READING AND THE SLP: USING LANGUAGE TO BUILD READING SKILLS IN STUDENTS

Course overview

Have you asked yourself if SLPs have a role in reading development? Join this session to examine the research-based areas for reading instruction and make connections to the specific language skills that help to build those areas of reading. The five aspects of Reading First as they relate to SLPs will be the focus of this session as well as related strategies, activities, digital tools and online resources. Objective Following the course, participants will be able to: name the areas of the presented reading components necessary for literacy make direct connections between the reading components and speech language skills name links to classroom expectations and success name digital tools and resources