The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is making this professional development opportunity available to teachers and educators in Massachusetts.

Improving Spoken and Written Language: From Research to Practice

Course Description:

This Institute focuses on enhancing language skill development--listening, speaking, reading, and writing--to improve academic performance. Participants will learn about typical and atypical language skill acquisition, the foundation language skills necessary to engage in effective expository discourse, and research-recommended best practices for fostering success in the classroom. The summer portion of the Institute will provide the foundation for implementing classroom strategies in the fall; the follow-up portions of the Institute will focus on developing a collegial community to discuss the successes, challenges and efficacy of implementing the strategies in the classroom.

Upon completion participants will be able to:

• identify typical and atypical receptive and expressive language development
• define the elements of language
• describe the complex language demands on students in school
• explain the etiology of language-based difficulties and disabilities and their impact on academic performance
• summarize current research on language comprehension and use

Location: Landmark School Outreach Program, 447 Hale St., Prides Crossing, MA

Grade Level:  Teachers, Administrators, Speech Language Pathologists

(middle and high school levels)

Prerequisites: N/A

Dates: Summer: July 12-16, 2010, 8am - 4pm

             Follow-up session 1: October 2, 2010, 8am - 4pm

             Follow-up session 2: October 30, 2010, 8am - 4pm

             Online follow-up: September 25th through December 10th

PDPs : Participants who complete the course successfully earn 67.5 PDPs.

Graduate Credit: Participants have the option to earn 3 graduate credits from Fitchburg State College for a fee of $255 (participant is responsible for the credit fee). 

ASHA:  Landmark School Outreach Program is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-langauge pathology and audiology. ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
This course is offered for 3.0 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level; Professional Area)

Participants pay and register for credits/CEUs on the first day of the course.

Registration:

To register for this Institute please fill out the application and return via:

fax: 978-927-7268

mail: Landmark Outreach, PO Box 227, Prides Crossing, MA 01965

Please note:  priority will be give to participants who fall within a high priority category