"I love the calendar, with simple, short, practical ideas!" C.D. (Nov. 2024)

"Ability to have teachers and open houses utilize the calendar too was beneficial. I liked the ability to apply it in different ways." S.M. (Sep. 2024)

"Parent collaboration - essential! Practical support within the school setting." K.D. (Sep. 2024)

"I liked the handout of the printed calendar with lots of activity suggestions, and the ways to help parents aid their children." R.S. (Aug. 2024)

"The realities of getting parents engaged in take home activities was beneficial to discuss. She addressed the simplification of activities to increase carryover opportunities; how difficult it is to get carryover to the home environment and in functional/daily activities that we don't have the opportunities to engage in with the students." M.S. (Aug. 2024)

"I plan to give the 10 tips to parents to promote language. The course had an easy flow and was relatable." S.Z. (Jul. 2024)

"The monthly activity calendar was beneficial. Easy to understand and prepare information for parents." C.W. (Jul. 2024)

"Tips of Collaboration with Parents/Families/Teachers. This is a resource that I will be able to give my patient's families to build a bridge from therapy room to home environment. And it is a daily resource to give parents to encourage them to work with and to interact with their children at home." H.E. (Jun. 2024)

"It was beneficial to discuss how to engage with parents who are trying to support their students at home. I liked the visual support to the content." A.L. (May. 2024)

"10 tips for success - language teaching techniques and the suggestions for SLPs. Parental participation in children's development is very important. This program brings parents and children together, in addition to creating a bridge between family and school to develop speech and language skills together. Without a doubt, I liked the sensational idea of the calendar." M.M. (May. 2024)

"Discussing how to use the calendar with teachers was helpful. Good Speaker. Easy to understand." L.D. (May. 2024)

"The course was so helpful, and brought activities and strategies to use for daily practice." A.J. (Mar. 2024)

"The calendar of activities is most beneficial. It is a great resource for teachers, parents or for anyone who works with young children. It has fun & playful child-oriented activities, which stimulate interest in developing language and enhances their motivation to participate. I liked the idea that these recommended activities are for all children to participate in, not just a certain group (ie. language disabled). The activities encourage language development in all students and the techniques can be used across the curriculum. The course was well presented, with a "Let's Talk Calendar' that appears enticing and informative for parents, and teachers...." C.F. (Mar. 2024)

"Practical calendar of daily activities to give to my parents and teachers. I liked the handouts." S.W. (Feb. 2024)

"It was a good presentation, and I liked the calendar." C.C. (Feb. 2024)

"The "doable" activities suggested were beneficial. I liked Its simplicity geared to helping parents and teachers." K.N. (Jan. 2024)

"Practical and easy to implement ideas for parents. I liked the yearly calendar without dates." B.B. (Jan. 2024)

"I enjoyed the examples of language opportunities throughout the day. I also enjoyed how the presenter mentioned involving classroom teachers in modeling and eliciting language with the students." A.F. (Jan. 2024)

"I enjoyed the provided materials." K.N. (Jan. 2024)

"Discussing how to make it quick for parents to do each day was helpful. I liked the calendar!" J.M. (Jan. 2024)

"I liked the idea of daily language therapy ideas." K.G. (Dec. 2023)

"Very user friendly calendar pages with ten tips for success written right on it for parents. Practical course that gave examples and was well organized." J.D. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the calendar. It is simple and clear." E.G. (Dec. 2023)

"Nicely organized. Positive! Practical course. Great format I can use with families. I will have to provide some additional instruction regarding visual and auditory access for the children I work with (who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing)." D.E. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the printable calendar downloads." J.B. (Nov. 2023)

"The calendar examples were beneficial. I liked the way the speaker spoke - slowly." A.F. (Nov. 2023)

"The ten language teaching techniques to share with teachers and parents were helpful. I liked the actual calendar." T.R. (Oct. 2023)

"Discussing parent intervention with families was beneficial. I liked the access to resources and the practical application." M.Y. (Oct. 2023)

"Very practical information. I liked the calendar and therapy tips." S.C. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked the calendar activities for at home. Learning how to create a calendar activity to reinforce speech activities was beneficial." B.Z. (Sep. 2023)

"The calendar, learning and language links, recommendations to maximize the parents' and teachers' ability to help develop language, were all beneficial." E.W. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked the easy format of the calendar tool, and the practical nature of it." G.P. (Sep. 2023)

"Detailed information relating to speech and language calendar activities." J.L. (Aug. 2023)

"The activity calendar had daily activities throughout the year that were easy for non-SLPs to implement and could be incorporated into the child's day in a functional and practical way." H.W. (Aug. 2023)

"The calendar provides an ingenious way of promoting speech and language at home." A.M. (Aug. 2023)

"Beneficial discussion of how parents can incorporate speech-language practice and activities into their regular day. I liked the calendar and discussion." D.P. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the monthly language calendars and ready-to-use materials." J.H. (Jun. 2023)

"Thank you for sharing the calendar with us." A.J. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the calendar and the examples of how to utilize the calendar with teachers and staff." A.C. (May 2023)

"This training provided useful and practical information to help parents, caregivers, and teachers help improve a child's speech and language skills. I liked the practical information and how to involve families and teachers in trying to implement strategies and techniques to help improve a child's speech and language skills." N.B. (May 2023)

"I liked the parents' involvement in supporting their child's speech and language goals. Easily accessible and relevant to my scope of practice." S.S. (May 2023)

"Tips for parents and teachers were beneficial and learning how to provide practical intervention techniques." L.H. (May 2023)

"I liked that the calendar was provided." L.M. (Apr. 2023)

"Good calendar resource for daily activities." K.B. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the pre-made calendars to provide to staff and parents." R.V. (Jan. 2023)

"The calendars are very helpful for home programs. The materials gained are useful." E.K. (Jan. 2023)

"Practical suggestions. I liked the calendar provided for daily activities." J.R. (Jan. 2023)

"I like that parents can implement this program immediately. This calendar provides a simplistic and effective method to facilitate language acquisition and use in other settings outside of therapy." M.L. (Dec. 2022)

"The calendar itself is amazing, and has great activities for young learners." T.O. (Dec. 2022)

"This course provided easy ways for parents to interact with the child at home." L.J. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the 10 Tips for Success Language Teaching Strategies. Also the importance placed on collaboration with parents and teachers, and the significant roles these individuals play in the development of a child's language." I.G. (Nov. 2022)

"I appreciate being able to print out the calendar. I completely agree with the need for parental involvement. This calendar is a great way to do this in a more organic manner. Course information was clearly presented." L.R. (Oct. 2022)

"This course was so practical. Great to have a practical, daily reinforcement of skills for my students." R.W. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the calendar of activities. I learned that parents can be empowered to facilitate speech and language development to ensure academic success." A.D. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the 10 Tips for Success & the Calendar of Activities to share with my families. I also liked that I could take the course on my own time." M.B. (Oct. 2022)

"The examples of activities were nice." L.G. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked that I could access the course any time." K.N. (Sept. 2022)

"I would recommend this course." R.P. (Aug. 2022)

"Great tips to make parents feel confident in assisting their children. I liked the variety of activities." T.E. (July 2022)

"I liked the tips for language success. Good resources I can share with parents and teachers." L.K. (July 2022)

"Quick daily practice for all entities involved in children's lives." L.K. (July 2022)

"The calendars are very helpful, and I found the tips even more helpful, especially for sharing with teachers." L.K. (July 2022)

"I love the Lets Talk Today calendar idea. Practical help for engaged parents who are inspired to have fun with their children's speech/language development." L.M. (June 2022)

"I am ALWAYS looking for ways to include parents and teachers in the therapy process. The calendar is a genius idea! It empowers parents and classroom teachers – creates a teamwork approach." M.S. (June 2022)

"Very relevant information. I liked the strategies to improve speech at home that are simple and short." A.P. (June 2022)

"The speaker actively engaged us in the learning process, from the beginning, and all the way through the presentation. What a lovely way to illustrate her main ideas and the whole point of the presentation!" M.S. (June 2022)

"It was straightforward and informative. Encouraging reluctant parents of the ease with which they can help their child at home. The materials in the home are voluminous." B.R. (May 2022)

"The calendar and ideas on how to use it with classroom teachers was great! So helpful for my collaborative classrooms! Easy to follow!" B.W (Apr. 2022)

"The calendar itself is great! And the teacher's explanation will be very helpful." T.K (Mar. 2022)

"I enjoyed everything about this course! The calendars were awesome. Encouraging parents to talk to their children at home and making talking fun, expand, ask questions, describe actions, etc., can really help children to improve their language development." A.M. (Jan. 2022)

"Collaboration is essential! Inspiring parents to take an active role in nurturing and improving their child's speech and language skills was what stood out to me. Having these practical strategies is wonderful and will be fully used. Also, standing out to me was explaining to parents the link between language and learning. This would be wonderful to include in parent training classes as well.  Obviously the practical ideas/calendars, but also the inspiration to present to parents these ideas and how they can be quick and part of their daily activities. I would like to be able to provide parents with models of how to do the varied techniques we use, such as expanding, commenting, etc." C.C.

This program is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area).

ASHA CEUs: NSS online courses are registered with ASHA and are offered for ASHA CEUs. The number of ASHA CEUs is noted above. Note that 0.1 ASHA CEU = 1 contact hour = equals 1 CEE.

ASHA CEUs: Attendees must meet at least one of the following conditions in order to be eligible to earn ASHA CEUs:

• Current ASHA Member.
• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) Holder.
• Licensed by a state or provincial regulatory agency to practice speech-language pathology (SLP) or audiology.
• Credentialed by a state regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
• Credentialed by a national regulatory agency to practice SLP or audiology.
• Engaged in a Clinical Fellowship under the supervision of an individual with their ASHA CCC.
• Currently enrolled in a master's or doctoral program in SLP or audiology.

If an attendee is not an ASHA member or CCC holder but meets any of the above criteria, they may inform the ASHA CE Registry of their eligibility by visiting this site.