Description

Bring a group of five or more and SAVE $50 EACH on tuition!

REASONS TO ATTEND:

• Learn to teach prerequisite skills for conversation
• Learn how to help children request information and attention
• Learn the process of establishing foundational literacy skills
• Learn strategies to teach language comprehension from print

DESCRIPTION:

This speech pathology conference is offered for 1.2 ASHA CEUs. This informative conference will include evidence-based methods and best practice to transition children on the autism spectrum from speech to language to literacy. Day one will focus on building communication and conversation skills. Participants will learn strategies to reduce problem behavior and how to select motivators to encourage communication. Discussed will be a rationale for selecting a core vocabulary to establish functional communication, including whether or not to incorporate nonverbal interventions, and also strategies for shaping verbal communication. Participants will learn strategies to build conversation prerequisite skills including requesting, labeling, intraverbal language skills, and the ability to answer WH questions.

 

Day two will focus on literacy skills and reading comprehension challenges. First, participants will learn how orthographic instruction (printed cues) can be used to effectively target the brain's processors to build letter-sound correlation and establish foundational literacy skills. Participants will then learn why proficiency in the concept of narrative is so vital to a child's academic success and how to use story mapping to aid children in understanding and producing both personal and fictional narratives. The ultimate goal of this conference is to help clinicians who work with children on the autism spectrum to achieve positive treatment outcomes.

TUITION:

• $295 individual
• $275* per person for groups of two, three or four
• $245* per person for groups of five or more
• $150 parent (no CEUs & must register by phone or mail)
• *Groups must register together. Please contact NSS at 888.337.3866 for more details.

 

Cancellation Policy & Late Registration

Outline

                                                            DAY ONE

 

                                                           DAY TWO

7:30-7:55     Sign In (Coffee and Tea)

7:55-8:00     General Seminar Information

               The following topics will be presented by Keli Richmond

8:00-8:30       Autism Spectrum Disorders—What Are the Key Factors that Enable Proficient Speech
                    and Literacy Skills?

8:30-9:00       Reading/Writing and the Brain: Introducing the "Processors"

• Orthographic Processor
• Meaning Processor
• Phonological Processor
• Context Processor

9:00-9:15      Literacy Skills Developed with Orthographic Instruction (Printed Cues)

9:15-9:30      Sound Selection/Cycles-Based Approach

9:30-10:00     Orthographic Instruction Hierarchy

 1. Sound/Letter(s) in Isolation

"Single" Sound/Letter

Digraphs

 2. Sound/Letter(s) in Words

•  Segmented Words
•  Blended Words

                         3.  Words in Phrases
                         4.  Words in Sentences
                         5.  Words in Books

10:00-10:15     Break

 

11:15-12:15    Lunch on Own

The following topics will be presented by Nicole Gerami

12:15-12:45   Reading Comprehension Challenges in Language-Impaired Children and Literature Overview

12:45-1:15     Language Domains Essential to Reading Comprehension, Paragraph Writing, and Oral Narration

1. Morphosyntax

2. Semantics

3. Pragmatics

4. Higher Order Language

1:15-1:45       What is a Narrative and Why is Proficiency in this Area Essential to a Child's Academic Success?

1:45-2:00       Developmental Milestones: Understanding and Producing Narratives

2:00-2:15       Break

2:15-2:45       Story Grammar Elements

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Initiating Event and Problem

4. Climactic Event

5. Resolution

6. Internal States

2:45-3:00       Using the StoryBuilder

1. Reading Comprehension

2. Summarizing Stories in Writing

3:00-3:30       Using the StoryBuilder for Personal Narratives and for Creative Writing (Fictional Narratives)

        3:30       Adjourn and Sign Out

Speaker Profile

Tamara S. Kasper, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA, is a Speech-Language Pathologist with 20 years experience working with children with challenging behaviors. Tamara's commitment to the children she serves led her to pursue treatment methods outside the field of Speech-Language Pathology. Under the mentorship of renowned Behavior Analyst Dr. Vincent Carbone and his protégé, Tamara became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She has also completed advanced training in application of Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior, Greenspan's DIR approach, and Kaufman's strategies for apraxia of speech.

Tamara is a frequently invited international lecturer, having treated clients and trained professionals in England, Ireland, Greece and other countries. She enthusiastically shares her unique approaches and her outside-the-box intervention techniques that are successful in building functional verbal behavior for children on the autism spectrum.  Tamara is also Director of The Center for Autism Treatment near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a center which provides personalized ABA intervention plans for children as well as consulting services and workshops to autism treatment teams in the United States and abroad. Tamara's publications include the K&K Sign to Talk materials and Speak with Sign. She is a past recipient of the Wisconsin Speech and Hearing Association’s Clinical Achievement Award. 

Speaker Disclosure:

Employer — The Center for Autism Treatment, Cedarburg, WI.

Financial — Author of treatment materials published by Northern Speech Services; receives royalty payments.

Financial — Author of treatment materials that are self-published; receives royalty payments.

Nonfinancial — Student mentor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; receives no compensation.

Keli Richmond, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist specializing in early literacy development. She has degrees in both speech-language pathology and audiology, a minor in special education and a teaching license. Keli has over 14 years experience in the speech and literacy disciplines. She began her career in the medical field with an emphasis on neurological disorders. Currently, she focuses on therapy techniques and promotes literacy skills for preschool through middle school children. Keli presents nationwide at in-services, seminars and state and national conventions promoting orthographic instruction (printed cues) to improve speech intelligibility and enhance literacy skills.

She is the author of the Literacy Speaks!^® program. Literacy Speaks!^® is a comprehensive program driven by orthographic techniques. Literacy Speaks!^® improves speech intelligibility and expands language knowledge while promoting a strong literacy foundation—all simultaneously. A highlight of Keli's career is receiving the "Professional Achievement Award in Recognition of Advancement of Knowledge in Clinical Practice" from the Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association; the award is based on outstanding professional development and community involvement. Keli was a founding member of the United Way Women's United; the Women's United is an organization dedicated to closing educational gaps through early literacy development. For more information on Keli Richmond visit www.LiteracySpeaks.com.       

Nicole Gerami, MA, CCC-SLP, lectures on treating children on the autism spectrum and provides in-service training to educators on effective methods for teaching language comprehension from printed material. Nicole treats children with a wide range of delays and disorders and is best known for her work with children with autism spectrum disorders, including her StoryBuilder approach for teaching children with autism and other developmental disabilities to comprehend what they read.

Nicole is co-creator of the Program for Establishing and Enhancing Relationships through Social Skills (PEERSS™) and Friendship in Teams (FIT™), and she is a founding member of Western Reserve Speech & Language Partners (WRSLP™). Nicole is a frequent lecturer for the Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Milestones, and the Cuyahoga County Special Education Service Center. Nicole received her master’s degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH where she is currently an adjunct instructor.  

Location & Lodging

Seminar Location:

Mesa Convention Center
Building A - Superstition Ballroom
263 North Center Street
Mesa, AZ 85201

Phone: 480-644-2178
Click for Directions

Updated  Meeting Room: Mesa Convention Center, Building A, Superstition Ballroom.  

Parking: Free onsite parking. 

Lodging:

Phoenix Marriott Mesa
200 North Centennial Way
Mesa, AZ 85201

Phone: 480-898-8300
Click for Directions

No Room Block: Please negotiate your best rate.  The Marriott is 0.4 miles to the convention center. Directions. 

Intended Audience

• Teach/Educ
• Parent
• SLPA
• SLP

Accreditation

This program is offered for 1.2 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area).

CALIFORNIA:  NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider #PDP4.

ASHA CEUS: Attendees must meet at least one of the following conditions in order to be eligible to earn ASHA CEUs:

• Current ASHA Member
• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) Holder
• Licensed by a state or provincial regulatory agency to practice speech-language pathology (SLP) or audiology
• Credentialed by a state regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology
• Credentialed by a national regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology
• Engaged in a Clinical Fellowship under the supervision of an individual with their ASHA CCC
• Currently enrolled in a masters or doctoral program in SLP or audiology

If an attendee is not an ASHA member or CCC holder but meets any of the above criteria, they may provide their eligibility on the ASHA CEU Participant Form or inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.

AOTA:  

First Content Focus: Occupational Therapy Process: Intervention

Second Content Focus: Occupational Therapy Process: Outcomes

 

NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider #PDP4.

Past Participant Comments

"I have been to many, many conferences over the years as I have been a Special Educator for 25 years. Rarely have I found such a rich collection of presenters in one conference. Thank you for strengthening the field of Special Education and Speech and Language by creating such a wonderful professional development opportunity."

 

"In almost 30 years, I've never yet been to an NSS seminar that wasn't informative, stimulating,
and wonderfully organized."

"NSS has been consistent in providing interesting and educational opportunities — thanks!"

"Always do a great job; I don't worry about organization and content of your courses."

"Your people are always so helpful and professional at the home office and here at the in-service.
NSS is an excellent company."

"Always well-organized, comfortable seating, and interesting topics and speakers."

"NSS = class act! Informative, contemporary and pertinent clinically relevant seminars."

"I like hearing research that supports treatment approaches. Also practical treatment ideas
that I can use on Monday."

"Well organized — fun to take courses with you."