Program Note

The North Suburban Speech-Language Association, a recognized area group of the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association, is pleased to host:

Tools and Strategies for Helping Children with Math Language

Presenter	Karen Tzanetopoulos, M.S., CCC-SLP​
Date	March 10, 2018
Time	9:00 – 9:30 AM:  Registration/Business Meeting 9:30 AM – 12:45 PM:  Presentation (Including 15 Minute Break)
Location	Cove School, 350 Lee Road, Northbrook, IL  6006
​Reservations	TBA

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​Program:

This presentation will describe the integral role that complex and abstract math language plays in children learning mathematics and will provide the speech and language pathologist with different language intervention tools and strategies to help children achieve greater math understanding.

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​Time Ordered Agenda:

Time	Agenda
9:30-10:00	Overview of the abstract nature of math language and examples of that language
10:00-10:30	Focus on early math language and vocabulary, counting, and number relationship through kindergarten concepts
10:30-11:00	Focus on language in learning math facts and how to first reduce the language load and then teach the necessary language
11:00-11:30	Focus on the role of language in the counterintuitive math concepts of fractions, negative numbers, decimals and percentages and how to first reduce the language load and then teach the necessary language
11:30 – 11:45	Break
11:45-12:30	Focus on pitfalls and strategies of math word problems and requirement for students to explain their answers
12:30-12:45	Practice implementing the tools and strategies learned in this presentation
12:45	​question and answer period

Objectives:

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1.  identify critical abstract and complex math language that can be a barrier to learning math;
   
2. explain visual, 3-dimensional, and gestural tools and strategies to demonstrate the abstract language of math;
   
3. summarize the most effective strategies for solving math word problems. 

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About our Speaker:

Karen Tzanetopoulos , M.S., CCC-SLP is a speech and language pathologist with over 30 years of experience.  She has developed an expertise in the area of math language.  The National Science Foundation awarded Karen two Innovation Corps grants to investigate how the complex and abstract language of math can interfere with children learning math and the problems that teachers have in teaching math to children with language related learning disabilities.  Karen presents at a variety of national, regional, state and local conferences on the role of language in learning math and how to help children overcome the language barriers to math achievement. In addition, she presents to individual school districts. She is also in the process of creating some 3-dimensional math learning tools designed to overcome the barriers that language presents with math learning.

This course is offered for .3 ASHA CEUs (intermediate level, professional area). Available for partial Credit: N

An annual ASHA CE Registry fee is required to register ASHA CEUs. ASHA CE Registry fees are paid directly to the ASHA National Office. To register CEUs with ASHA, you must complete a CE participant form, turn it in at the time of the activity, and pay the ASHA CE Registry fee. ASHA CEUs are awarded ONLY AFTER receipt of the CE Participant Form AND payment of the Registry fee.

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Program Completion Requirements:

​Participants are expected to be present for the entire program. Individuals who are not present for the full program will not be recommended for ASHA CEUs. No partial credit will be provided.

Disclosures:

​Non-Financial- Karen Tzanetopoulos does not have an relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Financial- Karen Tzanetopoulos does not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclaimer:

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