Welcome to the Advanced Learning Center!

Online Learning

The ABCLLD Advanced Learning Center is designed to support advanced professional development opportunities. Advanced Learning Center courses are offered jointly with SpeechPathology.com and include both live and recorded webinars. Courses listed below are intermediate or advanced and are offered for ASHA CEUs. Advanced Learning Center courses are offered as an optional benefit, though they are NOT required for Board Certification or for maintaining Specialty Certification.

CEU Membership

Courses are offered for CEUs through the SpeechPathology.com membership program that provides unlimited CEU access for $109/year (plus applicable tax). For more information, visit SpeechPathology.com.

To access this discounted pricing, enter the promo code ABCLLD4U upon signing up. You do not need to be a BCS-CL to attend the courses or to use this code.

Upcoming Webinars

The following advanced child language continuing education opportunities are available jointly with SpeechPathology.com (click on each title to register):

When: Tuesday, November 19 @ 3 p.m., ET
What: Orthographic Phonology: A Deeper Dive
Presenters: Katie Squires, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL; and Lisa Barnett

When: Tuesday, November 26 @ 3 p.m., ET
What: Socioeconomic Status and Language and Literacy Development: Neuroscience Research Findings
Presenter: Rachel Romeo

Free Continuing Education

The ABCLLD has created a series of vignettes to assist professionals in the field. These vignettes are FREE and offered to anyone looking to further knowledge and skills.

Where Is the Evidence? Knowing the Research.

Culturally/Linguistically Responsive Practice: Seeing the Big Picture

The Use of the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) in Speech-Language Pathology

Presenter: Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CLCarol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Suggested SpeechPathology.com Courses

for Professionals in the Areas of Child Langauge and Literacy

Some of these courses have been produced jointly with the ABCLLD. Click each course title for more information and to register for the course. If you are not a member of SpeechPathology.com, you will be directed to the sign-up page.

2024

Trauma and Adversity through the ICF Framework: Supporting Child Language

Presenters: Karla N. Washington, PhD, CCC-SLP, S-LP(C), BCS-CL; Carol Westby, MA, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL; and Leslie Kokotek

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

Spelling Success: Unlocking the Power of Effective Assessment

Presenters: Katie Squires, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL; Danielle Brimo; Heather Ramsdell; and Kim Murphy

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

Why is That Letter There: Making Spelling Make Sense

Presenters: Katie Squires, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL; and Lisa Barnett

Level: Intermediate, 2 hours

Supporting Monolingual and Multilingual Children’s Phonological Development

Presenter: Sharynne McLeod, PhD, CPSP, BCS-CL

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

2023

Phonological Intervention for Multilingual Children: Expanding the Cycles Approach

Presenter: Raul Prezas, PhD, CCC-SLP, PNAP

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

Play, Talk, Read: The Connection Between Play, Language, and Academic Success

Presenter: Angie Neal, MS, CCC-SLP

Level: Intermediate, 1.5 hours

Morphology and Syntax: The Case for Improving Outcomes

Presenter: Angie Neal, MS, CCC-SLP

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

Early Literacy Intervention: Putting Print Into Meaningful Practice

Presenter: Kelly Vess, MA, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Early Literacy Intervention: Integrating Phonological Awareness Skills into Therapy

Presenter: Kelly Vess, MA, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Early Literacy Intervention: Identifying Risk Factors for Literacy Challenges Early On

Presenter: Kelly Vess, MA, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

2022

Language and Literacy Intervention: Role of Emotions, Engagement, Experiences

Presenter: Barbara Culatta, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

The Language-Literacy-Dyslexia Connection: Reframing Our Thinking as SLPs

Presenter: Jeannene Ward-Lonergan, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, and Robert Pieretti, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Intermediate, 1.5 hours

Multilingual Assessment: Tips, Tools, and Resources for the Monolingual SLP

Presenter: Meg Morgan, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

Interprofessional Collaboration in Evaluation and Treatment: Case Studies

Presenter: Sue Ellen Krause, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, BCS-F

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Applying Clinical Strategy Definitions to Increase Professional Confidence and Best Practice

Presenter: Courtney Seidel, MS, CCC-SLP

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

Culturally Responsive Practice for Children with Communication Disorders

Presenter: Sarah Verdon Pedemont, PhD

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Children with Developmental Language Disorder: Multiple Pathways to Literacy Impairment

Presenter: Tiffany Hogan, PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Developmental Language Disorder in Children/Adolescents and Young Adults

Presenter: Karla K. McGregor, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Joining Forces: SLPs Collaborating to Support Students

Presenter: Charlette McRay Green, CAGS, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

Traditional or Modified Cycles Approach? Expediting Intelligibility for Children with Highly Unintelligible Speech

Presenter: Raul F. Prezas, PhD, CCC-SLP, PNAP

Level: Intermediate, 90 minutes

2021

Developing Language and Communication Skills for Middle and High School Students: A Collaborative Approach

Presenters: Nina Smith, MA, CCC-SLP, and John Lybolt, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

Developing Authors: Designing Opportunities in AAC Using the Science of Writing

Presenter: Janet Sturm, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, F-ASHA

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Keep It Simple! Using the Simple View of Reading to Examine Literacy in AAC

Presenter: Maureen Staskowski, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

“Spelling” It Out for Students Who Use AAC: Applying Evidence-Based Practices

Presenter: Jillian McCarthy, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Children with Trauma Histories: Assessment, Intervention, and Advocacy

Presenter: Yvette D. Hyter, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 90 minutes

Language Outcomes of Children with Trauma Histories: Understanding the Impact

Presenter: Yvette D. Hyter, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 90 minutes

Targeting Language Expression Via Personal Written Narratives Across the Grades

Presenter: Nickola Wolf Nelson, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Integrating the International Classification of Functioning into School-Based Practices

Presenter: Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Developmental Language Disorder as a Neurodevelopmental Disability

Presenter: Karla McGregor, PhD

Level: Advanced, 90 minutes

Assessing the Quality of Narratives Produced by School-age African American English Speakers

Presenter: Monique Mills, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

2020

Nancy McKinley Lecture Series: Evidence-Based Practice Decisions in Child Language Assessment

Presenter: Katrina Fulcher-Rood, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

We Are Our Memories: Supporting Autobiographical Memory and Personal Narratives in ASD, ADHD, Hearing Loss, and Trauma

Presenter: Tiffany Hutchins, PhD, and Ashley Brien, MS, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Applying a Multi-Level Coding System to Children’s Personal Narratives

Presenter: Marleen Westerveld, PhD

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Telling Our Stories: Developing Cultural Identity

Presenter: Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Language Therapy via Telepractice: Imagine the Possibilities

Presenter: Melisssa Jakubowitz, MA, CCC-SLP, BSC-CL

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

Embedding Intervention Strategies into Everyday Activities of Infants/Toddlers and Their Families

Presenter: Juliann Woods, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Intermediate, 1 hour

Principles Driving Effective Narrative-Based Language Intervention

Presenter: Doug Petersen, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Evidence-Based Approaches for Treating the Grammatical Weaknesses of Children

Presenter: Lizbeth Finestack, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Analysis of Spelling Errors: Developmental Patterns and the Need for Continued Instruction

Presenter: Ruth Huntley-Bahr, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

2019

Caregiver and Child Interventions to Support Children with Adverse Childhood Experiences

Presenter: Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Language Literacy Learning for Diverse Students

Presenters: Carol Westby, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL; and Elizabeth Biersgreen, MS, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Hide and Seek: Recognizing Girls on the Autism Spectrum

Presenter: Glenis Benson, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Effects on brain, behavior and clinical practice

Presenter: Angela Hein Ciccia, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

The Effects of Trauma on Communication in Forced Migrant Minors

Presenter: Helen Grech, PhD

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

The Effects of Stress and Trauma on Language Development

Presenter: Joy D. Osofsky, PhD

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

A Grassroots Framework to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences at the Community Level

Presenter: Megan Dunn Davison, PhD, CCC-SLP

Level: Advanced, 1 hour

2018

Assessing Children’s Phonological Systems

Presenter: Barbara Hodson, PhD

Level: Intermediate, 1.5 hours