The Importance of Phonology & Phonetics
for Reading, Spelling & Speech Sound Production
Friday, October 28, 2022
Registration will open at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2022
Registration closes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2022
(No refunds after October 14th)
Location
Halifax Tower Hotel & Conference Centre
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AGENDA
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Fees:
| NSTU member | $125.00 |
| Substitute / Retiree / Pres-Service Teacher / Other Affiliate | $100.00 |
As per NSTU Operational Procedure 14 E. IV.: receipts of payment and attendance will not be distributed until the conference has concluded.
Registrar:
Jenny Slauenwhite, jennyslauenwhite@gmail.com or Sherri McGill, Conference Coordinator, smcgill@nstu.ca
(spaaconference@nstu.ca)
Dr. Kelly Farquharson (she/ her)
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Title:
The importance of phonology and phonetics for reading, spelling, and speech sound production
Bio:
Kelly Farquharson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an SLP, an associate professor, and director of the Children Literacy and Speech Sound Lab at Florida State University. The mission of her work is to help children with speech and language impairments achieve classroom success. She runs an active Instagram account - @classlab_FSU in which she posts about the clinical application of research. This includes a popular weekly series called “phonetics Friday”. She has a related line of interest in working with school-based speech-language pathologists to ensure that they are prepared to implement best practices and work at the top of the license.
The objectives of this 10 hour workshop are: 1) describe the simple view of reading, as it relates to speech and language; 2) discuss the overlap between speech sound disorders and dyslexia; 3) explain orthographic awareness and the importance of using print in therapy sessions; 4) identify one new approach to target selection; 5) describe how to use phonetic transcription as a clinical tool, 6) develop an approach to incorporating curriculum based vocabulary into therapy sessions and 7) identify new approaches for “making it work” in a school-based setting, including advocacy and avoiding burnout. This workshop will be interactive. Participants should plan to: bring a children’s book of their choice to this workshop; discuss their relevant cases of children with speech sound disorders; engage in small and large group discussions and activities.