$39.00 USD

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0.1  ASHA CEUs

Let’s Talk Today! A Calendar Of 365 Daily Activities For Teaching Language Skills At Home #e256


Presenter: Jean Blosser, EdD, CCC-SLP

Implement a practical home program resource to engage parents in their child’s language development.

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"I enjoyed every bit of this course! Easy to follow, easy to implement with valuable insight! Thank you! I already took out the calendar for two families this morning! They are so excited!"

– K.K., prior course participant

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Let’s Talk Today! is a practical resource SLPs can use to engage parents in their child’s language development or improvement. It is appropriate for children ages 3 to 7 who are achieving typical language milestones or for children struggling due to a speech and language impairment.

This course includes a 12-month dateless calendar with over 400 fun and interactive activities to allow users multiple activity options. Simple explanations of proven language intervention techniques are incorporated. Featured activities build language skills needed for school success.

Let’s Talk Today! can be used as a:

  • Home program to foster parent involvement in learning and speech-language intervention.
  • Framework for explaining the impact of language disabilities on learning.
  • Method for demonstrating proven intervention techniques.
  • Tool to supplement instruction.
  • Vehicle to stimulate collaboration.

Course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs – 1 contact hour.

The Let’s Talk Today calendar is included via download as part of this course!

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"I liked the easy conversational pacing of the speaker. She was a joy to listen to. And I liked the well structured, practical activity calendars that I can use with parents immediately!"

– M.S., prior course participant

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"The calendar is a nice resource to use with parents who want to do at-home activities with their kids. I liked the structure and the fact that there were suggestions for the classroom as well as for parents."

– W.R., prior course participant

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Course Overview – Run Time: 1:00:49

  1. Introducing a unique home program
  2. Benefits of collaborating with parents and educators
  3. Purpose and design of Let's Talk Today!
  4. Engaging others in Let's Talk Today!
  5. Fun play - talk - learn activities
  6. 10 Language teaching techniques
  7. Celebrating success

The content of this online CE course will focus on the activities resource, Let's Talk Today! Calendar. The calendar is included via download with this presentation. Presenter financial and non-financial disclosures may be found in the Presenter & Disclosures area.

Video PowerPoint presentation with author narration & downloadable handout. Stop and re-start the course at any point. Learners retain access to course content after completion for ongoing reference and review.

Reviews

"The calendar of activities is most beneficial. It is a great resource for teachers, parents or for anyone who works with young children. It has fun & playful child-oriented activities, which stimulate interest in developing language and enhances their motivation to participate. I liked the idea that these recommended activities are for all children to participate in, not just a certain group (ie. language disabled). The activities encourage language development in all students and the techniques can be used across the curriculum. The course was well presented, with a "Let's Talk Calendar' that appears enticing and informative for parents, and teachers...." C.F. (Mar. 2024)

"Practical calendar of daily activities to give to my parents and teachers. I liked the handouts." S.W. (Feb. 2024)

"It was a good presentation, and I liked the calendar." C.C. (Feb. 2024)

"The "doable" activities suggested were beneficial. I liked Its simplicity geared to helping parents and teachers." K.N. (Jan. 2024)

"Practical and easy to implement ideas for parents. I liked the yearly calendar without dates." B.B. (Jan. 2024)

"I enjoyed the examples of language opportunities throughout the day. I also enjoyed how the presenter mentioned involving classroom teachers in modeling and eliciting language with the students." A.F. (Jan. 2024)

"I enjoyed the provided materials." K.N. (Jan. 2024)

"Discussing how to make it quick for parents to do each day was helpful. I liked the calendar!" J.M. (Jan. 2024)

"I liked the idea of daily language therapy ideas." K.G. (Dec. 2023)

"Very user friendly calendar pages with ten tips for success written right on it for parents. Practical course that gave examples and was well organized." J.D. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the calendar. It is simple and clear." E.G. (Dec. 2023)

"Nicely organized. Positive! Practical course. Great format I can use with families. I will have to provide some additional instruction regarding visual and auditory access for the children I work with (who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing)." D.E. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the printable calendar downloads." J.B. (Nov. 2023)

"The calendar examples were beneficial. I liked the way the speaker spoke - slowly." A.F. (Nov. 2023)

"The ten language teaching techniques to share with teachers and parents were helpful. I liked the actual calendar." T.R. (Oct. 2023)

"Discussing parent intervention with families was beneficial. I liked the access to resources and the practical application." M.Y. (Oct. 2023)

"Very practical information. I liked the calendar and therapy tips." S.C. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked the calendar activities for at home. Learning how to create a calendar activity to reinforce speech activities was beneficial." B.Z. (Sep. 2023)

"The calendar, learning and language links, recommendations to maximize the parents' and teachers' ability to help develop language, were all beneficial." E.W. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked the easy format of the calendar tool, and the practical nature of it." G.P. (Sep. 2023)

"Detailed information relating to speech and language calendar activities." J.L. (Aug. 2023)

"The activity calendar had daily activities throughout the year that were easy for non-SLPs to implement and could be incorporated into the child's day in a functional and practical way." H.W. (Aug. 2023)

"The calendar provides an ingenious way of promoting speech and language at home." A.M. (Aug. 2023)

"Beneficial discussion of how parents can incorporate speech-language practice and activities into their regular day. I liked the calendar and discussion." D.P. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the monthly language calendars and ready-to-use materials." J.H. (Jun. 2023)

"Thank you for sharing the calendar with us." A.J. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the calendar and the examples of how to utilize the calendar with teachers and staff." A.C. (May 2023)

"This training provided useful and practical information to help parents, caregivers, and teachers help improve a child's speech and language skills. I liked the practical information and how to involve families and teachers in trying to implement strategies and techniques to help improve a child's speech and language skills." N.B. (May 2023)

"I liked the parents' involvement in supporting their child's speech and language goals. Easily accessible and relevant to my scope of practice." S.S. (May 2023)

"Tips for parents and teachers were beneficial and learning how to provide practical intervention techniques." L.H. (May 2023)

"I liked that the calendar was provided." L.M. (Apr. 2023)

"Good calendar resource for daily activities." K.B. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the pre-made calendars to provide to staff and parents." R.V. (Jan. 2023)

"The calendars are very helpful for home programs. The materials gained are useful." E.K. (Jan. 2023)

"Practical suggestions. I liked the calendar provided for daily activities." J.R. (Jan. 2023)

"I like that parents can implement this program immediately. This calendar provides a simplistic and effective method to facilitate language acquisition and use in other settings outside of therapy." M.L. (Dec. 2022)

"The calendar itself is amazing, and has great activities for young learners." T.O. (Dec. 2022)

"This course provided easy ways for parents to interact with the child at home." L.J. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the 10 Tips for Success Language Teaching Strategies. Also the importance placed on collaboration with parents and teachers, and the significant roles these individuals play in the development of a child's language." I.G. (Nov. 2022)

"I appreciate being able to print out the calendar. I completely agree with the need for parental involvement. This calendar is a great way to do this in a more organic manner. Course information was clearly presented." L.R. (Oct. 2022)

"This course was so practical. Great to have a practical, daily reinforcement of skills for my students." R.W. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the calendar of activities. I learned that parents can be empowered to facilitate speech and language development to ensure academic success." A.D. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the 10 Tips for Success & the Calendar of Activities to share with my families. I also liked that I could take the course on my own time." M.B. (Oct. 2022)

"The examples of activities were nice." L.G. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked that I could access the course any time." K.N. (Sept. 2022)

"I would recommend this course." R.P. (Aug. 2022)

"Great tips to make parents feel confident in assisting their children. I liked the variety of activities." T.E. (July 2022)

"I liked the tips for language success. Good resources I can share with parents and teachers." L.K. (July 2022)

"Quick daily practice for all entities involved in children's lives." L.K. (July 2022)

"The calendars are very helpful, and I found the tips even more helpful, especially for sharing with teachers." L.K. (July 2022)

"I love the Lets Talk Today calendar idea. Practical help for engaged parents who are inspired to have fun with their children's speech/language development." L.M. (June 2022)

"I am ALWAYS looking for ways to include parents and teachers in the therapy process. The calendar is a genius idea! It empowers parents and classroom teachers – creates a teamwork approach." M.S. (June 2022)

"Very relevant information. I liked the strategies to improve speech at home that are simple and short." A.P. (June 2022)

"The speaker actively engaged us in the learning process, from the beginning, and all the way through the presentation. What a lovely way to illustrate her main ideas and the whole point of the presentation!" M.S. (June 2022)

"It was straightforward and informative. Encouraging reluctant parents of the ease with which they can help their child at home. The materials in the home are voluminous." B.R. (May 2022)

"The calendar and ideas on how to use it with classroom teachers was great! So helpful for my collaborative classrooms! Easy to follow!" B.W (Apr. 2022)

"The calendar itself is great! And the teacher's explanation will be very helpful." T.K (Mar. 2022)

"I enjoyed everything about this course! The calendars were awesome. Encouraging parents to talk to their children at home and making talking fun, expand, ask questions, describe actions, etc., can really help children to improve their language development." A.M. (Jan. 2022)

"As an Early Intervention provider, I love making sure to engage parents. That pep talk of engaging parents, as well as all the specific daily tasks on the calendar are most beneficial for daily practice, as we only embed activities in family routines." A.C. (Dec. 2021)

“I enjoyed every bit of this course! Easy to follow, easy to implement with valuable insight! Thank you! I already took out the calendar for two families this morning! They are so excited!” K.K. (Dec. 2021)

"The calendar is a nice resource to use with parents who want to do at-home activities with their kids. I liked the structure and the fact that there were suggestions for the classroom as well as for parents." W.R. (Dec. 2021)

"I like that it's something that can immediately be printed and utilized with a variety of students." A.F. (Dec. 2021)

"The calendar of activities will be extremely helpful for the Early Intervention model where we are to "coach" parents and not "treat" the child. It will also be helpful for those families with whom I work that want homework all the time, but also for those who say they're too busy." K.T. (Nov. 2021)

“I found the replacement ideas for families that were unable to do an activity to be very helpful." G.D. (Oct. 2021)

"The collaboration between SLP, parents, and teachers and tips for success were beneficial for my daily practice." P.M. (Sept. 2021)

"The presenter's philosophy in regard to empowering parents to partner in developing language skills for their child will be utilized in my daily practice. The tips were practical and the presenter demonstrated how they could be presented to parents and other teachers." K.D. (Aug. 2021)

"Ways to use the calendars with both parents and teachers. Ways to use this information during parent and/or teacher in-services. Different ways to share calendars, such as after IEP meetings, parent conferences, or open house. The information was highly applicable." C.M. (Aug. 2021)

"Collaboration is essential! Inspiring parents to take an active role in nurturing and improving their child's speech and language skills was what stood out to me. Having these practical strategies is wonderful and will be fully used. Also, standing out to me was explaining to parents the link between language and learning. This would be wonderful to include in parent training classes as well.  Obviously the practical ideas/calendars, but also the inspiration to present to parents these ideas and how they can be quick and part of their daily activities. I would like to be able to provide parents with models of how to do the varied techniques we use, such as expanding, commenting, etc." C.C. (Jul. 2021)

"I liked the easy conversational pacing of the speaker. She was a joy to listen to. I liked the well structured, practical activity calendars that I can use with parents immediately!" M.S. (Jun. 2021)

"I like that the presenter asked us to take the time to think about how we can implement the monthly calendars in our communication with parents and teachers.  I like the way the presenter provided many different suggestions on how professional SLPs can encourage parents to get involved with their child's language development." J.L. (May 2021)

“It was concise, practical, useful information that will be easy to implement in my therapy practice.” K.H. (Mar. 2021)

“I found the different ways to identify engagement on parents beneficial. I appreciated that we got the whole tool she was talking about with the course. It covered everything I expected.” J.W. (Feb. 2021)

“I found the different ways to identify engagement on parents beneficial. I appreciated that we got the whole tool she was talking about with the course.” J.W. (Jan. 2021)

Course Objectives

  1. Share the Let’s Talk Today! calendar program with the parents of 5 children who are receiving speech-language intervention in a rehabilitation, early intervention, or grade school program.
  2. Explain to parents the important link between language and classroom expectations and learning.
  3. Describe 5 proven language intervention techniques parents can use to help children develop and/or improve speech and language skills.

Presenter & Disclosures

Jean Blosser, EdD, CCC-SLP, is passionate about creating systems in our schools that ensure therapists and educators provide high-quality, outcomes-based services for children with disabilities. To Jean, collaboration is essential! Jean is an entrepreneur, professor, innovator, author, teacher, researcher, and leader in school-based services. She has held leadership positions in schools, universities, professional organizations, and business. Throughout her career, she has mentored hundreds of aspiring school-based therapists, encouraging them to be innovative, to coach, and to collaborate with their education partners and families, to make services educationally relevant and meaningful to children so they can participate and succeed in their classrooms.

As President of Creative Strategies for Special Education, she provides consulting services nationally to K-12 schools, universities, health care agencies, state departments of education, and professional associations. She loves engaging in training activities, strategic planning, program design/development/management, strategies for mentoring new professionals, and innovative instruction and intervention services for children with learning and communication disabilities.

Much of her work has focused on developing a unique, systematic approach for planning and delivering collaborative therapy services and improving student outcomes. Jean’s publications include numerous books, chapters, articles, clinical products, and resources for related services professionals, teachers, and parents including School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology: Organization and Service Delivery; Outcomes Matter in School Service Delivery; Speech Remediation: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding and Helping; Let’s Talk Today! A Calendar of 365 Daily Activities For Teaching Language Skills At Home; and Integrating the Core Curriculum into Service Delivery. She has been named a Fellow of The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the American Council on Education, and The Ohio Speech and Hearing Association.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial — Jean Blosser is presenter of online CE courses offered by Northern Speech Services; receives royalties.

Financial — Jean Blosser is creator of the "Let’s Talk Today! A Calendar of 365 Daily Activities For Teaching Language Skills At Home"; receives royalties.

Financial — Jean Blosser is the President of Creative Strategies for Special Education; ownership interests.

Financial — Jean Blosser is the author of School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology: Organization and Service Delivery published by Plural Publishing; receives royalties.

Nonfinancial — Jean Blosser has no relevant nonfinancial disclosures.

Intended Audience / Accreditation

asha ce approved provider

This program is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area).

Intended Audience

  • Speech-Language Pathologists
  • Educ/Teach

ASHA CEUs: NSS online courses are registered with ASHA and are offered for ASHA CEUs. The number of ASHA CEUs is noted above. Note that 0.1 ASHA CEU = 1 contact hour = equals 1 CEE.

ASHA CE Registry: During the enrollment process, if you select to receive ASHA credit for this course and if you provide your ASHA number, NSS will automatically submit your CEU information to the ASHA CE Registry after successful course completion (80% on post test). This submission happens once per month, during the first week of the month. For example, if you complete your course on November 7th, NSS will submit all November online course CEUs to ASHA during the first week of December. When ASHA inputs the information into their database, they will mark the course as completed on the last day of the month in which it was completed, so November 30th using this example. The certificate of completion available for you to print immediately, however, will reflect the actual completion date, November 7th in this example. Due to ASHA processing procedures please allow 2-3 weeks, from the submission date, for the course to appear on your ASHA transcript.

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

  • Current ASHA Member.
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  • Licensed by a state or provincial regulatory agency to practice speech-language pathology (SLP) or audiology.
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  • 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 master's 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 inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.

Licensing Boards: Most state licensing boards DO accept CEUs earned online (usually classified as home-study credits). Some state boards do, however, place a limit to the number of credits that can be earned via home study/online courses. For the most current information, we suggest that you contact your licensing board or agency to verify acceptance policies and/or any credit limits related to home-study courses prior to registering for this course.

Additional accrediting agencies by which Northern Speech is an approved CE provider:

  • California: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board. Provider #PDP4. Online CEU limits may apply; please contact SLPAHADB for current online CEU acceptance policies.
  • Iowa: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Iowa Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology Examiners. Provider #169.
  • Kansas: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Provider #LTS-S0005.
  • Florida: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Florida Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board. Provider #SPA-026.
  • New Jersey: NSS is approved as a provider of continuing education by the New Jersey Department of Education. Provider #1654.

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