Description

0.2 ASHA CEUs are offered for this online speech pathology workshop.  

 Course Format: Text - including samples & references.

Even for children who possess the technical ability to read, difficulties in following written directions may arise from language and/or cognitive deficits. This e-course describes in detail seven problem areas that may lead to breakdowns between the Writer (teacher/clinician) and the Reader (student):

• Content
• Execution
• Mechanics
• Assumption
• Expression
• Production
• Miscellaneous Factors

Solutions for the Writer and strategies for the Reader will be discussed for each problem area. Participants will use this information to compose original lessons. Sample lessons are provided as models, which may be used for clinical and educational purposes. Included are three appendices. Appendix A is a brief protocol to alleviate difficulties with written directions. Appendix B is an informal assessment tool for written directions. Appendix C is a bibliography for further reading.

 

This e-course usually follows e39–Verbal Directions: Identification and Remediation of Deficits in School-Age Children. While it is helpful to complete "Verbal Directions" first, it is not necessary.

 

Please note:  This eCourse is set up to be flexible to accomodate all schedules.  You do not have to complete this program in one sitting.  You can access the course materials as many times as you need to in order to complete all the sections. 

Course Objectives

At e-course conclusion, participants will be able to:

1. Identify at least five possible problem areas experienced by children when responding to written directions.
2. Identify at least two delimiting circumstances that can affect performance, assessment and intervention.
3. Identify two or more strategies for each of seven problem areas.
4. Identify two or more solutions for each of seven problem areas.
5. Compose two original lesson plans targeting two problem areas.

A score of 80% or better must be received on the post-test in order to
receive a certificate of completion.

Author Profile

Dr. Dorothy A. Kelly, D.A., CCC-SLP, is a certified teacher of the hearing impaired and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who obtained a Doctor of Arts degree in Communicative Disorders from Adelphi University. Currently Dr. Kelly is Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Speech at St. Joseph's College, Patchogue, New York. Throughout her career Dr. Kelly has remained active, clinically evaluating and treating children with various types of speech and language disorders including children with auditory processing disorders.

She is currently Editorial Consultant/Contributor to Advance Magazine for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists and the author of the following books: Central Auditory Processing Disorder: Strategies for Use with Children and Adolescents (1995); A Winner's Workbook: Reproducible Activities for Children With Attention Deficit Disorder (1998); TheraGuide: Understanding Central Auditory Processing Disorder (1998); The Art of Following Directions (1999); Screening For Central Auditory Processing Difficulties (2000); Developing a Sense of Self: Tactics and Tenets for Adolescent Girls; and Adolescent Girls: Thinking Through Relationships, and the Language of Social and Emotional Literacy. She has also authored four online courses related to this topic. Dr. Kelly is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the American Psychological Association.

Location & Lodging

 

Intended Audience

• SLPA
• SLP

Accreditation

This program is offered for .2 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).

 

Per our longstanding procedures with ASHA, we submit CEU information to ASHA quarterly, so your CEUs will be reflected as completed on the last day of that quarter.  For instance, if you complete a course on December 7th, 2011, it will be reported to ASHA in January 2012, and it will be reflected in your ASHA account as completed on December 31st, 2011.  However, for submitting to your state board or for your own records, you will receive a certificate of completion with the actual completion date.