The following presentations are available for professional development at your work place , sponsored conferences, or conventions. Online live webinars are also available.
Customized Presentations are Available Upon Request
Keynote: 1. The Day in the Life of a Speech-Language Pathologist
2. Why We Do What We Do
Dyslexia and Other Language Based Learning Disabilities: The SLP's Role
With the implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act, more focus is placed on screening and identifying students who are at risk for dyslexia - a language based learning disabiity. Speech-Language Pathologists play a vital role in supporting literacy development through targeting the form, content, and use of language. This presentation will concentrate on language skills for speaking and listening that will directly impact reading and writing.
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Evaluation and Practical Treatment Strategies - This presentation provides the framework for evaluating CAS based on ASHA's 2007 position statement on this disorder. Treatment strategies include proven approaches and strategies for effective remediation.
Speech Sound Disorders and the Impact on Literacy Development - There is significant evidence regarding students with speech sound disorders and morphology/phonology skills. This seminar brings together working on speech sound disorders, morphology and phonology at the same time for the best outcome for correcting speech sound errors and boosting literacy skills at the same time.
Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Language Therapy - This workshop provides effective and easy to implement strategies for the morphology, phonology, syntax, pragmatics and supra linguistic skills.
Language Differences vs. Language Disorders for English Language Learners and English as a Second Language - This seminar provides information regarding the morphology, phonology, syntax, and semantic foundations in order to build connections quicker for language skill acquisition.
The Language and Literacy Connection: SLPs Unique Role in Literacy Development and Dyslexia - As a full day seminar this training includes narrative development, morphology, phonology, and syntax. As a 1/2 day training, it would concentrate on either narrative development or the language domains.
The Three Tiers of Vocabulary - Based on Beck,McGowan and Kucan's work on vocabulary acquisition, this seminar provides practical techniques for increasing basic concepts, high frequency and curriculum based vocabulary skills. **** Great for Teachers and Resource Teachers!
A Language Processing Disorder: What It Is and How We Treat It - Psychologists will often state in their reports that the student has a language processing disorder or when a student has difficulty following directions in the classroom, the teacher may say, "I think it is language processing." Or, SLPs often use this term when they know that the difficulties are more than the 5 domains of language. Learn what a processing disorder is and how we can effectively evaluate and treat it.
Can't Remediate that /R/? Try this Technique - This hands on workshop applies motor learning to remediating the /r/ sound. This approach can be used for all speech sounds and more specifically to that /r/ that just won't remediate.
Project Based Language Therapy: Integrating into Classroom Projects, STEM and STEAM - This seminar supports speech-language pathologists and resource teachers in integrating goals into classroom projects or using a project based design in language therapy.
Collaboration Among Teachers and Speech-Language Pathologists - This workshop is designed for teachers and speech-language pathologists for methods of collaboration within the classroom. The more collaboration that occurs - the better the outcome for each student.
How to Improve Your Presentation Skills - This hands on workshop targets adults who want to improve their ability to present. This includes skills needed for business meetings to large audience presentations.
Offered through Courter Communications
Please contact Margo directly through the website or email/call (courtercx@gmail.com or 317-696-9954) to inquire/schedule. Workshops can be offered in person or through online webinars.
Due to COVID 19, Seminars through the Bureau of Education and Research will be offered in a live online format at least through mid February, 2021. This format allows for participant interaction and time with the presenter for questions.
Offered through the Bureau of Education and Research
www.ber.org These will be offered in each time zone
SLP Conference
December 1-4, 2020 (3 presenters and you pick the sessions you want)
2020
Language Processing: What It Is and How We Treat It
https://www.ber.org/seminars/courseInfoLiveOnline.cfm?courseCode=XYV&sess_id=XYV1F1-EAS
Nov 02 Eastern Standard Time
Nov 03 Central
Nov 04 Pacific
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Evaluation and Practical Treatment Strategies
Dec 14 Eastern
Dec 15 Central
Dec 16 Mountain
Dec 17 Pacific
2021
Language Processing
Jan 05 Mountain
Jan 06 Pacific
Jan 07 Central
Jan 08 Eastern
Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Language Therapy
Feb 08 Central
Feb 09 Eastern
Feb 10 Pacific
Feb 11 Mountain
Please check back for updates.
Collaboration Among Teachers and Speech-Language Pathologists 2nd ed
by Margo Kinzer Courter & Morgan Geise
"It is great to have a practicing speech-language pathologist who understands what we do!"
"Margo held my attention throughout the day!"
"Margo presents hands on strategies that I can use immediately with my students!"
"Great presentation and lots of applicable materials."
"Margo is knowledgeable and offers great examples."
Margo Kinzer Courter, MA, MBA, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, is a national presenter/trainer, adjunct professor, consultant, and speech-language pathologist. She possesses the certificate of clinical competence in speech-language pathology from the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association. She is a board certified specialist in child language and language disorders. She is the 2013 recipient of the Nancy McKinley Leadership and Mentoring Award from OSSPEAC, the 2016 Distinguished Teaching and Outstanding Contribution to the Education Profession from the Bureau of Education and Research, and 2019 recipient of Honors of the Association from the Indiana Speech, Language and Hearing Association..
Margo Kinzer Courter is also the author of Here’s How Children Learn Speech and Language: A Text on Different Learning Strategies by Plural Publishing, and See It & Say It Visual Phonics through Courter Communications, LLC. She is the coauthor of Collaboration Among Teachers and Speech-Language Pathologists, 2nd edition with Morgan Geise.
Whether presenting, teaching, consulting, or providing therapy services, her ultimate goal is to serve students with language based learning disorders.
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