This session will look at some practical ways SLPs can approach articulation errors in children, with a focus on the “late-eight” sounds.  Participants will learn how the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) can serve as a guide to structure therapeutic approaches and assist in clinical problem solving.  Participants will learn about relevant tools and placement techniques that can be used to address commonly misarticulated phonemes.  The session will also review principles of motor learning as they can be applied to speech therapy and guide session planning.  Helpful resources and references from other SLPs in the field will be shared so that participants leave the session with a “toolbox” of ideas and techniques that they can begin to immediately implement with their caseloads.

Presenter: Laurel Bruce, M.S., CCC-SLP

Laurel Bruce, M.S., CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist who has worked in both public and private school settings, with a focus on earliest interventions for speech sound disorders.  She earned her B.S. in Speech and Hearing Science and her M.S. in Communication Disorders at Arizona State University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at ASU.  Research interests include speech sound disorders, genetics of communication disorders, school-based issues, and earliest interventions.

Course is open to all licensed therapists at no charge & dinner will be served!

Sign in-5:30-6:00; Course-6:00pm- 8:00pm

Gateway Community College

108 N. 40th St, Phoenix, AZ 85034

Health Careers Building- Auditorium 1106