and be part of the conversation. Registration also includes access to watch the replays on demand *until the conference ends. SLP Summit makes professional learning accessible and impactful wherever you are.

Join thousands of professionals at SLP Summit, where the learning is practical, welcoming, and ready to use tomorrow.

Courses

AAC that Sticks: Strategies for Building Staff Capacity

This course explores how to create sustainable AAC implementation by building staff buy-in and ownership. Rather than focusing on device training, participants will learn practical strategies for fostering communication partner engagement through purpose-driven coaching, collaborative planning, and small, sustainable habit changes. Drawing on work by Elena Aguilar and James Clear, this presentation provides actionable tools to help AAC practices become embedded into everyday classroom routines so AAC sticks.

Presenters

Samantha Hagness
Samantha HagnessM.S., CCC-SLP
Becky Woolley
Becky WoolleyC-SLPA, ATP

From Practice to Progress: Motor Learning Principles in Speech Sound Disorders

Explore how motor learning principles can strengthen speech intervention and support lasting change. This session examines what helps children acquire, retain, and generalize new speech skills, with practical insights for clinicians working with speech sound and motor speech disorders.

Presenter

Aleisha Hawley
Aleisha HawleyBSc, M, CPSP

Stuttering Is My Voice: How Speech Therapists Can Empower People Who Stutter

Applying lessons from the neurodiversity movement, Stutterology will lead an engaging session about how speech therapists can make room for stuttering in nuanced ways, how to serve their stuttering clients with advocacy-focused outcomes, and how to respond when a client (or a family member) wants "fluency". And, of course, why it matters.

Presenter

Ezra Horak
Ezra Horak

Incorporating Health Literacy into Speech Therapy

This course will provide practical strategies for how to incorporate health literacy into speech therapy sessions.

Presenter

Jackie Rodriguez
Jackie RodriguezM.S., CCC-SLP

Organization for School Speech Language Pathologists

Stay organized throughout the school year with practical systems designed specifically for school-based SLPs. This course shares efficient strategies for managing schedules, therapy planning, documentation, and daily responsibilities while reducing stress and saving time.

Presenter

Nikki Hunjan
Nikki HunjanM.A. CCC-SLP

Executive Functioning: Beyond Checklists and Social Skills Groups

This session will begin with a discussion about external signs and internal mental processes associated with executive functioning, followed by a presentation on the relationship of anxiety, executive functioning, and behavior. The session will conclude with a discussion of how clinicians can utilize effective interventions and models for executive functioning support.

Presenter

Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan
Dr. Karen Dudek-BrannanEdD, MS, CCC-SLP

From Reactive to Ready: Back to School Systems for SLPs

This course equipped school-based speech-language pathologists to differentiate proactive and reactive practice workflows, analyze system-level changes at national, state, district, and individual levels, and apply a self-assessment framework to identify gaps and implement targeted system improvements heading into the 2026–27 school year.

Presenters

Lisa Kathman
Lisa KathmanM.S. CCC-SLP
Patricia Johnson
Patricia JohnsonMA, CCC-SLP

Evidence-Based Therapy Planning for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists

Evidence-based practice doesn't have to mean hours of research. In this session, you'll learn how to build EBP into your session structure, plan thematic units grounded in literacy-based therapy, and use goal-specific tools (assessments, visuals, and research summaries) to deliver confident, research-backed therapy every day.

Presenter

Marisha Mets
Marisha MetsM.S., CCC-SLP

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SLP Summit Registration - July '26
FREE!
Get access to all 6 live courses (July 27-29, 2026) and their replays. You'll also get two on-demand courses available upon registration (1 hr & 1.5 hr courses). All courses will be available through Aug. 15, 2026.

Add-ons

Summit ASHA Opt In - July '26
$29.99
This add on includes submittal of your participation to the ASHA registry for the 6 live and 2 on demand SLP Summit courses. You must opt-in and add your ASHA credentials after completing all course steps for EACH course by the end of the day Eastern Time 8/15/26.
The Interconnection Between Feeding and Language Development Active - SLP Summit Deal!
$9.00
Get this course for $9 for our 9th year of SLP Summit when you register for the event! This course examines the interconnection between feeding and language development, highlighting how early sensory, motor, and social experiences during feeding lay the groundwork for communication. Includes access to the recorded course and optional ASHA reporting.
Strengths-Based Approach to Intervention Bundle - SLP Summit Deal!
$9.00
Get this mini-series for $9 for our 9th year of SLP Summit when you register for the event! Includes three 30-minute courses. Discover how a strengths-based, child-led approach can shape assessment, intervention, and carryover in speech therapy. This three-part mini series includes practical strategies that help clinicians build on what students already do well while supporting meaningful communication growth. Includes access to 3 recorded courses and optional ASHA reporting for each.

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