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Embracing Literacy: An SLP’s Guide to supporting children’s literacy development

Embracing Literacy: An SLP’s Guide to supporting children’s literacy development

Significant disparities in early reading proficiency prevail in the United States, as more than half of all fourth grade students are reading below grade level. Among them are children with developmental dyslexia, characterized by the inability to read and comprehend text. Learning to read is a complex, multi-faceted process that relies on several speech and language-related skills, and deficits in any of these sub-skills are known to negatively impact a child’s ability to learn to read. Poor literacy skills can have lifelong negative impacts on academic, social, and vocational outcomes. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has long acknowledged that speech-language pathologists play a critical and direct role in the identification and remediation of children with reading and written language difficulties, which is common for children with speech and language impairments. Despite ASHA’s position that SLPs can play a critical role in the identification and remediation of literacy deficits in children and adolescents, survey research has demonstrated that SLPs report a lack of training and confidence on how to support literacy skills in children. In this course, we address this crucial clinical gap by providing a guide for SLPs aiming to bolster their clinical knowledge of literacy development in children. We will review foundational processes of reading development, discuss components of speech and language with an SLP’s scope of practice that are key predictors of literacy outcomes, and provide intervention guidance to support literacy development in children at highest risk for literacy deficits.

Presenters

  • Katy Cabbage

    PhD CCC-SLP

    Katy Cabbage is an Assistant Professor at Washington State University and former school-based speech-language pathologist. Her research interests center on the connections between early speech and language skills and later literacy acquisition. She is interested in improving both the clinical identification and treatment of children with speech sound disorders and/or language impairment who are most at risk for reading difficulty.

  • Jennifer Zuk

    PhD CCC-SLP

    Jennifer Zuk, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an Assistant Professor at Boston University. Her research focuses on factors in early childhood that shape language and reading development, with the goal to facilitate positive outcomes for children susceptible to reading difficulties. As an SLP, she is committed to translating research to practice to promote effective identification, access, and inclusion.

Learning Objectives

Describe specific roles speech-language pathologists can take to support literacy development in children.
Summarize key components of underlying reading skill development.
Identify populations of children at risk for deficits in literacy acquisition.

Agenda

Agenda

5 minutesSLPs and literacy
40 minutesFoundational processes of reading development
10 minutesComponents of language within an SLP’s scope practice that are key predictors of reading outcomes
5 minutesIntroduction to SLP Literacy Guide Chapters I, II, III, and IV

Disclosures

Disclosures

Speakers - FinancialKaty Cabbage is a salaried employee at Washington State University. Katy is receiving compensation for this course. Jennifer Zuk is a salaried employee at Boston University. Jennifer is receiving compensation for this course.
Speakers - NonfinancialKaty Cabbage has no non-financial relationships to disclose. Jennifer Zuk has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Course - ContentKaty Cabbage and Jennifer Zuk have no additional content information to disclose.
Course - Financial Support & In KindThis course is being sponsored by SLP Toolkit and ClassLab.

ASHA

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level, Professional Area, Professional Area

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