RECORDED - Catch Up to Keep Up: A Team Approach to Improve Language and Literacy Outcomes for Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Kathryn Wilson Linder, MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT
Beth Walker Wooten, MS, CED, LSLS Cert. AVT
ON DEMAND WORKSHOP RECORDED AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING  11/21/2022 through 06/21/2023

This presentation is applicable for both professionals and parents. It will focus on the needs and effective management of language-delayed learners to achieve catch-up growth. The presentation will address the roles and responsibilities of team members - as well, as how to develop and implement plans for accelerated progress. Case study approach and video analyses are used throughout the session. Participants will have access to a variety of resources and tools to support intervention with language-delayed children who are deaf or hard of hearing.  

Learner outcomes:

1. Learners will summarize the research supporting the major predictors of reading, literacy, and academic achievement.
2. Learners will describe the reasons a child might get a late start to LSL or need catch up growth.
3. Learners will demonstrate effective planning, and programming to promote accelerated progress for language-delayed learners.
4. Learners will list a variety of tools and resources for effective management of language-delayed learners.
5. Learners will apply the concept of “stage – not age” in developing a long-term plan.
6. Learners will discuss the roles and responsibilities of team members.

 

The live event will be captioned. The recorded event is not captioned.

Speaker information
Kathryn Wilson Linder M.A., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT is a speech-language pathologist, teacher of the deaf and Auditory-Verbal therapist, with more than 40 years of experience as an educator, therapist, and consultant in public school, private practice, home-based, and clinical settings. From 2014 until 2018, Kathryn held the position of Coaching and Mentoring Leader for Hearing First. This followed a position as Director of FIRST YEARS at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Kathryn is a founding member of the American Cochlear Implant Alliance, has been a member of the Coordinating Committee for the American Speech and Hearing Association Special Interest Group, Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood and has served on the Board of Directors for The CARE Project. Kathryn has contributed to the professional literature as an author of several articles on a variety of topics. She provides professional learning opportunities both nationally and internationally and mentors professionals pursuing certification in Listening and Spoken Language practice.

Beth Walker Wooten, M.Ed., C.E.D., LSLS Cert. AVT 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 has used a variety of approaches including Auditory-Verbal, Oral, Cued Speech, and Total Communication. She has trained, supervised, and mentored speech and hearing professionals in public and private settings, and as a college-level instructor. She has served as educational consultant to numerous programs in the U.S. and abroad. She is currently a practicing Listening and Spoken Language Specialist/Auditory-Verbal therapist and educational consultant in private practice. She enjoys serving as the coordinator of Hearing First’s Professional Learning Community and as a mentor for Hearing First.  She lives with her husband and four sons, two with hearing loss, in a testosterone cloud in Alabama.

ATTENTION: TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS - Your registration is paid by Region 11 Educational Service Center Deaf Education Services grant.  Proof of employment by a Texas public school is required for complimentary registration. Upload proof of employment at registration prompt OR email to becky.clem@cookchildrens.org.  Proof of employment can be a photocopy of your school namebadge, letter on school letterhead stating you are employed there, etc.

• $90 for professionals 
• $20 for students from audiology, speech-language pathology, deaf education or related field with proof of enrollment  uploaded or sent to: becky.clem@cookchildrens.org. Proof of enrollment can be a statement from school administrators/faculty, current namebadge photo, schedule of classes for current or most recent semester.
• $45 for University faculty
• Group rates are listed in the registration selections in the drop downs.
• Credit cards or purchase orders accepted.  Purchase orders must be paid within 30 days of invoice for CE credit for those participants.

  IMPORTANT: All communication about this course including web access, recorded access, handouts, schedules, course evaluation, and CEUs is by e-mail.  Please provide an email that will not bounce back Cook Children's group emails or the on-line registration system emails. Please check you email when entering to make sure it is correct. Please enter an email that is the most reliable for you to receive the information to participate.

Notice of recording:  By participating in the live course and attending it, you consent to audio and video recording. This recording will be used as a recorded option for continuing education. The event will be posted to the Cook Children's Vimeo and password protected.  The recorded version is only available to registrants of both the live and recorded course and employees of Cook Children's. By participating in the live event that is recording, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with its use. You also waive any right to inspect or approve the recording taken by Cook Children's staff. You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability and release before participating in the live event. 

Continuing education:
Cook Children's is a CE provider for AAA, ASHA, and AG Bell. 

Participants are to attend all parts of the workshop to attain CEUs. Partial credit is not offered for this event.

CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds on the recorded version.
Disclosures:
Financial: Beth Walker Wooten receives compensation from Hearing First as Coordinator of the Professional Learning Community, as a mentor in Hearing First’s Coaching and Mentoring Program, and occasional facilitator for Hearing First learning experiences. Beth Walker Wooten receives compensation for her work as a LSLS in private practice, for her work training and mentoring professionals in the LSL approach, and as an occasional presenter at conferences and workshops. She is receiving compensation for this workshop.
Non-Financial: Holds certification of Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist and is a member of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 

Financial: Kathryn Wilson Linder is receiving compensation for this workshop and as a mentor in Hearing First's Coaching and Mentoring program.
Non-Financial: Holds certification of Listening and Spoken Language Specialist, Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist and is a member of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. She is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association.

This event is offered for ASHA .7 CEUs, professional area, intermediate level.
THIS EVENT DOES NOT HAVE AAA CEUS AFTER 12/31/2022


Cook Children's Medical Center is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of  .7 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.

This event is approved for 7 hours CE for AG Bell Academy.