"Setting goals for older clients was most beneficial. I liked focusing on more practical goals that are specific to the clients' individual needs." M.B. (Jun. 2025) 

"Generalization was the best discussion. I liked the age norms." T.G. (Jun. 2025)

"The explanation of how and why "Tier 2" vocabulary is relevant for working with older children was the best. Good pace, clear delivery." E.T. (May 2025)

"Going over the play based approach was most helpful. I liked the explanation of everything." S.U. (Apr. 2025)

"It was beneficial to discuss strategies on which best to use with older students." L.H. (Mar. 2025)

"I liked all of the information. Clear and simple slides with relevant information." L.M. (Mar. 2025)

"I found the intervention strategies most beneficial. This course helped me feel better equipped to work with my older students through establishing a more personal relationship in order to achieve more positive results." M.C. (Mar. 2025)

"All the concrete therapy goals to target were helpful. Very practical. Well presented. Provided me with goals I can implement right away." R.D. (Mar. 2025)

"Therapy ideas were helpful. I enjoyed all of the information." C.B. (Feb. 2025)

"The self-advocating was beneficial. I enjoyed the practical content." B.K. (Feb. 2025)

"The consideration of MLU was helpful. Very clear presentation." C.C. (Feb. 2025)

"Discussing how families can support their child at home was beneficial. I liked the areas covering metalinguistic awareness." M.M. (Jan. 2025)

"I found the discussions regarding self-advocacy, executive skills and strategies to develop vocabulary especially helpful. The organization, specific examples given and the handout were excellent. It will be easy to review the handout to provide me with ideas and support on various topics." J.J. (Dec. 2024)

"I liked the idea about modifying therapy to fit in the framework of adolescent life skills. Very easy to understand and relate to real world." A.Y. (Dec. 2024)

"Play-based tx for older students was helpful. Very thorough and meaningful to my daily practice. I liked the self-advocacy and family and caregiver strategies." R.L. (Nov. 2024)

"The information on working with older students was beneficial. I liked the flow of information." C.P. (Oct. 2024)

"Vocabulary ideas, for example using derivations of words, phonetics, morph, semantics, to help comprehension and recall of vocabulary were helpful. Articulation - ideas for words lists, for example listing people in your life with R sound. Clear examples of how to help older students in therapy and generalizing to everyday life." N.J. (Oct. 2024)

"Tying goals to student’s interests and current and future employment goals was a beneficial topic. I liked that the course addressed older students." A.O. (Sep. 2024)

"A wealth of functional and relevant goals and strategies as well as tools were helpful and added to my previous knowledge. Relevant and easily absorbed information that could be put into practice right away." T.H. (Aug. 2024)

"I found the speech-language areas specifically outlined for older students to be the most beneficial for my daily practice. I really like how comprehensive it is in 90 minutes." H.W. (Aug. 2024)

"Family/caregiver support was beneficial. The course was clear and concise." C.P. (Jul. 2024)

"The different ways to generalize and reteach skills learned in earlier years were beneficial. I liked all the information pertaining to "big kids"." A.R. (Jul. 2024)

"Intervention discussion was beneficial and all topics were important. I liked the provided information and strategies that I can use and share with my teachers and parents." G.S. (Jul. 2024)

"Therapeutic intervention and language development were helpful to discuss. I liked the amazing visuals!" A.G. (Jun. 2024)

"The graph which shows how the use of play-based therapy activities can be incorporated into your therapy sessions with older students. I liked the chart that references teaching self-advocacy, The 3 R tip chart, and discussion on steps for understanding the importance of building trust and rapport with your students." T.M. (Jun. 2024)

"Discussion about self-advocacy was helpful. Very organized and accessible instruction on what to prioritize and target with older children." C.H. (Jun. 2024)

"The second window of neuroplasticity, play-based therapy, self-advocacy for older students, and recommendations for the families were all beneficial topics. The course was very clear and practical and  highlighted the big takeaways." S.C. (Jun. 2024)

"The goal writing and vocab tied to jobs were helpful. Good practical skills for my older case load." C.S. (Jun. 2024)

"The information was helpful; specifically, topic on tier 2 vocabulary and on roots of words was beneficial." E.P. (Jun. 2024)

"All of the information was beneficial, and I liked the examples." S.B. (May 2024)

"Metalinguistics was a helpful topic. I enjoyed the online format." J.A. (May 2024)

"All the information was beneficial. Mainly real strategies and steps for working with older children. I enjoyed the real-life examples and suggestions." D.V. (May 2024)

"Such a great course! The information was so relevant and interesting! Loved it! The speaker was informative and I learned so much about older children. Great ideas for speech therapy!" L.X. (May 2024)

"Excellent points for working with older clients." N.D. (Apr. 2024)

"The vocabulary instruction was beneficial. I liked the go at your own pace model." J.B. (Mar. 2024)

"I liked discussing self-advocacy. Very useful/relevant information for SLPs working with older students." D.N. (Mar. 2024)

"Self-advocacy, goal setting collaboratively, and supporting their writing were beneficial topics. The presenter was fantastic - super clear and concise and only provided relevant information." K.W. (Mar. 2024)

"Practical recommendations regarding therapy. Good length, specific recommendations for therapy." C.P. (Mar. 2024)

"Beneficial intervention considerations for older students. Practical learning and use of practical examples." S.D. (Feb. 2024)

"Loved the real-world examples and how to connect goals with real-world skills. Liked the pacing and the unique therapy ideas." A.P. (Feb. 2024)

"All of this course was informative." A.K. (Feb. 2024)

"I found discussions helpful particularly on effective therapeutic approaches for older children, with numerous suggestions for activities to engage in to build language through dramatic, constructive and exploratory play. I was also quite interested in what researchers were recommending for vocabulary instruction with older students and activities for optimal development. The use of functional life skills information on how caregivers and families can be supportive of the older child in the home environment was particularly informative." C.F. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked how this course was designed and organized. The speaker was practical in her approach to the topic, defining terms, acknowledging different aspects of an older student's life (where they are at) and how that may influence language therapy effectiveness. I thought the Summary of Key Points at the end was a good reminder for future perusal." C.F. (Dec. 2023)

"The information about MLU and the grammar knowledge of older students will be helpful. Also, learning a new way of looking at writing goals for older students is helpful. I love that this course is geared toward the older students and what they should be able to do and what they really need to focus on learning." A.B. (Dec. 2023)

"I loved the ideas provided! The discussion on the education of staff and parents was helpful." A.S. (Dec. 2023)

"Applicable and functional information. Working with families to encourage generalization was a beneficial topic." M.H. (Dec. 2023)

"I appreciated the play-based approaches that can be used with older students. All of it was very informative. The family education suggestions were helpful." H.R. (Dec. 2023)

"Intervention and tools. I liked all of the examples especially for goal writing." T.J. (Dec. 2023)

"All of the information provided was extremely helpful, especially the intervention part." C.S. (Nov. 2023)

"The play-based therapy adjustment, motivational, self-advocacy, and vocabulary instruction ideas and sequences were helpful topics. I liked the content, rate, and sequence of information presented." J.M. (Oct. 2023)

"Practical and realistic examples of treatment techniques. The visual charts were excellent, specific, detailed, and not overwhelming!" R.F. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked the dramatic play for my ASD students. And the organized graphics with dates of research." L.D. (Oct. 2023)

"Lots of easy-to-implement ideas. I am new to high schoolers and was looking for therapy approaches. I liked all of this course." A.A. (Sep. 2023)

"Course organization and information was very clear. I liked the discussion that you need to make your therapy as functional and personal as it allows." K.H. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked the interventions and the research." K.M. (Sep. 2023)

"Very organized course with lots of practical suggestions. The confirmation of why skills such as sequencing and understanding morphology was helpful." A.S. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked the intervention suggestions and the many examples that were provided. Excellent course." B.P. (Aug. 2023)

"Each of the three areas discussed contained valuable information. I liked the discussion of therapy techniques, of course." M.L. (Jul. 2023)

"Clear and practical information. I liked the review of language development in youth and practical ideas to support students and families." O.Z. (Jul. 2023)

"Lots of helpful information about how older students learn and how to relate to them. I liked the tips on teaching vocabulary and articulation." M.K. (Jul. 2023)

"Concrete, practical strategies. Clearly expressed with useful visuals, references to research, and best practices. I liked the overview of language development in older students, as well as the intervention tips." A.K. (Jul. 2023)

"The carryover activities and ways to educate and support parents and teachers were beneficial. I liked that the therapy intervention was backed by research. Nice course organization." D.H. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the therapy suggestions to use immediately. And how to help the older student learn skills that are more meaningful in their life." D.G. (Jun. 2023)

"I loved the opportunity to reflect on personal and hands-on goals that can be used with students - fundraising, volunteering, school clubs, etc. This course was organized and broken down easily for understanding and learning!!" W.R. (Jun. 2023)

"This course was functional. I liked the play therapy techniques and self-advocacy strategies." S.S. (Jun. 2023)

"New therapy ideas to use with older students." S.H. (Jun. 2023)

"Building rapport with students, vocabulary development, and how to make it most applicable for older students to generalize the information and skills they learn/practice in speech therapy." A.P. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the therapy activities, and the advice to give to parents to work on language skills and describe how language skills will affect their child in everyday life. The provided slides were beneficial." J.W. (Jun. 2023)

"These are all interventions that I can easily use. The specific interventions to use with older students were creative." D.B. (May 2023)

"I liked the strategies and tips for therapy. The information regarding the use of tier 2 vocabulary was beneficial." A.K. (May 2023)

"Best part - treatment techniques. Practical." S.B. (Jun. 2025) 

"I need to re-watch because I still don't know how to identify all the types of clauses, but I'm definitely inspired and interested in using this treatment! I love that this treatment is applicable to all ages (and that examples for various ages were included!)." E.M. (Jun. 2025) 

"Implicit and explicit therapy techniques was the best discussion. I liked the review of syntax concepts." M.A. (Jun. 2025) 

"The way to help students create complex sentences and the fact that I should be starting with younger students was most beneficial. I liked it all." M.K. (May 2025)

"I appreciated the discussion of scripts to use with students to explicitly teach complex sentences. Material was presented clearly in a step-by-step manner with examples to demonstrate each step of the process." P.F. (Apr. 2025)

"What type of clauses to address in therapy first was the best topic. I liked the background information to update/refresh my syntax knowledge. Also how to use a variety of materials with all ages to start addressing this as I should. Starting this week!" D.W. (Mar. 2025)

"All of the free online materials and resources pages provided were helpful. I also appreciated learning about the research outlined throughout the presentation and also in the test (i.e., SLPs in early education and elementary school settings using plural "s" more frequently than addressing syntactic goals etc.). I try to use common core and collaborate with teachers in my practice too, so I appreciate that token of information as well. I liked how the instructor walked us through what it would "feel like" to identify clauses in a language sample and computing it out in order to have idea on what to target and work on for the child (i.e., their strengths and weaknesses). The visuals were a great resource for both younger and older students." D.N. (Mar. 2025)

"The types of activities that are most effective for helping children acquire complex sentences. I liked handling a somewhat intimidating topic (grammar) in a clear and practical manner." C.L. (Feb. 2025)

"I liked the ways to practice the use of clauses within therapy sessions. Practical ideas that can be used in therapy sessions." M.M. (Jan. 2025)

"It was beneficial recognizing that treatment for understanding and using complex sentences addresses many other discreet skills, and focuses on the whole rather than the individual parts. I appreciated the free materials, helpful books and websites, and therapeutic activities." L.S. (Jan. 2025)

"The repeated practice with recognizing the clausal types and the process of parsing was key to my learning the necessary meta-linguistic concepts in order to be able to effectively apply the referenced therapy strategies. I best liked the variety of offered therapy ideas, both in content and design as well as across age and grade levels." K.L. (Dec. 2024)

"The specific methods on working on complex syntax with early elementary children will be most beneficial for me. I really liked the treatment/implementation techniques/ideas." D.B. (Dec. 2024)

"All of the information was beneficial, truly. I enjoyed the course organization." M.M. (Oct. 2024)

"Tips on increasing use were beneficial. Very doable course." C.S. (Aug. 2024)

"Beneficial review for types of clauses. The presenter was very thorough in her explanations." S.Z. (Aug. 2024)

"Discussing how to implement this into my therapy sessions was beneficial. I liked the detailed information." I.C. (Jul. 2024)

"Implicit and explicit treatment techniques, and list of materials that can be used to treat complex sentence development. The speaker was very knowledgeable in the area of language therapy. She gave specific information pertaining to assessment and treatment which I can implement in my work with students." L.V. (Jun. 2024)

"I enjoyed the use of books in therapy targeting complex sentences. There were so many practical ideas for therapy and materials to use for lesson planning." J.H. (Jun. 2024)

"Since I work with younger children, the information on preschoolers was especially beneficial. Great resources!! Very knowledgeable presenter." P.B. (Jun. 2024)

"All topics are beneficial. The presenter was knowledgeable of the information. The handouts are very helpful." C.C. (May. 2024)

"The whole concept that targeting syntax earlier than we usually do is beneficial along with morphology. Also, working memory is crucial to understand to truly increase skills. I enjoyed the practical application." M.S. (Apr. 2024)

"The A,O,R clauses were beneficial. Great information!" J.R. (Apr. 2024)

"Honestly, being encouraged to start working on this area with much younger children will probably have the greatest impact on my treatment/intervention. I believe I do some of this already (i.e. casting) with younger students, but being more intentional with it is supported by the evidence presented in this session. Well-organized course and great use of examples." P.B. (Mar. 2024)

"The book examples were beneficial. Very practical and immediately useful information. Very good presenter." R.C. (Feb. 2024)

"The whole review of the sentence types was very helpful and beneficial for my daily practice. What I liked best about the course were Parts III and IV of Creating Complex Sentence Competence. Both parts were extremely comprehensive." L.A. (Feb. 2024)

"Beneficial assessment and treatment strategies - differentiating implicit from explicit and benefit of strategic learning. Many functional examples and free resource suggestions." R.M. (Jan. 2024)

"The treatment and assessment of complex sentences were helpful. I enjoyed the teaching and repetitive practice provided to reinforce dependent clauses. This helped me feel more confident to start addressing these skills, which are more complex but highly valuable with my school population." J.W. (Dec. 2023)

"Beneficial understanding different types of sentences. I liked the organization of this course." M.D. (Dec. 2023)

"I enjoyed the depth of explanation and provision of direct instructional topics and techniques." M.N. (Dec. 2023)

"Excellent structure for functionally breaking down complex sentences. I liked the treatment strategies and all the incredible resources." J.R. (Dec. 2023)

"The illustrations and visuals will definitely make the speech-language sessions interesting and increase my students' receptive and expressive language skills. The information was well organized and very clear." M.L. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the targeted interventions for upper elem and MS age students. Analyzing a language sample together was extremely helpful." W.R. (Dec. 2023)

"I greatly appreciated the depth of this course. Discussing the importance of comprehension and utilization of complex sentences at a young age was helpful." J.L. (Dec. 2023)

"The final session with practical practice ideas was beneficial. I liked the ability to do the course online and at my own speed. Plus, the ability to revisit it after I have completed it." K.C. (Dec. 2023)

"It was helpful to discuss when to begin introducing complex sentences as well as the treatment methods to use when focusing on complex sentences. I enjoyed the many different resources that were provided as well as examples of implementing techniques." M.D. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the specific strategies with examples for therapy." J.B. (Nov. 2023)

"The recap was a great start to support the rest of the information. Assessment resources that measure complexity will be very helpful. Explicit instruction and scaffolding ideas will be the most supportive therapy for composing and comprehending complex syntax. I most appreciated the explicit therapy techniques with the scaffolds." A.L. (Nov. 2023)

"This course was loaded with resources for use in daily practice. The hierarchies for teaching complex sentence structures were thoroughly taught and appreciated. The instructor laid out the material in a clear and precise manner. This material has been of great interest to me since Grad School, so having a knowledgeable instructor with an impressive resume was important to me. Jennifer's presentation was worth the wait. Thank you!" S.C. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked all the different therapy ideas. Learned a more in-depth understanding of subordinating clause types in sentences." T.P. (Nov. 2023)

"So many areas were helpful - the assessment tasks, the links for videos and materials. Also, the progression in treatment, scaffolding levels, etc. The resources and information provided, and the on-demand availability format is always beneficial." C.B. (Oct. 2023)

"Lots of examples of activities and books. I liked the lists of words and statistical information about useful techniques." K.F. (Oct. 2023)

"The examples used with the reading books, and the spreadsheets by Ebbles and Van Horne were beneficial. I liked the suggestions for grammatical complexity measures and analysis." C.C. (Sep. 2023)

"This was the best CEU course I have ever taken because it gave very specific examples on how to target many different areas related to syntax. I found the specific treatment examples and techniques to be very beneficial." J.S. (Sep. 2023)

"Very complete information. I liked the explanation of clauses." L.S. (Sep. 2023)

"Many therapy ideas. I appreciated the therapy ideas and reviews of the common types of clauses." J.C. (Aug. 2023)

"This information really expanded my awareness and understanding of complex sentence structure. The course was very well laid out, and the examples and materials were wonderful. It was a very thorough course." B.G. (Aug. 2023)

"Descriptions of types of complex sentences and clauses in the first section was beneficial. Many handouts were included in the course to use in learning more about complex sentences and use in therapy with varied ages/grades." D.A. (Aug. 2023)

"Validation of the benefit of implicit learning, particularly with young children. This course is very well organized and structured. I appreciate the breadth of application across age/grade range. It provided many examples of treatment strategies and many outside resources. What can be a dense topic was made understandable and tolerable. Thank you for dividing this into sections." S.P. (Jul. 2023)

"I found all topics and discussions to be beneficial. I liked the examples and strategies given." M.R. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the resources to be used in assessment and treatment." A.C. (Jul. 2023)

"Incredible resources!! I can apply this information immediately with my students. Free resources and detailed description including scripts to use during treatment." A.E. (Jun. 2023)

"Implicit instruction for preschoolers as well as implicit and explicit instruction for early elementary students. I liked the wealth of ideas for therapy, scaffolding techniques, resources to seek out, and the importance of working on complex sentences at an early age and integrating other structures/parts of speech." K.T. (Jun. 2023)

"The most helpful topic was the demonstration of how to implement these principles in therapy. I liked the repetition and clear instruction." A.K. (Jun. 2023)

"Course was packed full of good information." L.D. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the examples and resources. The information that the complex sentence structure should be introduced earlier and why was beneficial." T.D. (Jun. 2023)

"ALL of it was beneficial. I will be reviewing this again over the summer break, and it will inform my SLO (Specific Learning Objective) for next year. Excellent content. This course was very challenging in a way that will improve my SLP skills. Thank you for such an interesting topic!" E.M. (Jun. 2023)

"I enjoyed practicing breaking sentences into complex sentences and identifying the specific type of clause. I also liked the specific practice with a variety of leveled texts. I enjoyed all of the explicit trials/practice and examples of resources we could use to target complex syntax." H.W. (Jun. 2023)

"There were many examples of implementation that I could use right away, and the presenter gave a series of steps to follow. I liked the treatment - discussing and showing meanings of sentences, building awareness, and sentence combining." H.C. (May 2023)

"The instructor was very knowledgeable. I enjoyed seeing the assessment tools and activities for multiple grades and levels of ability." S.G. (Apr. 2023)

"The discussion of age levels appropriate for complex sentences was beneficial. I liked being able to incorporate this into therapy with examples." K.F. (Apr. 2023)

"It was beneficial to learn you can work on morphology and other foundational skills while targeting complex sentence structures. I liked that this course emphasized the importance of not waiting to target complex sentence structures." J.F. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the treatment ideas and materials." J.P. (Jan. 2023)

"Very useful. Learning the developmental hierarchy. Expanding sentence length and complexity with 1) adverbial clauses 2) object complement clauses 3) relative clauses in the developmental order." S.L. (Jan. 2023)

"Treatment techniques were beneficial. I liked the presenter's animated style." E.F. (Jan. 2023)

"Learning best techniques to use with the younger student and the treatment examples were helpful." M.B. (Jan. 2023)

"Therapy techniques for younger students. I liked the examples of books for treatment/strategies." S.W. (Jan. 2023)

"I appreciated learning what's expected at a given age re: sentence complexity." M.F. (Jan. 2023)

"Provided information and tools that I can immediately use in therapy. Loved the detailed assessment and therapy resources. Very thorough and evidence-based." R.J. (Dec. 2022)

"The speaker was fantastic." A.B. (Dec. 2022)

"EVERYTHING was incredibly informative! Great learning experience." C.R. (Dec. 2022)

"It was a great refresher on clauses. The challenges to think critically to answer multiple test questions." A.C. (Dec. 2022)

"Well-organized. I liked the treatment strategies." C.P. (Dec. 2022)

"Everything! I liked the literature resources, therapy activity ideas, graphic organizers, etc. Very informative and organized course. Well presented." V.J. (Dec. 2022)

"Excellent examples and strategies." K.S. (Dec. 2022)

"Understanding the three types of clauses was beneficial. And how to implement intervention with my students." M.E. (Dec. 2022)

"I love that she gave us lots of handouts and useful materials. And how to incorporate complex sentence strategies into play and books for young children." V.Z. (Dec. 2022)

"It was a comprehensive review of syntax and grammar. I liked the in depth details of a variety of sentence structures." M.K. (Dec. 2022)

"The presenter's voice was enjoyable to listen to. She kept my interest and covered a lot! I liked the specific assessment and treatment measures." T.F. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked everything! It was hefty in content and so beneficial." H.T. (Nov. 2022)

"This was a great course and very informative. I love all of the resources that align with core curriculum and state standards." A.M. (Nov. 2022)

"Liked the ways to assess language and sentence types used by students, and treatment ideas. Examples of the types of complex sentences, as well as tools for assessment and treatment were helpful." O.Z. (Nov. 2022)

"Learning about the clauses and the research that supports the activities." K.K. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the organization and content. Good review of syntax, complex sentences, treatment." S.L. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the therapy strategies for helping build complex sentences." J.D. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the practical application ideas - syntax review, principles of statistical learning, and suggestions for materials." S.R. (Nov. 2022)

"This was an excellent presentation that will provide numerous benefits for my daily speech therapy practice. What I liked best about this course was the quality of instruction - including content and organization of information." M.W. (Oct. 2022)

"Very informative!" S.K. (Oct. 2022)

"It was a good review of syntax and best practices for teaching syntax." R.V. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the free materials and assessment links provided." R.V. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked all of the content and that the course was broken down into different sections." K.F. (Oct. 2022)

"I enjoyed this course! Excellent presentation." J.S. (Oct. 2022)

"The course was easy to follow. The presenter was clear and knowledgeable." M.M. (Sept. 2022)

"Referencing "The Informed SLP" and the order of intervention of grammatical concepts - This is EXACTLY the information I was looking for!  EVERYTHING about this course was amazing. Nice breakdown of sections. Very thorough overall. I will be revisiting the presentation, slides, and handouts often." M.H. (Sept. 2022)

"I have found when mentoring younger speech therapists that they are not "savvy" with English language format. This is a very good course for many therapists who are not strong at English language skills." C.E. (Sept. 2022)

"The statistical learning was good. I liked the ability to speed up and playback the course." R.L. (Sept. 2022)

"Gave good examples with books and resources for treatment." J.A. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the step by step explanations with a variety of materials and examples demonstrating how these assessments and treatments would be used with a variety of age clients." S.B. (Aug. 2022)

"Excellent, knowledgeable speaker who presented evidence based techniques; tons of repetition; allowed opportunities to practice, which helped us track our comprehension; very thorough course." A.K. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the facebook and youtube references to help with therapy and using scripts to engage students."  L.B. (Aug. 2022)

"I really enjoyed the Cognitive Verbs to elicit complex sentences. Very helpful. Very thorough, covering multiple areas."  C.A. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the treatment techniques and learning how to dissect complex sentences and build them." T.M. (July 2022)

"The course was thorough. I liked the order and age of acquisition and treatment ideas related to picture descriptions." S.R. (July 2022)

"Very well organized course. I liked defining clauses and learning/teaching techniques." B.S. (July 2022)

"Very practical suggestions for therapy at all ages/grade levels."  J.H. (July 2022)

"I really appreciated the review about phrases and clauses AND the intervention techniques."  L.D. (June 2022)

"The presentation was spectacularly structured for best learning." E.T. (June 2022)

"It was a very detailed course with a lot of good information to incorporate into my practice." K.H. (June 2022)

"Learning about the sequence of development of clauses was great! The course was well organized and a clear presentation." H.L. (June 2022)

"I liked the practical ideas to adapt materials we already have to work on syntax skills. And the resource lists of free materials available online was great!" A.C. (June 2022)

"Comprehensive list of resources you could use at different grade levels to elicit complex sentences." M.M. (June 2022)

"Great references to websites that attach analytical meaning to language samples." B.R. (June 2022)

"I liked the scripts describing complex sentence targets as well as all the lesson ideas." G.B. (June 2022)

"Learning that you should begin working on complex sentences in the early elementary years." B.R. (June 2022)

"Discussion of the therapy techniques for the different age levels was very helpful. I found the review in regards to the syntax very helpful at the beginning of the course. Also the logical way the course was laid out made it very intuitive." K.Q. (May 2022)

"Everything! I thoroughly enjoyed the entire course. I will be using these strategies for the remainder of the school year to "try them out" before converting over to taking this approach with more of my students. I have always known that use of literature is important, but this broke down how to implement literature in an easy way to understand how you can target multiple targets while teaching complex sentences." C.C. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked all the evaluation and treatment ideas, and that this information can be easily adapted to my work." K.E. (Apr. 2022)

"The portion of the course that provided specific ideas for therapy – wonderful!" L.M. (Mar. 2022)

"The different materials, resources, and books listed were so helpful. I like that the presentation covered methods of intervention. I found the handouts and the resources very helpful." A.D. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the concepts about statistical learning - ideas around kernel sentences – ideas for how to model sentences during play using regularity and variability." J.S. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the specific book recommendations and how to implement into my daily work. And the real life applications." B.C. (Feb. 2022)

"Treatment strategies and specific techniques for developing complex sentence structure. There were a multitude of references and suggestions for materials." A.D. (Feb. 2022)

"Well organized. Good examples of how to use materials. The structure of the presentation with the sections, goals, and review were helpful." J.S. (Feb. 2022)

"Gave me the tools for explicit complex sentence instruction that I need. There were so many nuggets I will take and start using tomorrow with my kids who have a language disorder!" L.K. (Jan. 2022)

"I liked the examples of therapy activities; examples of different types of recast; importance of bombardment and repetition." J.S. (Jan. 2022)

"All of it! It was so "hands on". The instructor provided so many examples and strategies." L.K. (Jan. 2022)

"It was VERY thorough. I will be reviewing this multiple times to make sure I got all of it." B.R. (Jan. 2022)

"Practice on how to teach and samples was most beneficial. I liked the examples." T.G. (Jun. 2025)

"Reviewing grammatical norms was most helpful. I liked the treatment ideas." M.G. (Jun. 2025) 

"The best discussion was explicit teaching vs natural language acquisition. I liked the specific examples given." M.M. (May 2025)

"Nice review of the different types of clauses. Good information on assessing syntax." A.A. (May 2025)

"Loved the very specific therapy ideas. Wow, just a lot of great information!" A.P. (Apr. 2025)

"I appreciated the discussion on measuring in T units for growth, not just MLU. I liked the assessment information (scripted and free play)." M.W. (Apr. 2025)

"Beneficial review of the syntax forms and age of acquisition." M.M. (Jan. 2025)

"Specific intervention recommendations that were discussed were very helpful. I enjoyed a review of developmental norms for syntax/morphology." J.A. (Jan. 2025)

"The recommendations on how to assess children, specifically on how to elicit more complex utterances were helpful. I liked the reference to journal articles supporting the content." L.S. (Jan. 2025)

"I liked the discussion on the order for teaching syntactic structures. Very well organized course and will make a great resource in the future." M.C. (Dec. 2024)

"The treatment activities with direct examples were helpful. The definitions provided for all of the clausal types and all of the very relevant developmental information also provided." K.L. (Dec. 2024)

"The whole discussion on syntax and how important verbs are for the young child was beneficial. The lecturer was very informative and l will be able to use suggestions in my therapy." V.F. (Dec. 2024)

"Intervention for young children was beneficial. The handouts will be useful." M.P. (Dec. 2024)

"I liked the ease of following along and the intervention for younger students." C.D. (Nov. 2024)

"The Intervention Section was the most helpful. I like that the course combined both assessment and intervention with real activities I could start using right away in my sessions." L.G. (Oct. 2024)

"Intervention discussion was beneficial. I liked the handouts provided." H.W. (Oct. 2024)

"I liked the examples of Intervention." D.R. (Sep. 2024)

"Education on definitions/meanings behind language contexts was beneficial. I appreciated that I could start and stop the course whenever." A.F. (Sep. 2024)

"The grammar review was super helpful. I liked the assessment ideas. The speaker repeated important information she wanted to make sure to get across and did not rush." L.C. (Sep. 2024)

"The proposed intervention strategies for both preschool and school-aged children in addition to the excellent review of syntax terminology. The course was well organized and clearly presented with specific examples. And I so appreciate the available handouts." J.H. (Aug. 2024)

"I liked the intervention examples." M.P. (Aug. 2024)

"The presenter was able to provide syntax terminology, as well as intervention strategies to utilize with young children and school-age children. The presenter was very knowledgeable about the topic." M.H. (Aug. 2024)

"Syntax hierarchy was helpful. I enjoyed the clear definitions." P.F. (Jul. 2024)

"Acronym bricc to remember how to proceed for intervention with school-aged children was beneficial. Concrete and easy to apply in my practice right away." S.C. (Jul. 2024)

"I liked the components of a therapy session. I loved all of the information." M.B. (Jul. 2024)

"Examples of activities to use in class were beneficial." D.V. (Jun. 2024)

"I liked the digital printables to use in therapy. Clear, structured organization." J.H. (May 2024)

"Good review. The course was organized." J.H. (May 2024)

"Intervention design and activity examples for use with school age children will be most beneficial for my daily practice. I liked all parts of this course, and the detailed explanation of teaching complex sentences was my favourite part." P.H. (May 2024)

"The therapy strategies recommended for the early intervention and preschool populations were helpful. I liked the specific examples of therapy strategies/ tools." M.K. (Apr. 2024)

"Beneficial review of grammar elements and ideas for intervention." K.Q. (Mar. 2024)

"The topic and examples for therapy materials were most helpful. I appreciated the presentation of clear, concise information and the review of terms." B.P. (Mar. 2024)

"The practice activities were really helpful. I liked that she explained everything in detail." A.A. (Feb. 2024)

"I liked the circling handouts to identify different clauses. And the course was self-paced." M.R. (Jan. 2024)

"Intervention discussion was beneficial. I enjoyed the handouts." L.B. (Jan. 2024)

"So many functional resources. BRICC - the plan to systematically teach and practice identification and use of complex sentences in treatment was beneficial." J.R. (Dec. 2023)

"Intervention strategies! I liked the differentiation between strategies for pre-school vs elementary school-aged children." J.D. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the digital content. Discussed intervention and typically developing data." L.M. (Dec. 2023)

"School-age intervention techniques. I enjoyed the review of syntax terms." A.R. (Dec. 2023)

"Loved it all. Firm understanding of syntax vocabulary makes assessing students easier." J.W. (Nov. 2023)

"Very thorough explanation of the development of complex sentences and syntax." L.V. (Nov. 2023)

"The 5 strategies for addressing the use of clauses in school-age children were beneficial." J.B. (Nov. 2023)

"The specifics about targeting subordinate clauses with SLI students were helpful. I liked that it was a short course with lots of content, and as always, the handouts are super beneficial." S.C. (Nov. 2023)

"Using subordinate conjunctions to increase the complexity of language was a beneficial topic. I liked the discussion of her therapy materials and why she used them." D.R. (Oct. 2023)

"Actual therapy activities. Lots of examples and handouts." L.J. (Oct. 2023)

"The discussion of different activities to target various structures was helpful. I liked the activity suggestions." B.O. (Oct. 2023)

"This course really made me revisit areas of language development I haven't used in a long time." L.S. (Sep. 2023)

"The review of treatment techniques was most helpful." J.C. (Aug. 2023)

"I enjoyed the practice ideas and evidence-based strategies to address complex sentence structure. The BRICC acronym is helpful as a guide to how we should be delivering instruction." A.K. (Aug. 2023)

"Great overview of syntax and importance of complexity and diversity of sentences on comprehension and academic performance." A.K. (Aug. 2023)

"The depth of review of syntactical terms was particularly helpful! The topics were interesting, detailed and provided clear intervention strategies with a clear hierarchy." M.N. (Jul. 2023)

"Specific intervention techniques to use after finding needs in the assessment. It makes the subtests data more meaningful. I liked the reminder of developmental stages for syntax because I feel like some skills are overlooked." M.E. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the review of grammar. Course was easy to listen to." M.K. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the strategies to use for complex sentences." T.D. (Jun. 2023)

"Developmental norms information and successful strategies/techniques were beneficial topics." A.Q. (Jun. 2023)

"Intervention treatment for improving syntax was beneficial. I liked the examples given for each intervention technique." J.G. (May 2023)

"The intervention techniques were beneficial." A.J. (May 2023)

"I liked the intervention discussion on how to teach students to create more complex sentences. I liked the handouts and digital materials that were made available to the course participant." H.O. (May 2023)

"The research-based intervention strategies for promoting syntax development were very beneficial to my daily practice. I appreciated the presenter's utilization of techniques such as cloze procedure to engage participants throughout the session." A.M. (Apr. 2023)

"This course provided specific resources to utilize in intervention. Intervention structure was beneficial." J.Z. (Apr. 2023)

"The step-by-step guide, as well as the layout of this course, were very helpful." R.R. (Apr. 2023)

"I like the idea of Priming with my students. Letting them hear the sentences two times, then repeat it two times before starting the session. I liked the handouts and presenter going over them." S.G. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the intervention strategies. Course was presented in an organized, easy to follow manner." D.A. (Feb. 2023)

"This course was easy to take, listen to, and learn from. Lots of review of terms that I had forgotten!" R.S. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked it all. Great course!" K.T. (Jan. 2023)

"Good intervention strategies. Defining and explaining different types of early clauses in young children was beneficial." M.K. (Jan. 2023)

"Specific ideas for intervention in school age children. I liked the examples of therapy materials included." J.I. (Jan. 2023)

"Practical treatment guidance. I liked the categories for sentence generation." C.W. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the handouts and the developmental data." S.S. (Dec. 2022)

"I loved the framework she presented for school-age intervention. I also loved the handouts and the information she had to present." R.P. (Dec. 2022)

"The review of milestones and grammar skills was very beneficial. Liked the clear and concise way in which the material was delivered. The fact that the presenter got straight to the point impressed me." E.K. (Nov. 2022)

"Good handouts made it easy to follow along. Liked the interventions for subordinating clauses." C.V. (Nov. 2022)

"Intervention for complex sentences with school-age children - I liked the concrete examples provided." A.V. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the assessment portion of the course." H.T. (Nov. 2022)

"I will be adding this in my lesson as I am teaching nouns, verbs, and adjectives presently with grades 3-4th. Explicit instruction is confirmed as critical to academic success and the use of complex syntax. I also liked the intervention ideas discussed." M.E. (Nov. 2022)

"The handouts will be good to utilize in therapy. Liked the strategies to use when teaching complex sentence use." M.B. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the specific intervention techniques and materials suggestions." J.E. (Oct. 2022)

"I really enjoyed learning about the various intervention strategies that will help promote the use of complex sentences for my clients. I loved that the presenter highlighted areas of syntax that should be placed on index cards for reference when speaking with parents and colleagues." J.R. (Oct. 2022)

"The course breakdown was nice. I liked the intervention portion being specific to early childhood and school-aged and the examples of treatment strategies to address both populations." M.H. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the information on informal assessment activities for school-age children as well as the practical ideas and examples for school-age intervention." M.W. (Oct. 2022)

"Intervention for school age children, especially the examples of how to facilitate activities in a therapy session were beneficial." M.W. (Oct. 2022)

"Liked the presentation of evidence based therapy techniques. This course had good pacing, examples, repetition, and clear speaker." A.K. (Aug. 2022)

"I really like the fact that I can do it at my own pace and pause or go back as needed. I also like learning the different types of conjunctions that are the base for developing proper sentence structure." N.C. (Aug. 2022)

"The course is very informative. Direct suggestions for intervention and studies to support their use." V.J. (Aug. 2022)

"Nice review of complex syntax and methods to address weaknesses in this area." S.L. (Aug. 2022)

"Presenter does an excellent job of bringing current research to the forefront of what we are doing as clinicians." S.L. (Aug. 2022)

"I thought the presenter was extremely organized." S.M. (July 2022)

"Good activity ideas and handouts to give to teachers. Learning/selecting treatment targets for IEP's that are specific and meaningful to improve overall grammar/sentence length." A.M. (July 2022)

"I liked her explanation regarding how to target complex syntax through play with preschool children, as well as the use of sentence repetition and sentence generation with older students." S.M. (July 2022)

"The handouts and intervention ideas will be very helpful. Liked the research information, assessment suggestions, and intervention techniques."  A.Y. (July 2022)

"I now have ideas for supporting this skill in my kids that I can start in September." S.R. (July 2022)

"This course was to the point, easy to understand and great examples. I appreciated the handouts." C.C. (June 2022)

"I loved the intervention strategies and ideas presented to help children expand their use of age appropriate syntax. I liked the review of syntax terminology and age norms." K.H. (June 2022) 

"I liked the section on subordinating conjunctions, syntax and ages when children begin to use grammar." C.C. (June 2022)

"Course helped clarify the different clauses." L.S. (June 2022)

"I liked video explanation....and the handouts!" M.M. (May 2022)

"I liked the overall content of assessment and treatment of complex sentences in the school-age child." L.K. (Apr. 2022)

"The discussion of intervention was quite helpful. Many useful tips were included. The reminder to use BRICC for intervention." M.S. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked the breakdown of different types of sentences as well as methods for assessment and intervention." B.R. (Apr. 2022)

"The course will be beneficial for teaching complex sentences to my students who have a hearing impairment and are working on their English language development. The worksheets are helpful – clear explanations with good ideas for application in therapy sessions." M.G. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the wonderful teaching tips and explanations of techniques. I loved the acronyms she used to help listeners remember intervention techniques." J.A. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the different types of clauses and how important it is to focus on verb diversity it EI." G.H. (Jan. 2022)

"The HANDOUTS were great!!!" S.G. (Jan. 2022)

"I liked the specific info about how narrative skills relate to reading and writing." K.P. (May 2025)

"Prompting was the best discussion. I liked the videos." C.H. (May 2025)

"The oral storytelling was most helpful. Applicable course information." A.E. (May 2025)

"I liked using NLM to screen/assess & video supports." G.M. (May 2025)

"I appreciated discussing how to provide prompts/etc. I liked the flow of the course." S.N. (Apr. 2025)

"Videos putting this skill into practice were beneficial." A.S. (Mar. 2025)

"The entire presentation was broken down really well. Narratives are very under discussed so this was a great, organized presentation with great examples. The examples of the content were most helpful." A.B. (Mar. 2025)

"Examples of narrative intervention in treatment were beneficial. Informative real-life therapy videos." M.M. (Feb. 2025)

"Talking through the principles helps to process the information for everyday use. I liked the practical strategies." G.H. (Jan. 2025)

"I appreciated the breakdown on the types of prompts to use and when to use them. They are easier to implement than many other prompting hierarchies that are not realistic or fair to the child. After providing crucial background information, I loved how this course was broken down using the 10 principles. It will be easy to reflect back on specific parts when I begin to implement this in my treatment sessions." L.M. (Jan. 2025)

"How to move from story retelling to written generalization. Also I found the prompting hierarchy very informative. I liked the examples." L.B. (Nov. 2024)

"All of the information was beneficial." L.G. (Oct. 2024)

"The videos showing how to use the principles in real life were helpful." A.M. (Oct. 2024)

"Building complex sentences was a helpful topic." L.C. (Oct. 2024)

"Discussing how to structure the therapies and the objectives was helpful. I enjoyed all the videos to model how to do it." S.C. (Jun. 2024)

"I enjoyed the video demonstrations. A beneficial topic was scaffolding intervention." P.M. (May 2024)

"All of the information was helpful. The course was well organized, and provided models." M.I. (Apr. 2024)

"The speaker was easy to listen to and provided practical ideas for implementation of ideas. Using smaller and grade-appropriate stories over story books initially was helpful to discuss." C.F. (Apr. 2024)

"I liked everything! Narratives and complex language were beneficial to discuss." E.P. (Mar. 2024)

"The guidance in shaping or retelling the story and what to say to the students if they've missed a step or didn't use a complex word or sentence was beneficial. I enjoyed learning how to better do narration with my students." L.B. (Mar. 2024)

"Loved the assessment information. Very well done slides and practical application." R.C. (Feb. 2024)

"I liked the examples and details." M.A. (Dec. 2023)

"Clear presentation of the story re-telling method. I liked the slides and videos." A.D. (Dec. 2023)

"Great video examples of course principles in action. The value of oral storytelling was beneficial." S.B. (Nov. 2023)

"I love the icons and will be using them. I liked the videos that were shown." C.M. (Oct. 2023)

"Learning how to use the icons during storytelling to depict parts of the story was beneficial. I liked how this intervention contributes to language comprehension vs asking WH questions." P.F. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked all the handouts. And the instructor's enthusiasm and knowledge." M.H. (Sep. 2023)

"A very structured way of teaching story retelling. Prompting info was beneficial. I liked the free online resources." D.P. (Jul. 2023)

"The depth of detail regarding the 10 principles of intervention was beneficial. I liked the video clips!" D.V. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the explanation of narrative vs. exposition similarities and differences. And learning about the principles for effective practice." A.C. (Mar. 2023)

"Learning how to teach story grammar itself. As a SLP, I feel I have taught a lot of these elements, but not from this perspective. SLPs have a lot to do. Sometimes you take a training and feel that now I have to do this too! This approach, I think I could incorporate without stealing time from something else. Also, I have not gone yet to the websites with the resources noted, but those seem valuable." S.P. (Feb. 2023)

"Detailed narrative language principles with specific examples, the embedding of the current research, and education on the importance of oral narratives on literacy. I liked the learning platforms (e.g., presentation slides, with pictures, with videos)." A.P. (Feb. 2023)

"I appreciate the detailed information on how assessment and intervention could look with doing the narrative intervention. The variety of videos, visuals, and examples were useful." A.G. (Jan. 2023)

"I appreciated the topic related to repeating, repairing, recasting, and expanding when a child makes an error during therapy sessions. I liked the concept of re-telling stories and the way the presenter taught the audience to facilitate this for better learning." A.K. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the breakdown of teaching the narrative intervention and how it is critical to use stories that have the essential ingredients (character problem, feeling, action, and ending). I have used these components when working on listening and/or reading comprehension, but not with oral language. I will definitely be doing some things differently." G.S. (Dec. 2022)

"How to implement teaching narrative stories was beneficial. Liked enthusiasm of presenter, and the videos." Z.N. (Dec. 2022)

"The storytelling aspect is very practical to incorporate into my therapy - will look into cubed and story champs for my practice. I found course informative in an area I wasn't super familiar with." K.K. (Dec. 2022)

"I feel I have a new tool that I can use immediately in my practice. Course was well organized and informative. I enjoyed the videos." G.S. (Nov. 2022)

"Learning overall how to approach narrative skills. I liked the free resources." L.M. (Nov. 2022)

"Lots of video examples. I liked the free Storybook Supports." H.W. (Nov. 2022)

"Stewart's video with fading visual supports was very helpful. And learning the steps for teaching oral narrative and how to model/prompt." J.F. (Nov. 2022)

"I found the information specific to story champs and how to implement this program very helpful. I enjoyed the videos, which helped to illustrate the speaker's points well." H.R. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the relationship between listening and oral language AND reading and writing. The organization and speaker were good as well." H.H. (Oct. 2022)

"The structure for implementation of training narratives and specificness of strategies and guidelines were helpful. I liked the repetition of the content with video examples."  D.G. (Oct. 2022)

"The ways to encourage active participation and responses was good information." T.B. (Oct. 2022)

"The supports of narrative intervention and the hierarchy were good. I liked the examples and videos." C.F. (Oct. 2022)

"The CUBED resources will be very helpful." M.W. (Oct. 2022)

"Very thorough coverage of the topic - including instruction in oral language - sentence complexity as well as vocabulary in narrative instruction." K.I. (Sept. 2022)

"I felt compelled to try new things in my therapy setting. Trina is such a great teacher. She is easy to listen to and well educated on this topic." K.B. (Aug. 2022)

"I appreciated the resources for materials to use. I liked the breadth of topics to give a clear overview." S.J. (Apr. 2025)

"I found the information about complex sentences most beneficial. The course was thorough and very clear and easy to follow." E.M. (Jan. 2025)

"Helpful information on where to get curriculum. Good speaker. Ideas and suggestions were clear." L.D. (Jan. 2025)

"I found the websites and resources that were discussed helpful. I liked the websites and resources that were presented in the course." B.H. (Jan. 2025)

"Morphology and complex sentences content were especially helpful. Good breakdown of topics, emphasis on key skills, and examples of how to teach these in an integrated way. I also really appreciated the link to the resource website!" S.S. (Dec. 2024)

"Excellent all around!!! Love the connection with the common core state standards." A.L. (Dec. 2024)

"Providing websites to obtain information and goal writing support was very helpful. I appreciated the handouts with helpful graphics and references." J.J. (Dec. 2024)

"I truly enjoyed and learned from Dr. Spencer's presentation. She was thorough and helpful as to where to find materials. I would highly recommend her course, and I will look into other courses she teaches. Full of relevant information for an SLP working in a school setting no matter what the grade." C.C. (Nov. 2024)

"I liked everything. Learning the dimensions of academic language." P.M. (Nov. 2024)

"Presenters use of core knowledge was beneficial. I liked the use of goals in examples." J.W. (Sep. 2024)

"Discussing specific areas to target that will have an impact on academic success was helpful. Gave a detailed outline of areas to target related to academic language." K.A. (Jul. 2024)

"I enjoyed learning about the goal writing process for the individual areas (e.g. vocab acquisition, morphological awareness). Learning from this course confirmed what I was trying to figure out on my own, and also provided practical steps on how to sharpen my goals and practice." D.Q. (Jul. 2024)

"It was helpful when the presenter broke down the elements that need to be taught for students to access academic language. The visuals were really helpful!" D.V. (Jul. 2024)

"The discussion on integrating all aspects of academic language was beneficial. I liked the new resources." H.A. (Jun. 2024)

"Resources re: accessing curriculum review of language structure and why we need to specifically incorporate academic language in treatment with the student. Practical, relevant, and useful." R.D. (Jun. 2024)

"Resources listed were beneficial." J.H. (May 2024)

"It was very helpful to see how to better integrate core curriculum into my everyday practice and therapy as my schools are looking for more connections between speech and classroom instructions. I enjoyed the different ways of connecting speech to classroom academics." S.G. (May 2024)

"How our role in schools applies to the curriculum was a beneficial topic. I enjoyed the free resources." R.I. (Apr. 2024)

"Learning that I could be more effective by teaching these 5 main areas rooted in research. The pace was good. The information was specific." M.S. (Mar. 2024)

"The different tiers or levels of vocabulary were beneficial, as well as the resources available on the knowledge website. I liked the fact that I could begin, stop, and restart the course at my convenience. Also, I’d liked the fact that I can pause on certain slides if I want to review or internalize the information that was just presented." D.A. (Feb. 2024)

"The website given was a very helpful resource for materials. I liked getting resources for therapy materials. I also was glad to find out which complex syntactic structures are most helpful to teach explicitly to facilitate better listening and reading comprehension." C.P. (Feb. 2024)

"I appreciated the concrete examples of how to teach academic language and reference to the Core Knowledge site for materials to use during therapy. The course was very functional in terms of giving specific examples of how to teach academic language." L.V. (Jan. 2024)

"The specific examples of goal writing and the website were helpful. I liked the free, practical suggestions to use." T.P. (Dec. 2023)

"Overall, this course was very interesting for me." K.O. (Dec. 2023)

"Learned how to integrate vocabulary instruction from the academic curricula into therapy. This is something I struggle a lot with, and this course taught me why it's so important. Very clear and easy to understand." E.W. (Dec. 2023)

"This is a topic I have been talking about for years in my clinical work and recommendations!! Dr. Spencer provided excellent examples of how to coordinate intervention with academic instruction - and a very well-developed reminder about how to set good goals. I LOVE LOVE the recommendation for read-aloud!" D.E. (Nov. 2023)

"This entire topic was beneficial. It teaches the core of what speech pathologists should be doing in school settings or not." C.S. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the tiers of vocab and discourse." M.L. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked how practical and clear this course was. The website resource, the 5 components of academic language, and the way to write the objectives were beneficial." S.C. (Nov. 2023)

"I found how to teach academic language the most helpful." J.C. (Nov. 2023)

"This course was explained well, easy to follow with practical examples and resource suggestions. Learning how to integrate academic tasks using Narratives as the framework to work on the different areas of academic language was beneficial." T.M. (Sep. 2023)

"Suggestions for teaching writing. Course was easy to follow." L.S. (Sep. 2023)

"Speaker was very engaging and kept my interest. I liked the examples of goals." K.S. (Aug. 2023)

"I am grateful for Dr. Spencer's emphasis on the Dimensions of language. As a school-based SLP, I find myself flip-flopping back and forth on what goals to target with my LI students depending on the presenting problems described by the classroom teacher. The Dimensions gives me the road map to be an SLP when it comes to focusing on how to improve academic success and using my expertise as a SLP to support what I would say are the underpinnings of academic language." S.C. (Jul. 2023)

"This content was very specific to what I was looking for to bring back to my therapy practice with language impaired students in order to provide them with the skills and knowledge to improve academically." S.C. (Jul. 2023)

"Using the curriculum as the context for teaching and practicing target skills gives the biggest bang for the buck. I haven’t looked at this topic, academic language, in a while. It was a great review for me. I thought the through line from concept to goal development to intervention and reassessment was very helpful. Always great to get some new resources to use for free." S.P. (Jul. 2023)

"The core knowledge website will be extremely helpful. I liked the goal examples and information on where to find resources." R.L. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the goal writing examples and resources related to curriculum. And the examples of resources that are available for school-based SLPs to implement with their students." A.S. (Jun. 2023)

"Goals that I can use for various interventions. I liked the pace, knowledge of presenter, and the resources." A.E. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the presentation and the strategies to present academic knowledge." T.D. (Jun. 2023)

"Ideas for overcoming barriers. I liked the goal examples." J.F. (Jun. 2023)

"Helpful resource materials geared to the student's curriculum. The examples were very meaningful." B.R. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the ideas on incorporating academic language into SLP therapy." B.K. (Jun. 2023)

"The connections between each area of academic language and how they can be integrated to target more than one area was beneficial to discuss. I enjoyed the inclusion of sample goal writing in each specific language area as well as the provided resources to access the curriculum in an easy manner." S.H. (May 2023)

"I liked that this course content was very familiar to me and reinforced the appropriateness of my therapy activities." D.B. (Apr. 2023)

"I especially liked the sections on Discourse Structures and Inferential Thinking. I thought the visual icons were excellent for each of the sections and the principles within the sections. I appreciated the philosophy that sees language as an integral part of academics. Language therapy or intervention must be integrated with academics if it is to be relevant to the child, to the child's teachers, and to the parents." D.D. (Mar. 2023)

"Very much pertained to my everyday job and duties. I liked the examples of goals." J.E. (Feb. 2023)

"The review of adverbial clauses, transition words and elaborated noun phrases was beneficial. I am constantly asking my students, "Do you know what that word means?" as I am working with them. The resource of www.coreknowledge.org will be beneficial." A.E. (Jan. 2023)

"I work in the elementary schools. I try each year to use in my therapy sessions what the classroom teachers are using. I now have advice to request what I need from the teachers." A.E. (Jan. 2023)

"Voicing to academic staff that the foundation of reading and writing is listening and speaking. The charts were helpful to understand what the presenter was discussing." A.M. (Jan. 2023)

"All of the areas discussed in this course will be beneficial to my practice. The presenter was very knowledgeable about the subject matter, and I was able to gather information to use in my practice." M.H. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the sample goals and online resources for materials. I love working on academic language, so I found this course very interesting." M.S. (Dec. 2022)

"The breakdown of parts of language that need to be taught during speech therapy to improve academic language was beneficial. I liked the core knowledge.org resource." J.L. (Dec. 2022)

"Good examples of goals for each dimension of academic language." D.A. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the visuals on the dimensions of academic language. Good visual supports." J.H. (Nov. 2022)

"Liked the core knowledge resource and goal writing examples." T.D. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the explanation of the tiered vocab and how the levels of academic vocabulary are integrated." L.B. (Nov. 2022)

"Easy to follow. I liked learning all of the new concepts from this course." M.W. (Nov. 2022)

"Good information!" S.K. (Oct. 2022)

"Understanding the importance of knowing the curriculum and what is being taught in the classroom to support academic language is beneficial for my practice."  E.S. (Oct. 2022)

"The breadth of the topic; knowledge of the speaker; applicability to my work were good. I liked the ease of learning narrative structures over expository structures because they are already familiar." R.L. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked the examples and resources as well as the goal writing for complex strategies." J.E. (Sept. 2022)

"Detailed information on academic curriculum. I liked the format of the powerpoint slides and not feeling overwhelmed by information." K.H. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the suggestions for classroom collaborating. Also, suggestions of the foreknowledge website!" R.J. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the very practical examples, the resources, and the design of the slides. The design of the slides was exceptional and will prove to be a helpful reference to the content presented in this presentation.  C.P. (Aug. 2022)

"Great speaker - clear and easy to follow. Evidence based ideas and suggestions. Helpful resources and examples. Great visuals. I liked the discussion and breakdown of academic language, including the justification for integrating academic language and contextualizing language intervention." A.K. (Aug. 2022)

"Learning exactly what "academic language" is; the importance of working with the curriculum; an organized model to frame how to approach therapy for students in the schools. The instructor was knowledgeable, gave great examples, very appealing and informative slides." V.J. (Aug. 2022)

"I always like practical information such as the core knowledge website." M.M. (Aug. 2022)

"Goals and how to teach it! Course was easy to follow. Good powerpoint.  Pleasant voice. Excellent information."  B.K. (July 2022)

"I enjoyed the variety of language that was covered that relates to school based language use. I liked the specific ideas for working within the curriculum." S.R. (July 2022)

"I enjoyed the entire presentation. It provided a great blueprint and resources for teaching academic vocabulary.  The Power Point was clear and easily understood. I loved the inclusion of the CoreKnowledge website."  B.S. (June 2022)

"The examples of how to integrate multiple dimensions of academic language into a session were beneficial for my daily practice. The course was very informative and covered a lot of info." B.F. (June 2022)

"I liked the practicality of the course and resources and actual direction of how to apply this knowledge." D.J. (June 2022)

"The information was organized with great examples and the resources are greatly appreciated." M.D. (June 2022)

"I appreciated hearing about multiple types of goals that could fit what we learned. It was information that I could easily use in therapy." C.B. (June 2022)

"Practical and specific targets to implement in therapy. I liked the goal writing." L.S. (June 2022)

"I found topics on morphological knowledge and inferential thinking most beneficial. I liked the examples of goal writing and how to apply it to all areas. I also appreciated the informational website filled with resources." D.B. (June 2022)

"Information regarding the Core Knowledge website will be very helpful! Course was well organized and engaging. I will be able to utilize a lot of the information." H.H. (June 2022)

"It was to the point and easy to follow. I liked the use of narratives and academic language to help students." S.M. (June 2022)

"In depth discussion about Academic Language! I liked how she explained and provided specific examples of academic tasks that integrate multiple dimensions of academic language (storytelling, informational writing, reading). I also like how she provided specific examples of how to integrate academic language into specific subjects (science, social studies, etc)." H.P. (June 2022)

"Easy to listen to and she went at a good speed. I liked all the resources." A.P. (June 2022)

"It covered a broad spectrum of the academic language content." K.Q. (May 2022)

"The specific topic of vocabulary will be the most beneficial to my daily practice. I liked that sample goals and activities were given at the end of each dimension of academic language." J.C. (May 2022)

"I enjoyed hearing how effective using discourse and curriculum topics is for students as well as how to touch on multiple language areas. This course was very informative, research backed, with example goals and example therapy, and resources provided." K.C. (May 2022)

"I liked the link to language dynamics group, and that I was able to pause the video to take notes." C.T. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked the specific goal writing examples, as well as the three activities that help with conceptualizing academic language." M.C. (Apr. 2022)

"The sequence of teaching will be helpful. I've been teaching vocab in context, but not in the framework, and have been frustrated by lack of retention." K.G. (Apr. 2022)

"The topic was quite relevant to the work I do. The presentation was thorough and practical." J.A. (Apr. 2022)

"Very easy to follow, extremely helpful, short and sweet and addresses something seen in the schools very often. I liked examples of the goals written out and I liked the resources provided." A.A. (Mar. 2022)

"I really enjoyed the treatment goals and how she explained everything in a clear, concise manner. " S.B. (Feb. 2022)

"I particularly enjoyed the different intervention examples and the specific goals provided. Presenter was well spoken, knowledge, and provided succinct information that I felt was functional." K.B. (Jan. 2022)

"The course gave specific examples of parts of language SLPs typically teach (morphology, vocabulary, etc..) and how to teach those within academic content rather than as isolated entities (via worksheets, skill lessons, etc...)." K.W. (Jan. 2022)

"Helpful reminders about how essential it is to provide contextual opportunities for learning vocabulary and the use of academic language." C.B. (Jan. 2022)

"Excellent course- great for helping SLPs use their knowledge to help students with science curriculum." S.F. (Feb. 2025)

"It was helpful presenting vocabulary in different contexts. Well-organized presentation." M.C. (Dec. 2024)

"The entire presentation was beneficial. I enjoyed the experiment examples." R.H. (Aug. 2024)

"The verb vocabulary handouts were helpful." J.F. (May. 2024)

"Loved the flashcards and prefix/suffix definitions. Very easy to follow and understand course. The presenter spoke at a good rate." B.S. (Jun. 2023)

"I never really thought about the vast amount of verbs used in the teaching of science. I can see now why this would pose a challenge to students with a LI Disorder, as verbs are not quite as concrete as nouns." M.L. (Jun. 2023)

"I really enjoyed the book suggestions made during this presentation, as well as the examples of using the semantic and phonological approach to teaching science vocabulary." M.L. (Jun. 2023)

"I thought it was beneficial to know how to use the textbook while also taking the vocabulary word to a more specific level. I liked the examples of resources both mentioned and provided." M.C. (Apr. 2023)

"Discussing how to teach vocabulary using different techniques was beneficial. I liked the content word strings." D.C. (Apr. 2023)

"I really appreciated the specific books and activities provided, which can be used to target verbs in the different science areas. The presenter was easy to follow, and I appreciated all of the resources shared." A.B. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the specifics on how to teach science vocabulary. This course was very complete. I learned so much." L.K. (Jan. 2023)

"The activity ideas and literature suggestions were good. I liked the handout." J.S. (Nov. 2022)

"Very easy to follow and many helpful supports. I really enjoyed all of the science links and how to incorporate into language lessons." C.P. (Jun. 2022)

"I liked the techniques and materials discussed, and the flow of the information was good." J.M. (Jun. 2022)

"Including photocards with attached words was helpful. I liked all the additional therapy tools." L.M. (Jun. 2022)

"Learning information on the reasons that verb interventions, in particular, are necessary, and learning keys to effective intervention (input frequency, distributed practice, etc). The visual examples of cards to teach the words and examples of content word strings were good." M.H. (May 2022)

"Course was well organized. I liked the vocabulary / suffixes / root words provided." S.N. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the information specific to verbs, and that it focused on science vocabulary." S.M. (Jan. 2022)

"I liked the picture books and the clarity of teaching." J.R. (Jan. 2022)

"I liked the strategies and techniques for teaching science vocabulary to elementary and middle school students." K.F. (Jan. 2022)

"Pre k and early elementary were the best discussions." L.O. (Jun. 2025) 

"Love the resources." L.E. (May 2025)

"The printables and specific verb lists were most beneficial. I liked the course length and content." A.S. (May 2025)

"Good handouts and examples. Prepping the child before the task. Making sure they understand all the nouns/verbs/basic concepts of the task." M.W. (Apr. 2025)

"Excellent and well crafted course. Easy to understand and apply techniques to therapy. Love the resources provided. Ms. Alexander is likable and easy to listen to for 2 hours on verbs. Engaging and you can hear her joy in presenting the content." D.L. (Mar. 2025)

"This course had excellent handouts and provided relevant information for school-based SLPs." S.F. (Feb. 2025)

"Areas of teaching verbs were helpful. I liked the course convenience." T.P. (Dec. 2024)

"All of the course was beneficial. I liked the different suggestions on how to incorporate teaching verbs within the school's entire day." K.N. (Jan. 2024)

"The breakdown of Tier II vocabulary by grade was beneficial, as it’s sometimes hard to select target words. I liked her targeted focus on intervention strategies." J.D. (Dec. 2023)

"Discussing the number and diversity of verbs needed to help develop literacy skills was helpful. Also, the research behind predictions of success in children who have more diverse verbs in their lexicon. The information was clear and useful!" W.D. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the list of specific verbs for each grade level. The ideas on how to teach verbs were helpful." T.R. (Oct. 2023)

"The grade-level word lists and activities were beneficial. I liked the Lesson Activities with storybooks and worksheets." C.C. (Sep. 2023)

"Strategies for teaching verbs in the preschool and school-age level. I liked how clear and concrete this course was." S.G. (Sep. 2023)

"The word lists and printouts that were provided to target verbs made this course practical. I liked the evidence-based research. Breakout of tier 2 verbs children will need to learn broken down by grade level. Resource suggestions to help target them." T.M. (Sep. 2023)

"Good overall discussion on verbs. Great handouts." T.W. (Sep. 2023)

"Examples, lots of examples. Thanks!" A.L. (Jul. 2023)

"This course was very easy to follow, and the examples were amazing. I especially enjoyed the handouts and techniques for teaching and including teaching staff in developing verb vocabulary." B.S. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked all the practical examples and resources. Great refresher. I'm out of elementary now, and after only seeing preschoolers for 5 years, I needed this!" L.S. (Jun. 2023)

"Many hands on activities that I can use with my caseload." T.E. (Jun. 2023)

"The therapy techniques and ideas were beneficial." B.K. (Jun. 2023)

"Learning vocabulary for each grade level was beneficial. I liked that you can take the course at your leisure." D.C. (May 2023)

"I liked the examples in this course." G.B. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the books available to target specific verbs, and also the presenter's great activity sheets. The verb lists per grade were beneficial." K.H. (Apr. 2023)

"The identification of the age-appropriate or curriculum-appropriate verbs was very helpful! I appreciated the handouts received and the resources presented in order for me to have immediate hands-on ideas to utilize in therapy." M.C. (Apr. 2023)

"Provided ideas that I can use within my general education classrooms. Discussing the effects of verb (vocabulary) knowledge on reading comprehension was beneficial." D.C. (Apr. 2023)

"The instructor provided usable & functional materials. I liked the list of literature by grade level to support verb teaching." L.B. (Feb. 2023)

"Activities to teach verbs at various grade levels. Many examples of materials and strategies were presented. Inclusion of handouts." D.A. (Jan. 2023)

"The content was very good and I liked the examples of books." F.B. (Nov. 2022)

"I really liked having specific examples for ways to integrate verb learning across grade levels. Good activities and strategies provided by the presenter." C.P. (Nov. 2022)

"Useful materials provided. I liked the lists of verbs." B.M. (Oct. 2022)"The specific vocabulary for each grade was helpful and I intend to use it with my students. I liked the handouts and specific activities shared, especially the visuals to use." M.E. (Oct. 2022)

"I loved the intervention examples and ideas." L.G. (Oct. 2022)

"Providing a great amount of resources and breaking it down into grade level was terrific and helpful. The presenter maintained a steady pace that was not too fast." A.K. (Sept. 2022)

"I will keep the concept of input frequency and distributed practice through booster sessions as a key component to my teaching." S.L. (Aug. 2022)

"I appreciated the empirical evidence related to verb acquisition for children with language delays. The course also offered easy to facilitate techniques and activities to help improve semantic outcomes." A.M. (Jul. 2022)

"Practical suggestions on how to implement....evidence based and practical ideas." D.J. (Jul. 2022)

"There are practical examples and ways to incorporate into daily practice and collaboration emphasis." J.O. (Jul. 2022)

"I liked the examples of words to teach and ways to teach them. Parts 2 and 4." V.D. (Jun. 2022)

"The course was outlined and presented very well." S.A. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the examples of activities that can be used to teach verbs. I was familiar with some of the research on the importance of verbs as early indicators for children at risk of developing SLI, but hearing the systematic review the presenter provided helped solidify my understanding of this information." M.H. (Feb. 2022)

"Course was wonderful! I found the grade specific vocabulary/verb lists most educational and the multiple handouts most beneficial. I plan to change my vocabulary instruction almost immediately with these resources." S.B. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the practical teaching strategies for teaching verbs. Easy to follow and very applicable." M.B. (Feb. 2022)

“Great explanations of the importance of verbs and difficulty of teaching and understanding these words. The examples of therapy materials across multiple grades/ages were also helpful.” K.B. (Jan. 2022)

"Concrete examples and digital handouts. Loved the digital handouts!" M.T. (Jan. 2022)

"I LOVE the age specific lists of verbs! So informative and straightforward." J.P. (Jan. 2022)

"I liked the grammar developmental norms." M.G. (Jun. 2025) 

"The treatment techniques for morphemes were most beneficial. I liked following at your own pace, plenty of materials provided." S.J. (May 2025)

"The stages of acquisition section was the best. I liked the handouts and book examples." M.P. (Apr. 2025)

"I liked the layout of the course and diving deeper into specific grammar topics (possessive -s, plurals, regular vs irregular past tense), etc. Having specific education regarding browns grammatical morphemes and activities for each area was most helpful." T.N. (Apr. 2025)

"Topics on past tense were beneficial. I liked the materials, handouts, and activities provided for sessions." A.R. (Mar. 2025)

"The refresher on Browns Stages was helpful. I liked the statistics shared on language acquisition." A.B. (Mar. 2025)

"Discussing possessives was helpful. Good presentation." S.B. (Mar. 2025)

"A beneficial topic was how to encourage parental involvement. The course was organized and used layman's terms." J.M. (Feb. 2025)

"I liked how the presenter included specific materials." O.S. (Feb. 2025)

"I have many students on my caseload who present with difficulties using possessives in their oral language. I appreciated how the presenter used the two play-based stories "Geese at the Lake" and "Who Took the Cheese" to demonstrate how to encourage use of possessives in student retells. I really enjoyed how the presenter gave specific therapy demonstrations, as well as therapy materials that I can print out and use right away with my students. I'm also purchasing the "Months of Morphemes" book, I think I will get good use out of that resource! Thank you for sharing." T.S. (Feb. 2025)

"Treatment Ideas/Materials were helpful." K.K. (Jan. 2025)

"Beneficial discussion of the most common verbs and hierarchy of morphological development. Examples of books, toys, and therapy items (published) to be used in daily sessions." K.K. (Jan. 2025)

"The information gained via discussion around a variety of verb forms will be particularly helpful for my current caseload of kids. Lots of digital resources!" M.L. (Dec. 2024)

"The parent counseling and assessment info was helpful. I enjoyed the examples of treatment activities." J.C. (Nov. 2024)

"The practical examples were beneficial." D.R. (Sep. 2024)

"A lot of great activity ideas. I liked all of the applicable activities that can be used in therapy." E.S. (Sep. 2024)

"I liked all the resources provided. I liked the specific models for how to incorporate the strategies into therapy sessions." A.B. (Jul. 2024)

"I enjoyed the practical application of this information. I can go back and relisten if there was a point that I missed or needed to spend more time thinking about to understand." E.P. (Jul. 2024)

"I appreciated how the content shared was consistently rooted in a research article. It was also meaningful that specific examples and targeted vocabulary were aligned with grade level expectations (CCSS). The amount and pacing of the content aligned well for a seasoned clinician, especially those who have experience with morphological methods and could use a refresher regarding how to intentionally apply evidence-based strategies in their sessions." C.S. (Jul. 2024)

"Presented innovative strategies and techniques. For someone who is an expert in this area – even I got a few new ideas! As I was completing this session, I was thinking of colleagues who I would recommend this course to." C.S. (Jul. 2024)

"I appreciated how the presenter provided research on norms and linked her therapy practices to the evidence." D.B. (Jul. 2024)

"How best to teach verbs through literature rather than in conversation. I liked the book suggestions to help elicit different verb forms." R.V. (Jun. 2024)

"I liked the information about early acquisition and preschoolers (that is my age group). EXCELLENT resources!!!! Great handouts." P.B. (Jun. 2024)

"Implementing the knowledge into therapy - strategies and approaches to use were helpful. I liked the various examples of books/materials to use." K.Q. (May. 2024)

"The suggestion on how to conduct therapy sessions was beneficial. A lot of printable materials." J.C. (Apr. 2024)

"All info was excellent and examples are good to practice daily." A.J. (Mar. 2024)

"I liked how the skills were broken down into different grade levels. I liked the printables that came with the handout." M.W. (Mar. 2024)

"I appreciate the resources at the end of the presentation. I liked the freedom to complete this course on my own time." D.S. (Feb. 2024)

"I really appreciated learning more about how to target irregular past tense verbs. I liked that you could preview the test questions prior to beginning the online course." K.B. (Dec. 2023)

"Development of children from 0 to 5 years old was helpful. Easy explanation of the course." R.K. (Dec. 2023)

"Therapy examples were beneficial. I liked the course pace and organization." S.S. (Nov. 2023)

"Discussing Browns Morphemes was helpful. I enjoyed the examples." E.S. (Nov. 2023)

"The materials provided will be beneficial. I enjoyed how knowledgeable the presenter was on the topic." R.M. (Nov. 2023)

"The suggestions for how to incorporate several different strategies into the lesson were helpful. I liked all the information about grammatical development and confirmation that I am presenting the information correctly to my clients." D.K. (Oct. 2023)

"Great presenter! Lots of great examples!" R.O. (Oct. 2023)

"Review of when a child acquires specific morphemes was beneficial." C.B. (Oct. 2023)

"Provided functional handouts. I liked the examples of treatment." C.S. (Sep. 2023)

"Clear, concise, informative. Acquisition and implementation." K.K. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked that this course talked about the ages that children use each type of grammar. And I learned about using stories/manipulatives to help children learn grammar better rather than decontextualized instruction." M.S. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked that the presenter gave examples of activities and how to implement these strategies directly in our practice. Discussion of Browns Morphemes, the 8 inflectional suffixes, and target selection for each morpheme was beneficial." K.M. (Jun. 2023)

"This course was a nice review of morphology and gave me a refresher for some children I will be seeing. I liked the research information and the examples of therapy activities." K.R. (May 2023)

"Loved all the developmental norms and data. I enjoyed all the therapy ideas. Great materials shared." S.H. (May 2023)

"All of this is applicable. Presenter gave me additional methods to teach! The content was easy to learn, remember, and apply to therapy sessions." E.V. (May 2023)

"I liked the methodology to use when designing goals for the student. I appreciated the supporting documents that were provided as well as the resource examples." M.C. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the specific information on irregular verbs. The specific details and examples provided were beneficial." M.E. (Feb. 2023)

"Approaches to elicit and facilitate morphological development. This course provided numerous examples to target a child’s grammar." P.A. (Feb. 2023)

"I found the age of acquisition for various verbs most beneficial. I liked that speaker provided titles of books that she finds helpful for particular targets." D.W. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the research findings related to this topic. Good therapy examples." C.R. (Dec. 2022)

"All of this content will benefit my practice." C.P. (Nov. 2022)

"Liked information regarding strategies, and the tips for grammatical morpheme selection and instruction." J.S. (Nov. 2022)

"Good resources provided." C.S. (Nov. 2022)

"The breakdown of the age of acquisition for the different grammatical markers was helpful. And the refresh of when grammar is acquired." A.K. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the examples of books and toys and how to use them for improving morphological structures." B.S. (Oct. 2022)

"Very functional suggestions. I liked the research presented and the review of the acquisition of morphological markers." A.D. (Oct. 2022)

"All the great therapy ideas! The 17 grammatical morphology strategies and tips along with all the resources were helpful." R.J. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked the specific information provided on grammatical forms." M.M. (Sept. 2022)

"Gave specific resources/treatment materials that work on morphemes." M.H. (Sept. 2022)

"This course was well-organized, good review of morpheme types, data about morpheme acquisition, and treatment techniques and tools (basically, all of the course was great!)." M.H. (Sept. 2022)

"Nicely organized; good examples." J.R. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the verb use and materials I can use to teach verbs. Liked that the course was self-paced and it included resources." L.E. (Aug. 2022)

"Great strategies. Liked the handouts." A.O. (Aug. 2022)

"Excellent balance of research underpinnings and clinical examples, strong use of repetition and review throughout, connection to different age expectations and common core." S.L. (Aug. 2022)

"I really appreciated the detailed example through the capstone. I liked that it referenced typical development vs challenges for the language impaired students." A.L. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the lists of age development for verbs, plurals and possessives." C.L. (Aug. 2022)

"The discussion of verb selection was helpful - considering verbs with an endpoint and choosing first verb targets that are familiar to the child, that are more frequent in adult language, that are easier to pronounce, and that promote an easy transition to the next state of syntactic development." S.L. (Aug. 2022)

"Great therapy resources with examples." M.S. (July 2022)

"I really appreciated the developmental information on grammatical morphemes and matching them to the common core. This is most helpful when working in the elementary schools to have a concrete resource as this course and the charts offered. I also appreciated the information and techniques and examples given for the story context."  D.M. (July 2022)

"All of the content and intervention recommendations will be highly beneficial in my daily practice. I was thrilled at how she brought resources, e.g. specific published books, into the presentation that could be utilized within the intervention and instruction of the targeted areas of therapy. There were many treatment techniques and resources provided that will facilitate improved intervention and instruction with the many grammatical morphemes."  R.W. (July 2022)

"The course was organized well with resources cited for teaching."  V.D. (July 2022)

"Progression with ages of target verbs was beneficial. Liked the examples of targeting each area during book readings." S.L. (June 2022)

"I liked the overview of specific word forms that are mastered by what age. I liked the handouts provided." A.M. (June 2022)

"The discussion of manipulatives and books is most helpful since I am changing to a different age level (younger) than I have served in a while. I also appreciated the presentation of the research associate with each topic. Much more updated than I recalled from grad school all those years ago. I truly want to stay current." B.P. (June 2022)

"I appreciated the sequential and organized presentation of information and the inclusion of suggested materials. I also appreciated the sample lessons verbalized by the presenter, including references to the common core will be very helpful to clinicians not familiar with school services." B.P. (June 2022)

"The information was very helpful. I liked the examples in the course." K.M. (June 2022)

"Clear, concise descriptions of grammatical acquisitions and examples of useful books for therapy. Liked discussion on teaching irregular verbs at specific ages." D.P. (June 2022)

"Liked the informal assessment methods discussed, and the source books that elicit regular past tense -ed." B.R. (June 2022)

"I really appreciated the emphasis on research with developmental stages and norms, as well as the specific examples for use of strategies." M.H. (May 2022)

"I really liked the infographics provided, which will be so helpful as a quick reference for planning treatment and may also be useful in discussions with parents and/or staff." M.H. (May 2022)

"I liked the reporting of research findings, and the specific intervention techniques." L.M. (May 2022)

"The acquisition timelines for morphemes is most beneficial to me. The examples of materials and literature applications were most helpful." M.P. (May 2022)

"I liked the handouts about the age of acquisition of certain verbs, and the review of therapy strategies such as modeling and recasts." L.J. (Apr. 2022)

"I enjoyed the toy and book recommendations." S.C. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked how many different methods of intervention were described. I appreciated the examples of books that could be used to elicit certain tenses." A.D. (Feb. 2022)

"I felt this presentation was very well organized. I liked the examples and resources given. I liked the highly organized structure – very thorough." J.S. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the information on irregular past tense verbs. SLPs teach grammatical rules so often, and we get very little direct instruction on how to teach it." M.K. (Feb. 2022)

"I like the concrete examples of how to target different grammatical forms either through story context, during play with props, or using a combination of the two." J.C. (Jan. 2022)

"The resources and examples for treatment were very helpful and give me a starting point to incorporate the techniques and lessons taught in this course." D.O. (Jan. 2022)

"I loved (and have been looking for a while) for a list of verbs by grade level, and also appreciated the grammar targets also explained by grade level. I have been looking for this information for an extended period of time; so I will definitely be utilizing this information as soon as possible!" S.B. (Jan. 2022)

"This is a very well-done, thoughtful presentation that is clearly presented and full of good information for SLPs, especially, but not exclusively, in the school setting. As I said above, SLPs learning from this presentation can implement new ideas the very next day, and know that they are evidence-based strategies." K.T. (Apr. 2025)

"Specific ideas for therapy and generalization. I liked that this course covered all different areas of treatment (articulation, language, fluency, social communication)." E.W. (Apr. 2025)

"Plenty of examples of interventions (e.g., crafts, dramatic play, narratives, etc.) and research provided to apply to my daily practice. I liked the visual and verbal models; exceeded course expectations." J.G. (Dec. 2024)

"Very good explanations of examples and how to use working towards multiple goals." K.O. (Dec. 2024)

"This course was well-presented and organized. I was motivated, it was meaningful, and memorable. I will use the information immediately." G.S. (Jul. 2024)

"Lots of ideas that I can use to generalize. Unique ideas such as drama, working in special classes." C.S. (Jun. 2024)

"I enjoyed all of the therapy examples." R.G. (Mar. 2024)

"Suggestions for families seeking to engage in playful learning will be helpful. Presenter provided many intervention strategies that were examples of experiential learning activities." H.R. (Dec. 2023)

"This course was very informative and relevant. The examples given in the presentation were beneficial." S.F. (Oct. 2023)

"Strategies and suggestions to help generalization of different speech/language skills." L.U. (Sep. 2023)

"Useful examples that can be used immediately. Simple and realistic suggestions (no special program to buy, can use everyday items). Examples and detailed explanations were client-centered vs SLP-centered." D.G. (Jul. 2023)

"Multiple examples and ideas of experiential learning strategies. Examples of how to implement different innovative interventions were beneficial." A.S. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked all the real-life examples provided." A.B. (Jun. 2023)

"Ideas for generalization activities were helpful. Examples were good." M.C. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the articulation examples of creating activities that are in the student's daily lives. The speaker was so organized and presented in a smooth and thoughtful way. This was a very enjoyable course." K.J. (Jan. 2023)

"This was a very informative course. It is something you can immediately use the next day for your therapy sessions. No need to buy expensive things/programs." C.R. (Jan 2023)

"Ways to target multiple speech goals into one therapy session without a ton of preparation." C.R. (Jan. 2023)

"This course had plenty of examples and detailed information on how to do the activities with students. Also, learning how each activity can be used for multiple articulation and language goals was helpful." D.R. (Dec. 2022)

"The whole presentation gave great ideas! I like the ideas for therapy and how to better promote generalization." K.D. (Nov. 2022)

"All of the examples of how therapists can engage learners through child-centered activities were both helpful and amazing. The theory behind child-centered learning was very helpful in allowing me to understand how I can still accomplish goals through more engaging activities." D.B. (Oct. 2022)

"Reinforced what I have always believed, that experiential learning is best for children to learn. It was a good presentation." J.D. (Oct. 2022)

"There are many, many tx ideas provided."  R.L. (Sept. 2022)

"I really enjoyed this course! There were so many great examples provided to help with the generalization phase of therapy. I loved how structured each task was. I sometimes find it difficult to incorporate structured activities at the generalization level. I loved how it was organized. There were specific ways to incorporate material learned from this course in all areas of education." M.B. (July 2022)

"I thought the activities and examples provided for specials was really innovative. This will greatly help with creating a schedule each year." M.B. (July 2022)

"Concrete examples of ways to incorporate generalization of skills beyond the therapy room." J.T. (June 2022)

"I liked the multitude of examples of how to use activities creatively to offer experiential learning opportunities for students." J.T. (June 2022)

"Some new ideas, different approaches to delivering service. I liked the interviews, drama club, debates, skype, virtual field trips, and other ideas for experiential learning." C.A. (June 2022)

"I really liked the variety of ideas geared toward having a student focus on play while also listening for generalization. I loved the variety of students this can cover and the amount of play-based ideas she came up with and gave us." A.D. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked the variety of ideas - examples given - well explained." A.B. (Mar. 2022)

"Liked the ideas for making therapy meaningful, motivating, and memorable through experiential learning. All of the examples and ideas provided were great!" H.Z. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the use of drill based activities that are fun and motivational – LOVED all the examples of using different activities." J.U. (Mar. 2022)

"This presenter was very knowledgeable and presented the information in a format that could be understood. The multitude of examples of not only how experiential play is more effective but also how drill-like therapy is not memorable or as effective. " A.S. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked all of the examples and ideas provided." H.Z. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the real-life and functional examples of therapy." J.C. (Feb. 2022)

"Clear examples provided in presentation & in handout for later reference." M.D. (Jan. 2022)

"All of the practical therapy ideas/examples were great! Love the idea of improving generalization. Definitely an issue that needs more discussion/ideas." A.Y. (Jan. 2022)

"I liked the ideas presented that I could immediately use in therapy." A.D. (Jan. 2022)

"Beneficial Intervention for narratives with autistic students. Clear information on the "How to"." M.A. (Mar. 2025)

"The Narrative Builder was beneficial. Love acquiring a new tool to help my students." N.B. (Jan. 2025)

"Talking about the different pieces that all go into narratives was helpful. I enjoyed understanding deficits and how to work with them." L.H. (Oct. 2024)

"I liked the treatment techniques." A.M. (Sep. 2024)

"The whole presentation was beneficial. Being an SLP in elementary school, we work a lot on narratives." D.P. (Aug. 2024)

"Video examples of how to implement the story mapping elements into practice were helpful. Very well structured course- I liked the first part about learning the components that impact narrative skills, and the second part about intervention using story mapping techniques." P.K. (Jan. 2024)

"I truly love the visual/magnetic story mapping for use with many purposes." K.G. (Dec. 2023)

"The presenter was a clear communicator. I enjoyed learning about a tool to improve telling narratives, including the steps of narrative development." S.C. (Jul. 2023)

"Narrative mapping was beneficial. I liked the video examples of narratives." D.G. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the Story Mapping tool and videos showing its use. And the videos of therapy." E.H. (Jun. 2023)

"This course was very thorough and detailed. Learning more about how ASD kids produce narratives was beneficial." A.R. (May 2023)

"The interventions were beneficial. I liked the narrative language builder and the videos." E.B. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the use of videos of children to illustrate points and demonstrate clinical methods. Discussion of cognitive and language skills needed to be able to understand, tell, and retell narratives was beneficial." L.M. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the video examples and how to support story grammar and the development of narratives along grades and ages." L.W. (Mar. 2023)

"This course provided practical suggestions for helping children with ASD to read and retell stories." D.H. (Mar. 2023)

"Good strategies and demonstrations. I liked the videos." R.J. (Mar. 2023)

"The use of the storyboard to help kids with both fictional and personal narratives was good. Seeing the storyboard in use and seeing how it helps kids go from the structured use with it in front of them to the carryover/generalization and being able to retell the story with the board removed was beneficial information." A.W. (Nov. 2022)

"Good treatment suggestions. I liked the overview of issues in autism that interfere with development of narratives. I really appreciated demonstration of the treatment practices and how to transition them into written narratives." J.S. (Oct. 2022)

"Well-organized information and explanation of ASD impact on narratives. I liked the story mapping for personal narratives." J.H. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked learning about and watching the story mapping tool being used." M.M. (Sept. 2022)

"The story mapping will be most beneficial to my daily practice. Presenter had a logical course outline that she followed at a good pace with video demonstrations." D.W. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked how practical this course was and the case studies shown. The assessment and intervention ideas using multisensory input were helpful." G.H. (Sept. 2022)

"Good therapy examples." V.C. (Jul. 2022)

"Excellent videos of children's story telling. Liked the differentiation between story telling skills of central cohesion, theory of mind and executive functioning." B.S. (Jul. 2022)

"Good emphasis on intervention. I liked the multisensory approach." D.S. (Jun. 2022)

"I liked the types of narratives and difference in SLI vs ASD story deficits." M.P. (Jun. 2022)

"Loved the example videos and real life application of the ideas presented." A.P. (Jun. 2022)

"I liked the children's narratives and understanding barriers to comprehension." A.S. (May 2022)

"This course really distills a complex topic into digestible, discrete chunks. It provides a nice balance between theory and definitions and practical application." G.R. (May 2022)

"I liked the explanation of the areas of deficit in comprehending and creating narratives for children with ASD. I found the discussion of Theory of Mind, central cohesion and executive functioning very clear, and how those abilities relate to narratives was illuminating. The presenter helped organize and clarify the complex subject of narrative intervention." S.C. (Apr. 2022)

"I appreciated the videos that demonstrate how to use the tools/storyboard." A.M. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked how precise and to the point it was. Pretty much everything pertained to items that could be used in everyday clinic." M.R. (Feb. 2022)

"The examples of story mapping were very useful." M.D. (Jan. 2022)

“It was so easy to follow and was presented in such a logical manner. I liked how it was all brought together at the end by explaining how the material aligns with the Common Core Standards. Much of the language used will be helpful in developing parts of Individual Education Plans for children with ASD as well; i.e., why we do what we do. The video clips were extremely useful.” L.K. (Jan. 2022)

"It was very organized and informative! Multisensory story mapping is a great resource to use to help organize narratives and improve comprehension." B.K. (Jan. 2022)

"Developing goals based on the SOS system was beneficial. I really enjoyed the case studies presented and the reproducible SOS strategies provided." S.F. (Mar. 2025)

"Moving from DO to DOES using strategy based solutions. I liked the examples of how SOS can be applied to a variety of areas of need." A.J. (Mar. 2025)

"I liked the adaptability of the SOS strategy to a large variety of communication needs and goals. The presenters were enthused about their material and gave real-life examples." S.H. (Mar. 2025)

"This course provided practical and real-life examples. I liked the visual cues and strategies for the students to own their progress during activities and assist with generalization." C.J. (Mar. 2025)

"The SOS method is an organized and effective way to deliver therapy. It uses mnemonic techniques and really focuses on giving you what you really want from therapy. Learning about the SOS model is different than the traditional approach as it transitions smoothly outside of the therapy room. SOS is more effective in the long term and uses EBPs." K.S. (Mar. 2025)

"This course includes all the downloads to introduce this approach. There are explicit instructions and examples of the SOS and DOES model. The presenters gave a great overview. Very knowledgeable and great materials were shared." K.S. (Mar. 2025)

"I liked the ability to group students with different goals together. Lots of example mnemonics." T.L. (Feb. 2025)

"Supersizing sentences was a helpful topic. The course was convenient and thorough." D.P. (Feb. 2025)

"This course was very well organized and practical." S.G. (Jan. 2025)

"These strategies will help me develop functional plans for my students! I liked the supplemental materials and visuals." L.B. (Dec. 2024)

"The entire concept of SOS was new to me and seems like a great way for kids to have more ownership in their progress. The information was very easy to understand and practical." A.Y. (Dec. 2024)

"I liked the concept of using mnemonics. And the examples of the strategies and how to work through them." B.N. (Nov. 2024)

"I liked the ease of implementation. And ability to use with mixed groups." K.J. (Nov. 2024)

"Using SOS strategy with mixed goal groups was beneficial. I liked the ability to pause and start back up again after each section." K.B. (Oct. 2024)

"Making the techniques easier for generalization was helpful." S.I. (Oct. 2024)

"Case studies with discussion on how to apply SOS were beneficial. I liked the detail the presenters went into to explain SOS." L.H. (Oct. 2024)

"The way new goals are written using the SOS method was helpful. Clear usable interventions and examples for different language goals." C.T. (Sep. 2024)

"Application of content material to skills/strategies being taught in therapy session was helpful. I appreciated the ability to start/stop the training and not needing to complete it in one sitting, and the access to pretest before watching the course." A.B. (Jul. 2024)

"The specific SOS strategy examples for articulation targets, intelligibility, auditory processing, phonological processes will be most beneficial for my daily practice because I can use them with my students. Also, I can adapt them when necessary for particular students' goals and objectives." D.P. (Jul. 2024)

"The range of application was beneficial. The course was easy to follow." R.M. (Apr. 2024)

"Everything was beneficial for a variety of school-age students currently on my caseload. I enjoyed the practical and functional applications." G.S. (Mar. 2024)

"SOS is a practical approach for therapy implementation with goals, strategies, and methods for progress monitoring. I liked the mnemonic used for facilitation, generalization, and carryover for acquired skills." S.S. (Dec. 2023)

"Practical and effective course. I liked the strategy goal orientation & evaluating it with the DOES model." J.L. (Nov. 2023)

"This course contained beneficial information I can apply to my daily practice. The SOS strategies will help me get more organized when working with a group of students. I liked learning how to create my own SOS mnemonics to apply to my student's specific goals." L.R. (Oct. 2023)

"I love the Supersize it sentence expansion, and I liked the connections with clients and the connection with the classroom material." C.M. (Oct. 2023)

"Very thorough with lots of examples. I have many students that I can't wait to try this with." V.H. (Oct. 2023)

"Great graphics and a common sense approach. I liked the part of the strategy-based intervention where the goal is clear and asking for what you really want." L.K. (Oct. 2023)

"This entire course was very interesting. I liked the topics related to kids who have difficulties establishing and maintaining eye contact, following instructions, attention problems, and the strategies to improve intelligibility." R.P. (Oct. 2023)

"Most beneficial to my practice will be SOS strategies, the DOES implementation model, and how to write and monitor specific goals. What I liked best was the instruction and examples related to SOS strategies, the DOES implementation model, and the printable resources." M.W. (Oct. 2023)

"This program is great! I liked the strategies for teaching the student to use their visual card as a prompt instead of always relying on a cue from the SLP or teacher. I liked the easy way to incorporate core/curriculum into each student's SOS. The examples given to show the ease of using the SOS program were beneficial." B.L. (Jul. 2023)

"All content was beneficial. I liked the examples given." M.R. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked all of the structure with strategy-based intervention, as well as concrete examples of goals and objectives to measure progress. The examples given are relevant to understanding and easy to recall. Online modality allows to do the course at own pace and from another country (Québec, Canada here)." P.O. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the SOS articulation strategies." H.R. (May 2023)

"Learning how to implement SOS in a classroom setting was beneficial. I liked the resources and visuals provided." E.S. (May 2023)

"I liked the strategy based interventions and the DOES model of instruction. Well-written materials were available throughout this course." J.C. (May 2023)

"I liked the way that the SOS cards can be on a student's desk for teachers to understand goals and strategies and how the strategies can help explain to parents the goals of speech therapy and what to do at home." H.O. (Apr. 2023)

"I will totally use the materials that are a part of this course. Wow! A lot of work completed by Elizabeth and Ruth!!" H.O. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the examples of the different strategies used for many different areas of communication-artic, language, social, etc." S.S. (Apr. 2023)

"The prompting hierarchies and how to elicit target behaviors were beneficial. I liked the examples." C.E. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the discussion on creating an S.O.S. for students so that they know what they are working on and generalizing the skills outside of the therapy room. And implementing core curriculum using S.O.S strategies to promote generalization of skills." B.A. (Mar. 2023)

"This course was engaging and practical. All topics covered were great." G.B. (Jan. 2023)

"There was a lot of great information covered. I find it challenging to plan effective therapy lessons targeting syntax goals. I really loved the information provided in this course on how to use SOS to take a simple sentence to a "super-sized" sentence." M.B. (Jan. 2023)

"I really appreciated that presenters gave us strategies and showed us how to apply those strategies in the therapy setting!" M.B. (Jan. 2023)

"This course had a lot of practical information that has good clinical application and strong outcomes. The information was clearly presented." M.R. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the SOS cuing cards, and the handouts and scenarios provided." T.D. (Dec. 2022)

"This course dealt with actual treatment options as opposed to other courses that talk mainly about diagnosis only. Learning how to apply SOS in therapy sessions was beneficial." L.W. (Dec. 2022)

"I appreciated examples of how to utilize SOS with my caseload and the examples provided for goals and objectives." L.M. (Dec. 2022)

"Learning to apply this SOS approach to my caseload was beneficial. I liked that I was able to learn important info from home." J.B. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked all the resources supplied and learning how you can use the SOS approach with groups." P.M. (Dec 2022)

"I liked the real life examples and therapy situations. The various goals and strategies in which SOS can be used for a variety of students was beneficial." M.K. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the detailed discussion and application of the keys to an effective strategy based therapy program (SOS). The use of evidence based practices incorporating clinical skills and how applicable they are to student needs impressed me." C.F. (Nov. 2022)

"The strategies presented and delivered were interesting, practical & functional, encouraging flexibility in grouping & regrouping of students when necessary, therefore making the therapy program more manageable." C.F. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked that the course provided ample handouts to use easily." K.F. (Oct. 2022)

"I love the idea of teaching my students strategies that they can apply in multiple contexts. The speakers were great. The content was great. I feel like the information presented will be very useful and so will the handouts." F.L. (Sept. 2022)

"This course provides numerous ideas that encompass numerous areas of need, along with everything from goal writing, strategies, and data collection. Applicable to numerous areas of therapy and provides a new way to focus on one goal." H.M. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked that the instructors were very knowledgeable of the topic and thorough in the explanation of the program." C.W. (Aug. 2022)

"There was a plethora of applicable information for my practice. Good examples of developing SOS models for varied individuals." K.S. (Aug. 2022)

"I like the ease and carryover." T.M. (Aug. 2022)

"The flow and format of this course was excellent!" C.W. (Jul. 2022)

"Liked that the SOS strategy therapy approach is evidence-based and continuous and ongoing. I also love the idea that carryover will be easier for my students with this approach." M.F. (Jun. 2022)

"I loved the specific examples for use in therapy." M.F. (Jun. 2022)

"Good presenters. Information was clear. Liked that I can use this to get my students involved in their own therapy." L.D. (Jun. 2022)

"Practical and easy strategies that can be applied with most students on my caseload!" T.K. (May 2022)

"Short and simple strategies that are easy to implement!" J.P. (May 2022)

"I liked the strategy based therapy paired with the traditional therapy materials used in a new way. As well as the support for using core curriculum in therapy. Course was informative, presented effectively, and organized with supporting materials." S.F. (May 2022)

"I love the SOS model and how it can be applied to ALL areas of need. I liked how concrete models and goal/objectives were provided." E.A. (May 2022)

"Course was convenient and interesting. I liked all of the content!" S.B. (May 2022)

"I enjoyed learning how to write my goals in a more effective way. I like that the presenters reviewed the information and provided good examples." C.A. (May 2022)

"Functional strategies for use in the classroom!" B.S. (Apr. 2022)

"The entire course on how to create and use the program was wonderful. Many examples of how to implement for specific areas." K.G. (Apr. 2022)

"Really liked the ease in preparation initially, and then the ability to easily adapt the program into classroom or other activities outside the therapy room. Made sense, incorporated several approaches in one to build on success." K.S. (Apr. 2022)

"Liked how SOS can be brought into the classroom and home to help the child generalize new behaviors. And how this program applies at any area of speech or language or behavior and can be individualized to a certain child's needs." T.S. (Mar. 2022)

"Very practical!! Liked that these strategies for therapy have better carryover and are easy to involve other professionals and parents." S.L. (Mar. 2022)

"So practical. It really helped that presenters took you through the entire program, step by step." A.R. (Mar. 2022)

"I hadn't heard of SOS until I took this course. It is quite interesting and can be applied in a variety of settings I work in." T.B. (Mar. 2022)

“The structure and organization made it easy to comprehend the thought process behind the SOS strategy and the practical applications.” S.S. (Mar. 2022)

“The explicit instruction and copious examples of the SOS and DOES Model were so beneficial and easily applicable to my day-to-day. Throughout the entire presentation, there were so many students of mine that I immediately thought of, and I cannot wait to apply these strategies with.” S.D. (Mar. 2022)

“I liked the students being involved in their own learning process from planning to applying and the using SOS to generalize.” J.H. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked it all! The additional examples of developing SOS for a particular need with a student was beneficial." L.W. (Feb. 2022)

"Very, very useful information!! This information was very relevant to my school based speech practice. I will now work to implement what I have learned." L.G. (Jan. 2022)

"This is a smart, quick and easily adaptable resource that is ready and easily used in the classroom. I liked that the main strategy of using the mnemonic device can be utilized immediately. Writing goals focusing on the use of functional strategies that aid in carryover will be especially helpful as well." S.B. (Jan. 2022)

"The examples of stories were most beneficial. I liked the video clips of how SLP implements strategies she suggested." J.F. (May 2025)

"I appreciated the examples of the dictionaries and the apps/websites mentioned. I liked the video examples." A.F. (May 2025)

"I liked learning about the different vocabulary tiers and how you can implement instruction solely by using a picture book. It was helpful to learn about good authors and certain resources offered from various groups such as scholastic. I liked how the course provided rationale for implementing vocabulary instruction and by also giving statistics on various skills that should be met and rates at which students should meet them." K.R. (Mar. 2025)

"All of the examples of instruction and materials to use in therapy sessions, as well as how to document them was helpful. I liked all of the information really." C.S. (Dec. 2024)

"Good real life story examples." J.W. (Nov. 2024)

"The preschool books- page numbers were beneficial. I enjoyed the videos." J.W. (Sep. 2024)

"I have been using picture books as part of therapy for many years. This course helped guide me to get more out of the stories and how to develop vocabulary targets." J.L. (Sep. 2024)

"I loved the nuggets about how many root word meanings students should acquire each year! What a great reminder! I loved the therapy examples during the treatment sessions." J.P. (Sep. 2024)

"The different vocabulary targets were helpful to discuss. I enjoyed learning different techniques to apply in my day to day practice." G.R. (Sep. 2024)

"Selection of books for therapy. I liked the division of the presentation and organization. The video examples of therapy were very helpful." K.D. (Aug. 2024)

"Very practical content related to vocabulary instruction in the area of language. The course outline was very helpful in understanding the structure of the session." C.S. (Jul 2024)

"Every bit of information in this course was relevant and helpful. I will use these suggestions and books in my therapy sessions right away. The presenter was amazing and so easy to listen to. This was easily one of the best courses I have taken in quite some time." A.O. (Jul 2024)

"This is one of the best presentations on vocabulary that I have seen! Lots of practical, researched based strategies with free online resources! Highly Recommend!" L.L. (Jun 2024)

"I liked the entire presentation. The storytelling topic was a good discussion." R.S. (Feb. 2024)

"The activities were beneficial. Clear presentation of the material. Practical strategies. Video models." R.H. (Jan. 2024)

"The different information available about the frequently used word lists to relate to academics was helpful. I liked the videos that demonstrated some of the techniques along with the examples using a variety of books." D.K. (Sep. 2023)

"Learning how to pick out vocabulary words and instruction of shared reading. I liked that the presentation was broken up into sections so I could stop and come back." K.B. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked the reading level scale systems and the therapy ideas." J.S. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked the explanation of why vocabulary instruction is so important. The presenter provided lots of good ways to identify which vocabulary words should be included in the target vocabulary and gave many great therapy ideas as to how to focus on target vocabulary." C.T. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked back-chaining, and the tips for reading the book. The many suggested books and strategies were beneficial." T.D. (Jun. 2023)

"Treatment strategies to increase vocabulary. I liked the number of examples given that I can utilize in my own therapy sessions to facilitate vocabulary development." L.L. (May 2023)

"Vocabulary instruction was beneficial. I liked the comprehensive nature/approach used for the presentation and the specific strategies provided." L.M. (Apr. 2023)

"All of this information on using children's books to target vocabulary/language development was very helpful for my daily practice. Great examples and helpful powerpoint information." T.L. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the book examples and the videos." R.N. (Apr. 2023)

"Improving vocabulary at all levels was beneficial. I liked the instructor." K.F. (Apr. 2023)

"Using books most efficiently in therapy and creating a good rubric for documenting progress was beneficial. I liked the pace of the course. It was well-outlined and easy to follow." L.K. (Mar. 2023)

"One of the most organized courses I have done in a long time. I will definitely view more of Ms. Schultz's courses if given the opportunity in the future." L.K. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the information about choosing the reading level target for books used in therapy. I also liked the vocabulary stimuli chart. I liked the different resources presented to help with finding reading level, vocabulary word lists, etc." A.G. (Jan. 2023)

"Learning how to choose the most useful books for my therapy sessions. This course provided so much useful information about targeting vocabulary through children’s books, which I am going to be able to use every day in practice." A.K. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the video examples. Course had good pace, and relevant information (not too much time spent on theory). Choosing vocabulary targets and good ideas for exploring word meanings with students." M.K. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the choice of targets." J.B. (Nov. 2022)

"I appreciated the videos demonstrating therapy strategies. This course provided great resources." A.K. (Sept. 2022)

"Easy to follow course. I liked the strategies to broaden use of newly learned vocabulary and the game ideas." C.L. (Aug. 2022)

"There was a lot of information given and examples of stimulus materials will be very helpful. And learning how to choose target words." K.R. (Jul. 2022)

"I liked the storybook examples and reference lists." A.C. (Jun. 2022)

"I found the information helpful to teach Tier 2 vocabulary to children who are considered to have a verbal learning impairment, and work on skills such as synonyms from literature. I liked the helpful information about how to keep data using the instructor's charts. Also, I have a child that I have been working to teach inferences without success, and I think some of these tactics presented may help." A.R. (Mar. 2022)

"Practical treatment strategies! The presenter was clear and used a good pace to share ALOT of information. Used good visuals in a great handout, and supported the information about why, when, how to teach vocabulary skills." S.R. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the new ways to implement story activities." S.B. (Feb. 2022)