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Language Development and Assessment - 2021

Introductory
| Continuing Education Credit Available
| LSL Learning Series
This course will focus on young children’s acquisition of spoken language.
Live Session Dates

Live sessions are held on Tuesdays January 12, 19, 26 & February 2 from 8-9:30 PM ET.

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Overview

This course will focus on young children’s acquisition of spoken language. Because barrier-free language learning is the CURE, this course focuses on the four characteristics of: Complexity, Universality, Rapid learnability, and Evidence-based practice. Some questions to be addressed include: What are those myriad factors linked to language learning outcomes? Why do cultural differences present as important considerations for language learning? What are those specific skills considered critical for optimal parent-child interactions during the first year of language learning? What is recognitory comprehension? Why are function words critical for effective meaningful language? What are some word processing strategies that facilitate the growth of spoken language? When might the language learner be considered a grammatical genius? Why is data driven decision making essential for rapid language learning? How might language growth be tracked over time? What are some checklists immediately available for practitioners to use in ascertaining each family’s unique culture and caregiver-child interaction style?

Featuring

Ellen A. Rhoades EdS, LSLS Cert AVT (Ph.D. candidate/1979)

She serves as international Consultant-Mentor for individual professionals and educational programs as well as families. After developing the first early intervention AV program at the Atlanta Speech School, she founded a non-profit auditory-verbal (AV) center in that same city, serving as its executive director for 17 years. She secured, developed, and directed a 3-year federal grant providing model EI AV services for families across GA. She also established an AV program in Tampa FL and was its executive director for 5 years Since then has served as advisor to AV programs and professionals across all continents. In addition to serving as peer reviewer for professional journals, she has authored more than 80 articles and book chapters for colleagues. Her co-authored/co-edited books include: “Auditory-Verbal Practice: Family-Centered Intervention” (first/second editions), “Aural (Re)habilitation for Adolescents with Hearing Loss” and “Auditory-Verbal Therapy.” Areas of interest include psychosocial aspects of hearing loss, family counseling, infancy, cross-modal learning, assessment of communication skills, cross-cultural learning, and the promotion of optimal listening, auditory memory, spoken language, and social cognition.

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

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

  • identify at least three critical infant capacities (0-12 mos.) that are considered requisite precursors for optimal growth in spoken language.
  • explore a few basic strategies and skills integral to each that are known to promote spoken language across diverse settings.
  • develop an activity outline for a specific function word that you can target in a play-based session.
  • provide examples of nonjudgmentally written language that can be used in clinical reports within a family-centered assessment protocol.
  • Continuing Education
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  • Access Your Course
  • Course Communications
  • Help & Support

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:

10

AG BellCEUs

1.0

AAACEUs

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Course Communications

Stay current with all the latest annoucements, information, and learning progress on your course’s homepage. You can also expect several emails from us during the course.

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

It’s our goal to make your learning experience both simple and straightforward so you can focus on the content and be at your best throughout your learning journey. We’re here to help, which is why we’ve compiled a list of FAQs that will make your learning experience as seamless as possible!

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Logo: AG Bell

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 10 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.

Logo: American Academy of Audiology - Continuing Education in Audiology

Hearing First is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 1.0 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy's Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology.

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