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LSL Intervention Observation Series: Walker-Wooten 1 (Self-Study)

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Join us with Beth Walker Wooten, M.Ed., C.E.D., LSLS Cert. AVT, as she walks through an intervention session with a six-year-old who received optimal hearing technology at age two.

Watch how parent and professional partner together to accelerate LSL development with this older child, setting the stage for academic success later in life.

Dates

Available June 1 to 29

Course Type

Introductory Level
Self-Study

Audience

AuD, SLP, ToD, and Families

Registration

Open until May 31, 2023. Save your spot!

Overview

Engaging and equipping families of young children who are deaf or hard of hearing is fundamental to delivering family-centered listening and spoken language (LSL) early intervention. LSL interventionists build the capacity of family members to promote their child’s auditory, speech and language skills in the everyday routines of family life.

Learners will observe best practices for guiding and coaching families. This experience is designed to deepen understanding of why specific goals, strategies and activities are used based on a specific child and family’s needs.

This learning experience has been expanded to include two weeks of pre-learning with one 90-minute live session recording to maximize and deepen the learning as follows:

Lesson 1: Observe and analyze excerpts of an LSLS Cert. AVT intervention session to: identify and understand use of specific LSL strategies and techniques; diagnostically determine a child’s current level of functioning and identify and understand use of specific parent coaching techniques.

Lesson 2: Observe a video of an entire LSL intervention session to understand how to: organize a session to optimize parent coaching and guidance; implement intervention goals and objectives to support the child's level of development; use LSL strategies and techniques in developmentally appropriate teaching activities; and have as an option the opportunity to complete Academy Form C-3 prior to actively participating in a live session for further discussion with the LSLS professional.

Featuring

Beth Walker Wooten M.Ed., C.E.D., LSLS Cert. AVT

Beth Walker Wooten, M.Ed., C.E.D., LSLS Cert. AVT, is the Coordinator for Hearing First's Professional Learning Community. Beth has been teaching and learning from children with hearing loss and their parents for over 35 years, working in schools, clinics, homes, and through tele-intervention. She is currently a practicing LSL specialist, mentor, and educational consultant in private practice, with a zeal for coaching and mentoring aspiring LSL professionals. She lives with her husband and four sons in a testosterone cloud in Alabama.

Financial Disclosures: Beth Walker Wooten receives compensation from Hearing First as a Mentor as well as Coordinator for the Professional Learning Community.

Non-financial Disclosures: She is a member of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the deaf and hard of hearing. She is also a mother of two sons with hearing loss.

Course Requirements

Learners who request CE credits but do not complete all course requirements will receive an email communication at the end of the course. No partial credit will be awarded.

Technology + Materials

To get the most from your learning you'll need:

  • a digital device such as a laptop or tablet with audio

  • a strong Internet connection with bandwidth minimum of 512 Kbps

  • to download the Adobe Connect app (more details here).

  • to check your browser settings (more details here).

Pre-Learning

Live Session

Learning Assessment

Certificate of Completion

C3 Form (optional)

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify 3 examples of parent coaching strategies and techniques used in the parent-infant early intervention session.
  • Describe at least 3 occurrences of interventionist and/or parent use of LSL strategies and techniques during child interactions within the session.
  • Identify 3 auditory, speech and/or language skills practiced with the child during the intervention session. 
  • Describe 2 examples showing application of the child’s assessment information to activities in the intervention session.
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Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are offered for this learning experience. Although there’s no cost to you as a participant to register or earn credit for this course, your full commitment to participate and engage in the learning is considered your contribution.

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CE Credits Offered:

3

AG BellCEUs

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Course Communications

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We will email you:

  • Announcements about any pre-learning or other information about the course

  • A reminder the day before a live session, when applicable

  • A course survey and information on how to claim CE credits the day after the course ends

  • In the event of course changes or cancellations

Help & Support

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Hearing First is approved by the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language to offer Continuing Education Hours for Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS) certification. This program has been approved for a maximum of 3 CEUs. AG Bell Academy approval of this course is based on information shared by the approved provider. Views shared by the presenter(s) may not necessarily reflect the views of the AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language either in part or whole.

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Connect the Dots

An excellent resource for professionals to use with families, this eBook shows the logic chain that connects basic brain biology and how we learn to talk and read. Created with Dr. Carol Flexer, Ph.D., CCC/A, LSLS Cert. AVT, this eBook will help families understand each step on the path, or link in the logic chain, to help their child reach their full potential.

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