If you are
an SLP who works with middle- and high-school-age students with developmental
language disorder (DLD), you might have questions like: What is my role? Where
do I start? Should I be targeting written language? How do I support comprehension?
This webinar will address these questions and more. The presenter will share
strategies and ideas for working with teens with language challenges by
detecting patterns within earlier-developing language processing skills to
increase their ability to unlock the meaning of more complex and abstract
language. The webinar will include case examples, modeling, and hands-on
practice opportunities. You will walk away with language-based materials to
recreate and implement for intervention with students and for interprofessional
collaboration with general education teachers.
Learning
Outcomes
You will
be able to:
- Scaffold higher-level language
comprehension skills for adolescents with DLD using a hierarchy of
language processing
skills
- Use word sorts
and graphic organizers to strengthen
adolescents’ ability to make inferences,
interpret abstract concepts, and
paraphrase main ideas
- Develop 1-2
action statements about how you will
partner with teachers to integrate
language comprehension strategies in the
classroom
Presenter
Information
Kary Mirasola, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist who has
worked for over 20 years as a master's-level clinician. She has spent the
majority of her career perfecting the art of supporting school-age and adolescent
students in language and literacy. Comprehension is an area of particular
passion, as it seems that many professions simply do not understand the
critical importance of language comprehension, the connection to reading and
academics, and how to support these weaknesses. Kary has had the good fortune
to work collaboratively with many talented SLPs, as well as engage in
interprofessional practice and develop strong relationships with psychologists,
developmental pediatricians and nurse practitioners. Although she has spent the
majority of her career employed by a local hospital, her interest and passion
for collaboration for school SLPs and teams is something that she has been able
to foster over the years. Kary is delighted for this opportunity to present
about adolescent language comprehension strategies.
Financial
Disclosures:
- Financial compensation from ASHA
for this presentation
- Graphic organizers and therapy
materials shared in this presentation were created by the speaker and are her
intellectual property
Nonfinancial
Disclosures:
Assessment
Type
Self-assessment—Think
about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your
new knowledge.
To earn
continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning
assessment by the end date below.
Program
History and CE Information
Live
webinar date: October 23, 2024
End date: October 25, 2029
This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).
