June 3-4, 2013

SLPs and School-Based Practice: Curriculum-based Assessment and Interventions to Support the Common Core 

Presenter:  Sandi Gillam, Ph.D., CCC-SLP 

Sandi Gillam is Professor of Communication Disorders at Utah State University where she teaches courses on research, clinical practices, phonology, and language development.  She completed her doctoral degree at the University of Memphis.  Sandi’s research has focused on designing and testing evidence-based practices in language and literacy assessment and intervention with children with specific language impairments and English Language Learners.  Sandi has authored or co-authored more than 40 articles and book chapters.  She is the Principal Investigator on a grant from the National Center for Special Education Research in the Institute for Educational Sciences to develop narrative intervention program. Her work has led to numerous invitations to present to national and international conferences including the East African Speech & Language Conference, the International Congress of Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Audiology in Talca, Chile and the XXVIII AELFA MEETING, in Madrid, Spain.

 Course description:

This presentation will highlight the use of contextually based assessments and educationally relevant interventions that meet evidence based practice standards for vocabulary, syntax, narration, comprehension and progress monitoring and service delivery options.

June 5-6, 2013

Beacons of Best Practice: Sound Articulation Treatment  

Presenter:  Jennifer Taps Richard, M.A., CCC-SLP 

Jennifer Taps Richard is a Senior Speech-Language Pathologist in San Diego Unified School District and an Indiana University graduate. She provides classroom intervention to caseload and at-risk students. Jennifer is also the Coordinator for the Phonology & Articulation Resource Center (PARC), applying research and supporting SLPs in articulation and phonological treatment through professional development and coaching.

She has presented throughout the country at national and state conferences regarding San Diego Unified's Speech Improvement Class and best practices in phonological treatment. In addition, Jennifer is utilizing her Hanen certifications to collaborate with her colleagues in San Diego Unified to provide teacher and parent training for supporting preschool students at risk for speech and language disorders. The district has also implemented an RtI model to address needs in early childhood.

 Course Description

This session presents an innovative approach for addressing the needs of children with mild articulation disorders in the public school setting. In 2004, San Diego Unified School District shifted its services to a general education service delivery model for these students. The session features evidence-based intervention practices, including complexity theory, motor learning theory, current methodologies for treating the /r/ sound and home practice principles.  Nine years of project data illustrate the efficacy of this short-term, intensive approach, which strives to remediate mild articulation errors in 20 hours or less.  

 Classes held in Albertson Hall, Room 169, Fort Hays University Campus

Admission Application and Registration

1. Open the TigerTracks   Adobe Acrobat document. This document provides step-by-step instructions for applying to Graduate School and registering for the course.

• Open or print the TigerTracks instructions.   
•  There are screen shots that will take you through the step-by-step process.
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NOTE:  Once you go to TigerTracks and preregister for the course, it will take approximately 24 to 48 hours to be approved.  At that time:

• Return to TigerTracks and finalize enrollment
• Select the Enrollment/Payment Tab (last tab on right side of screen) and complete the required information
• Finalize enrollment by May 22, 2013 (11:59 pm)
  • If you miss this date, you will need to re-enroll, wait for approval, and then finalize enrollment.
   

 2.  The TigerTracks document provides step-by-step directions for applying to the Graduate School.   If you have been accepted by the Graduate School within the past 5 years, you may skip Step 1 and move to Step 2.

• If this is the first time you have used TigerTracks, you must have your birthdate and social security number to set it up. 
• If you have used TigerTracks during previous enrollments, you must have your user name and password

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