Course Listing

2 Day Seminars

Language-Based Classroom: Secondary (Middle and High School), In-Person – Summer Institute 2023

IN-PERSON COURSE LOGISTICS

• Delivery mode: In-person
• Attendance: Live, on the date and time listed in the course information section

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Individuals with language-based learning disabilities (LBLD), in the context of average and above reasoning, generally have compromised academic and language skills that make learning in general education classrooms challenging. As students with LBLD move into middle and high school, the reading, writing, and executive function demands necessary for success in the content areas intensify. This 2-day seminar is designed to provide a concise overview of current research in the field, including an overview of the characteristics of LBLD and the best practices for language-based instruction. Practical strategies, activities, and techniques for presenting skill-based/strategy-based instruction and content will be shared, discussed, and practiced as a group. As a result, general and special educators can position their curriculum to integrate effective strategies that enable students with LBLD to learn and perform more successfully in today’s middle and high school classrooms.

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Summarize key research findings in the area of language-based learning disabilities
• Summarize the dynamics of learning, including cognition, language, attention, memory, executive function, metacognition
• Be more cognizant of the neuropsychological profile of students diagnosed with language-based learning disabilities
• Identify the characteristics of language-based learning disabilities
• Define the terms “language-based instruction” and “language-based programming” and assess the efficacy of each in meeting the needs of diverse learners
• Define and assess the efficacy of a language-based middle or high school model that offers intensive, systematic, skill-based / strategy-based instruction in language and literacy as the core curriculum
• Define and assess the efficacy of a language-based middle or high school model that offers integration and continuity of skill-based / strategy-based instruction across the general ed curriculum
• List effective teaching principles, strategies, and recommendations for language-based instruction and academic planning
• Understand the implications of language-based learning disabilities for the student, parents, and educators
• Advocate with peers for the implementation of best practices recommended by research for educating students with language-based learning disabilities

LEVEL

This course is appropriate for educators who work at the middle and high school levels.

MATERIALS

Materials will be provided on-site.

GRADUATE CREDIT OPTION

Participants may elect to add 1 graduate credit to this course. Graduate credit is an additional $125 and is granted by Colorado State University-Pueblo.