2009-2010 NSSLA Program Roster

IMPORTANT ASHA CE REGISTRY NOTE (updated 1/3/10) :

The ASHA CE Registry changes are NOW IN EFFECT!!!:

As previously announced, beginning January 1, 2010, the ASHA CE Registry will no longer use the social security number (SSN) as the identification number for CE Registry accounts. ASHA account numbers will be used exclusively as a means of identification. Please see the following email distributed by the ASHA Continuing Education Department for details.

ASHA Continuing Education credits will be available at the end of each session in accordance with ISHA and ASHA protocols for attendance and participation.

NSSLA is not responsible for the professional practice of any member or attendee, as our meetings are informational workshops, not certified educational or training programs.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Topic: Development and Disorders of Written Language

Speaker: Doris Johnson, Ph.D.

Location: Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, 60062

Schedule:

5:45-6:30 p.m.: Registration & Business Meeting

6:30-8:30 p.m.: Presentation

Please see the program note for more information.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Topic: Intervention Strategies for Students with Language Learning Disorders & Executive Function Challenges

Speaker: Georgia Bozeday, Ed.D.

Location: Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, 60062

Schedule:

1-1:30 p.m.: Registration & Business Meeting

1:30-4:30 p.m.: Presentation

Please see the program note for more information.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Topic: How Do I Know My Intervention is Working?: Single Subject Research Designs

Speaker: Catherine Balthazar, Ph.D.

Location: Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, 60062

Schedule:

6-6:30 p.m.: Registration & Business Meeting

6:30-8:30 p.m.: Presentation

Please see the program note for more information. The handout is available ONLINE.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Topic: Collaboration and Modifications-Insights for the SLP

Speaker: Stacey Buck, M.A., CCC-SLP

Location: Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, 60062

Schedule:

1-1:30 p.m.: Registration & Business Meeting

1:30-4:30 p.m.: Presentation

Please see the program note for more information.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Topic: Enhancing Social Language in Highly Unintelligible Children

Speaker: Margaret A. Fish, M.S., CCC-SLP

Location: Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, 60062

Schedule:

6-6:30 p.m.: Registration & Business Meeting

6:30-8:30 p.m.: Presentation

Please see the program note for more information.

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Development and Disorders of Written Language

Speaker: Doris Johnson, Ph.D., JoAnn and Peter Dolle Professor Emeritus in Learning Disabilities, Northwestern University

Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Time: 5:45-6:15 p.m.: Registration

6:15-6:30 p.m.: Business Meeting

6:30-8:30 p.m.: Program

Location: Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, 60062

Reservations: Fran Freeman (freemanf@district65.net), RSVP by 11/24/09

**PLEASE NOTE: Handouts will be provided for this Program**

Cost: NSSLA Members: no charge; Non-members: $30.00

Program: The program will provide information about the development of several components of written language including spelling, syntax, discourse, and pragmatics. Other topics to be covered are assessment, intervention and the most prevalent problems for students with language learning disorders.

Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. List several attributes of written language. 2. Summarize similarities and differences between oral and written language. 3. List several standardized tests used to evaluate various components of written language (i.e. discourse, vocabulary, syntax, spelling, handwriting). 4. Summarize major research findings among students with LLD. 5. Summarize broad theoretical approaches to writing instruction, as well as findings from studies of effective instruction. 6. List procedures used for progress monitoring. 7. List several major theorists and researchers in the field of written language.

About our speaker: Dr. Doris J. Johnson has worked in the field of learning disabilities for many years providing evaluation and remediation services, counseling clients and families, teaching, researching, supervising master’s level students, guiding doctoral dissertations, as well as prolifically publishing numerous books, articles, and chapters. She has received numerous awards, and has been invited to speak at various universities and for professional organizations on most of our world’s continents. We are quite fortunate to have this extremely dedicated, very experienced, and incredibly knowledgeable expert present to us.

Disclaimer: NSSLA is not responsible for the professional practices of any members or attendees as our meetings are solely informational workshops, not certificated educational or training programs.

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How Executive Functions Relate to

Speech/Language Practices

Speaker: Georgia Bozeday, Ed.D., Director of Educational Services, RNBC

Adjunct Professor at National-Louis University

Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010

Time: 1:00-1:30 pm – Registration/Business Meeting

1:30–4:30 pm - Program

Location: Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, 60062

Reservations: Fran Freeman (freemanf@district65.net), RSVP by 1/13/10

**PLEASE NOTE: Handouts will be provided for this Program; please RSVP

to ensure that adequate handouts are provided**

Cost: NSSLA Members: no charge; Non-members: $30.00

Program: The program will define executive function skills and present data related to the efficacy of teaching executive function skill sets. It will connect methodology from the practice of speech and language to authentic and pragmatic implementation of executive function strategies and assessments. It will also include a description of the RNBC Executive Functions Program.

Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an increased understanding of the neuroscience underpinning executive function skills. 2. Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the RNBC Executive Functions Program. 3. Demonstrate an enhanced capacity to apply executive function skills within speech/language practices.

About our speaker: Dr. Georgia Bozeday has worked in the fields of speech and language pathology, learning disabilities, and gifted education for many years. She has experience as a teacher, supervisor and researcher. In addition, she has published numerous handbooks and articles. Her areas of expertise include executive functions, curriculum design and implementation, flexible service delivery for both special and gifted education, social-emotional curriculum development, character education programming, and constructing and applying intervention strategies in learning, social/emotional, and behavioral areas. We are fortunate to have this extremely dedicated, very experienced, and incredibly knowledgeable expert present to us.

Disclaimer: NSSLA is not responsible for the professional practices of any members or attendees as our meetings are solely informational workshops, not certificated educational or training programs.

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Yes, My Treatment Works!
Demonstrating the Effect of Treatment with

Single-Subject Designs

Speaker: Catherine H. Balthazar, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Governors State University

Date: Monday, March 15, 2010

Time: 6:00-6:30 pm – Registration/Business Meeting

6:30-8:30 pm - Program

Location: Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, 60062

Reservations: Fran Freeman (freemanf@district65.net), please RSVP by 3/5/10

Handouts are now available. Please print a copy of the handout and bring

it with you to the meeting.

Cost: NSSLA Members: no charge; Non-members: $30.00

Program & Objectives: Would you like to have solid evidence to show that your treatment is working? A single-subject study can help you collect information about a client’s performance in an organized manner. Single-subject designs are readily used to show a causal link between therapy and change in clients’ behavior. This workshop will assist speech-language pathologists in developing a basic understanding of single-subject designs and their utility for documenting and communicating treatment effectiveness. Participants will view and evaluate multiple examples of single-subject studies conducted in real clinical settings. Participants will be guided in applying designs to individual clients in their caseloads.

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Collaboration and Modifications-Insight for the SLP

Speaker: Stacey Buck, M.A., CCC-SLP, Private Practice, Chicago

Date: Saturday, April 17 , 2010

Time: 1:00-1:30 pm – Registration/Business Meeting

1:30-4:30 pm - Program

Location: Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, 60062

Reservations: Fran Freeman (freemanf@district65.net), please RSVP by 4/14/2010

Handouts are now available. Please print a copy of the handout and

bring it with you to the meeting.

Cost: NSSLA Members: no charge; Non-members: $30.00

Program: The program will emphasize how a collaborative approach between SLPs and classroom teachers can facilitate integration of students’ language skills and therapeutic needs into the academic curriculum as well as integration of the curriculum into language therapy. Such a collaborative approach facilitates students’ abilities to generalize their skills.

Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Define six types of collaboration. 2. Divide responsibilities, i.e. IEP goal implementation, data collection, organization of curricular materials, among professionals. 3. Identify effective communication strategies to address students’ needs. 4. Implement novel activities for phonological awareness, vocabulary, pragmatics, syntax, narratives, and writing.

About our speaker: Stacey Buck has worked with preschool through high school aged students with learning disabilities, sensory processing disorders, and other special learning needs for over fourteen years. In her private practice, she uses play-based therapeutic activities as well as curriculum-based activities to address a variety of speech and language needs. Stacey has a Masters degree in Speech and Language Pathology from Northwestern University, and holds a special education teaching certificate. She has presented at ISHA, the Learning Disabilities Association annual national conference, and Milwaukee’s Reading First conference.

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Enhancing Social Language Skills in Highly Unintelligible Children

Speaker: Margaret A. Fish , M.A., CCC-SLP, Private Practice, Highland Park

Date: Thursday, May 20 , 2010

Time: 6:00-6:30 pm – Registration/Business Meeting

6:30-8:30 pm - Program

Location: Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook, 60062

Reservations: Fran Freeman (freemanf@district65.net), please RSVP by 5/17/10

Handouts are now available. Please print a copy of the handout and

bring it with you to the meeting.

Please remember to bring your ASHA ID number (available on your membership card or by calling ASHA at 800-498-2071) as the ASHA CE Registry will no longer use your social security number (SSN) as the identification number for CE Registry accounts.

Cost: NSSLA Members: no charge; Non-members: $30.00

Program: The program will describe strategies for facilitating conversational and narrative language skills so that children with severe speech disorders can progress toward becoming full participants in reciprocal conversations instead of responders to adult questions. Activities to promote social interaction and narrative language will be discussed.

Objectives: Participants will be able to: 1. Identify three key skills required for engaging in reciprocal conversation. 2. Select three activities to help teach children to comment, make contingent responses, and ask questions during conversation. 3. Describe a six-step sequence for teaching narrative language skills.

About our speaker: Margaret, aka Dee, works in private practice in Highland Park, Illinois. Her primary professional interests are in the areas of children’s speech sound disorders, language disorders, and social language development in children. She conducts local, state and national workshops on the topics of childhood apraxia of speech and phonological disorders. Dee is the author of the upcoming book, Here’s How to Treat Childhood Apraxia of Speech: An Integrated Approach (Plural Publishing).