"I truly enjoyed and learned from Dr. Spencer's presentation. She was thorough and helpful as to where to find materials. I would highly recommend her course, and I will look into other courses she teaches. Full of relevant information for an SLP working in a school setting no matter what the grade." C.C. (Nov. 2024)

"I liked everything. Learning the dimensions of academic language." P.M. (Nov. 2024)

"Presenters use of core knowledge was beneficial. I liked the use of goals in examples." J.W. (Sep. 2024)

"Discussing specific areas to target that will have an impact on academic success was helpful. Gave a detailed outline of areas to target related to academic language." K.A. (Jul. 2024)

"I enjoyed learning about the goal writing process for the individual areas (e.g. vocab acquisition, morphological awareness). Learning from this course confirmed what I was trying to figure out on my own, and also provided practical steps on how to sharpen my goals and practice." D.Q. (Jul. 2024)

"It was helpful when the presenter broke down the elements that need to be taught for students to access academic language. The visuals were really helpful!" D.V. (Jul. 2024)

"The discussion on integrating all aspects of academic language was beneficial. I liked the new resources." H.A. (Jun. 2024)

"Resources re: accessing curriculum review of language structure and why we need to specifically incorporate academic language in treatment with the student. Practical, relevant, and useful." R.D. (Jun. 2024)

"Resources listed were beneficial." J.H. (May 2024)

"It was very helpful to see how to better integrate core curriculum into my everyday practice and therapy as my schools are looking for more connections between speech and classroom instructions. I enjoyed the different ways of connecting speech to classroom academics." S.G. (May 2024)

"How our role in schools applies to the curriculum was a beneficial topic. I enjoyed the free resources." R.I. (Apr. 2024)

"Learning that I could be more effective by teaching these 5 main areas rooted in research. The pace was good. The information was specific." M.S. (Mar. 2024)

"The different tiers or levels of vocabulary were beneficial, as well as the resources available on the knowledge website. I liked the fact that I could begin, stop, and restart the course at my convenience. Also, I’d liked the fact that I can pause on certain slides if I want to review or internalize the information that was just presented." D.A. (Feb. 2024)

"The website given was a very helpful resource for materials. I liked getting resources for therapy materials. I also was glad to find out which complex syntactic structures are most helpful to teach explicitly to facilitate better listening and reading comprehension." C.P. (Feb. 2024)

"I appreciated the concrete examples of how to teach academic language and reference to the Core Knowledge site for materials to use during therapy. The course was very functional in terms of giving specific examples of how to teach academic language." L.V. (Jan. 2024)

"The specific examples of goal writing and the website were helpful. I liked the free, practical suggestions to use." T.P. (Dec. 2023)

"Overall, this course was very interesting for me." K.O. (Dec. 2023)

"Learned how to integrate vocabulary instruction from the academic curricula into therapy. This is something I struggle a lot with, and this course taught me why it's so important. Very clear and easy to understand." E.W. (Dec. 2023)

"This is a topic I have been talking about for years in my clinical work and recommendations!! Dr. Spencer provided excellent examples of how to coordinate intervention with academic instruction - and a very well-developed reminder about how to set good goals. I LOVE LOVE the recommendation for read-aloud!" D.E. (Nov. 2023)

"This entire topic was beneficial. It teaches the core of what speech pathologists should be doing in school settings or not." C.S. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the tiers of vocab and discourse." M.L. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked how practical and clear this course was. The website resource, the 5 components of academic language, and the way to write the objectives were beneficial." S.C. (Nov. 2023)

"I found how to teach academic language the most helpful." J.C. (Nov. 2023)

"This course was explained well, easy to follow with practical examples and resource suggestions. Learning how to integrate academic tasks using Narratives as the framework to work on the different areas of academic language was beneficial." T.M. (Sep. 2023)

"Suggestions for teaching writing. Course was easy to follow." L.S. (Sep. 2023)

"Speaker was very engaging and kept my interest. I liked the examples of goals." K.S. (Aug. 2023)

"I am grateful for Dr. Spencer's emphasis on the Dimensions of language. As a school-based SLP, I find myself flip-flopping back and forth on what goals to target with my LI students depending on the presenting problems described by the classroom teacher. The Dimensions gives me the road map to be an SLP when it comes to focusing on how to improve academic success and using my expertise as a SLP to support what I would say are the underpinnings of academic language." S.C. (Jul. 2023)

"This content was very specific to what I was looking for to bring back to my therapy practice with language impaired students in order to provide them with the skills and knowledge to improve academically." S.C. (Jul. 2023)

"Using the curriculum as the context for teaching and practicing target skills gives the biggest bang for the buck. I haven’t looked at this topic, academic language, in a while. It was a great review for me. I thought the through line from concept to goal development to intervention and reassessment was very helpful. Always great to get some new resources to use for free." S.P. (Jul. 2023)

"The core knowledge website will be extremely helpful. I liked the goal examples and information on where to find resources." R.L. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the goal writing examples and resources related to curriculum. And the examples of resources that are available for school-based SLPs to implement with their students." A.S. (Jun. 2023)

"Goals that I can use for various interventions. I liked the pace, knowledge of presenter, and the resources." A.E. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the presentation and the strategies to present academic knowledge." T.D. (Jun. 2023)

"Ideas for overcoming barriers. I liked the goal examples." J.F. (Jun. 2023)

"Helpful resource materials geared to the student's curriculum. The examples were very meaningful." B.R. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the ideas on incorporating academic language into SLP therapy." B.K. (Jun. 2023)

"The connections between each area of academic language and how they can be integrated to target more than one area was beneficial to discuss. I enjoyed the inclusion of sample goal writing in each specific language area as well as the provided resources to access the curriculum in an easy manner." S.H. (May 2023)

"I liked that this course content was very familiar to me and reinforced the appropriateness of my therapy activities." D.B. (Apr. 2023)

"I especially liked the sections on Discourse Structures and Inferential Thinking. I thought the visual icons were excellent for each of the sections and the principles within the sections. I appreciated the philosophy that sees language as an integral part of academics. Language therapy or intervention must be integrated with academics if it is to be relevant to the child, to the child's teachers, and to the parents." D.D. (Mar. 2023)

"Very much pertained to my everyday job and duties. I liked the examples of goals." J.E. (Feb. 2023)

"The review of adverbial clauses, transition words and elaborated noun phrases was beneficial. I am constantly asking my students, "Do you know what that word means?" as I am working with them. The resource of www.coreknowledge.org will be beneficial." A.E. (Jan. 2023)

"I work in the elementary schools. I try each year to use in my therapy sessions what the classroom teachers are using. I now have advice to request what I need from the teachers." A.E. (Jan. 2023)

"Voicing to academic staff that the foundation of reading and writing is listening and speaking. The charts were helpful to understand what the presenter was discussing." A.M. (Jan. 2023)

"All of the areas discussed in this course will be beneficial to my practice. The presenter was very knowledgeable about the subject matter, and I was able to gather information to use in my practice." M.H. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the sample goals and online resources for materials. I love working on academic language, so I found this course very interesting." M.S. (Dec. 2022)

"The breakdown of parts of language that need to be taught during speech therapy to improve academic language was beneficial. I liked the core knowledge.org resource." J.L. (Dec. 2022)

"Good examples of goals for each dimension of academic language." D.A. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the visuals on the dimensions of academic language. Good visual supports." J.H. (Nov. 2022)

"Liked the core knowledge resource and goal writing examples." T.D. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the explanation of the tiered vocab and how the levels of academic vocabulary are integrated." L.B. (Nov. 2022)

"Easy to follow. I liked learning all of the new concepts from this course." M.W. (Nov. 2022)

"Good information!" S.K. (Oct. 2022)

"Understanding the importance of knowing the curriculum and what is being taught in the classroom to support academic language is beneficial for my practice."  E.S. (Oct. 2022)

"The breadth of the topic; knowledge of the speaker; applicability to my work were good. I liked the ease of learning narrative structures over expository structures because they are already familiar." R.L. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked the examples and resources as well as the goal writing for complex strategies." J.E. (Sept. 2022)

"Detailed information on academic curriculum. I liked the format of the powerpoint slides and not feeling overwhelmed by information." K.H. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the suggestions for classroom collaborating. Also, suggestions of the foreknowledge website!" R.J. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the very practical examples, the resources, and the design of the slides. The design of the slides was exceptional and will prove to be a helpful reference to the content presented in this presentation.  C.P. (Aug. 2022)

"Great speaker - clear and easy to follow. Evidence based ideas and suggestions. Helpful resources and examples. Great visuals. I liked the discussion and breakdown of academic language, including the justification for integrating academic language and contextualizing language intervention." A.K. (Aug. 2022)

"Learning exactly what "academic language" is; the importance of working with the curriculum; an organized model to frame how to approach therapy for students in the schools. The instructor was knowledgeable, gave great examples, very appealing and informative slides." V.J. (Aug. 2022)

"I always like practical information such as the core knowledge website." M.M. (Aug. 2022)

"Goals and how to teach it! Course was easy to follow. Good powerpoint.  Pleasant voice. Excellent information."  B.K. (July 2022)

"I enjoyed the variety of language that was covered that relates to school based language use. I liked the specific ideas for working within the curriculum." S.R. (July 2022)

"I enjoyed the entire presentation. It provided a great blueprint and resources for teaching academic vocabulary.  The Power Point was clear and easily understood. I loved the inclusion of the CoreKnowledge website."  B.S. (June 2022)

"The examples of how to integrate multiple dimensions of academic language into a session were beneficial for my daily practice. The course was very informative and covered a lot of info." B.F. (June 2022)

"I liked the practicality of the course and resources and actual direction of how to apply this knowledge." D.J. (June 2022)

"The information was organized with great examples and the resources are greatly appreciated." M.D. (June 2022)

"I appreciated hearing about multiple types of goals that could fit what we learned. It was information that I could easily use in therapy." C.B. (June 2022)

"Practical and specific targets to implement in therapy. I liked the goal writing." L.S. (June 2022)

"I found topics on morphological knowledge and inferential thinking most beneficial. I liked the examples of goal writing and how to apply it to all areas. I also appreciated the informational website filled with resources." D.B. (June 2022)

"Information regarding the Core Knowledge website will be very helpful! Course was well organized and engaging. I will be able to utilize a lot of the information." H.H. (June 2022)

"It was to the point and easy to follow. I liked the use of narratives and academic language to help students." S.M. (June 2022)

"In depth discussion about Academic Language! I liked how she explained and provided specific examples of academic tasks that integrate multiple dimensions of academic language (storytelling, informational writing, reading). I also like how she provided specific examples of how to integrate academic language into specific subjects (science, social studies, etc)." H.P. (June 2022)

"Easy to listen to and she went at a good speed. I liked all the resources." A.P. (June 2022)

"It covered a broad spectrum of the academic language content." K.Q. (May 2022)

"The specific topic of vocabulary will be the most beneficial to my daily practice. I liked that sample goals and activities were given at the end of each dimension of academic language." J.C. (May 2022)

"I enjoyed hearing how effective using discourse and curriculum topics is for students as well as how to touch on multiple language areas. This course was very informative, research backed, with example goals and example therapy, and resources provided." K.C. (May 2022)

"I liked the link to language dynamics group, and that I was able to pause the video to take notes." C.T. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked the specific goal writing examples, as well as the three activities that help with conceptualizing academic language." M.C. (Apr. 2022)

"The sequence of teaching will be helpful. I've been teaching vocab in context, but not in the framework, and have been frustrated by lack of retention." K.G. (Apr. 2022)

"The topic was quite relevant to the work I do. The presentation was thorough and practical." J.A. (Apr. 2022)

"Very easy to follow, extremely helpful, short and sweet and addresses something seen in the schools very often. I liked examples of the goals written out and I liked the resources provided." A.A. (Mar. 2022)

"I really enjoyed the treatment goals and how she explained everything in a clear, concise manner. " S.B. (Feb. 2022)

"I particularly enjoyed the different intervention examples and the specific goals provided. Presenter was well spoken, knowledge, and provided succinct information that I felt was functional." K.B. (Jan. 2022)

"The course gave specific examples of parts of language SLPs typically teach (morphology, vocabulary, etc..) and how to teach those within academic content rather than as isolated entities (via worksheets, skill lessons, etc...)." K.W. (Jan. 2022)

"Helpful reminders about how essential it is to provide contextual opportunities for learning vocabulary and the use of academic language." C.B. (Jan. 2022)

This program is offered for 0.15 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.