Learn basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology to better understand and integrate the latest neuroscience research to populations including autism spectrum disorders, auditory processing disorders, motor speech disorders, language disorders in children and aphasia in adults...more+

This course reviews and updates clinical research on speech sound disorders, language and reading disorders, and cognitive disorders in children. Each section of the course concludes with a practical summary of the newest evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches....more+

This NLA Level 2 Course serves as the follow up to the NLA Level 1 Course (see course #e82).  Discussed will be treatment for autistic children who use echolalia or who have used echolalia at an earlier stage in their language development. Treatment contexts, activities, and planning are illustrated through video clips, language transcripts, and discussion. ...more+

International autism expert, Tamara Kasper, will teach participants how to use non-verbal communication to jumpstart verbal communication. This intervention-focused course discusses how children with autism develop speech and language and how best to initiate interventions for children who have limited functional communication. Presented from the perspective of a SLP who is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, this course features effective...more+

Different from other "literacy" courses, this evidence-based course will provide specific guidance for SLPs working to establish early literacy skills with children with Autism. Exposing children with Autism to early literacy interventions with embedded printed (orthographic) cues is imperative. This course teaches the use of printed cues as a means to...more+

Join apraxia expert, Nancy Kaufman, for this online course as she discusses evaluation and treatment strategies for Childhood Apraxia of Speech. This presentation will include signs and symptoms of CAS, establishing motivation, shaping word approximations, implementing and fading cues, reinforcement strategies, data collection, scripting functional expressive language, coaching parents, and practicing skills in the natural environment....more+

This three-section course covers evaluation and treatment of apraxia of speech in adults. The first section covers evaluation. The second section comprises all the components of a treatment plan. The third section describes the specifics of treatment with an emphasis on treatment’s active components and on eight specific treatment approaches....more+

This online course reviews the new science, assessments, and evidence-based interventions for auditory processing disorders, dyslexia, and childhood apraxia of speech. Several new neuroimaging studies will be highlighted including recent dyslexia research from the Shaywitz team at Yale and research on Prompt for CAS....more+

Research has found that even when children with speech sound disorders receive early speech intervention and sounds are successfully remediated, they may be at continued risk for later reading, spelling, and academic difficulties due to a weak underlying phonological system. Learn to use orthographic instruction to remediate speech errors while simultaneously supporting literacy and language skills....more+