Executive function has quickly become one of the hottest topics in education, and for good reason. Every day, SLPs work with students who struggle to stay focused, follow directions, organize their thoughts, remember information, and adapt when tasks change. These challenges don't just affect academic success. They also impact communication, literacy, social interactions, and participation across the school day. Yet many clinicians are left wondering how to address executive function in meaningful ways without adding one more thing to an already packed therapy session.
That's exactly why we invited Kelly Vess, MA, CCC-SLP, founder of Sparkle in School, to share her expertise during the 2026 SLP Back-To-School Conference. Kelly brings a practical and refreshing perspective by showing how movement-based activities can strengthen executive function while simultaneously targeting speech, language, and literacy goals. We caught four great clips from our interview that highlight why executive function matters, which students are most affected, and how task-oriented movement activities can transform therapy. Watch the short videos below, then click at the bottom to join us for the full presentation and earn CEUs.
What should every SLP know about Executive Function?
Which type of movement activities can be paired with literacy to improve Executive Function?
What are some signs that a student may be struggling with executive function?
Which student populations tend to benefit the most from executive-function-focused intervention?
Come learn more and earn CEUs!
Check out this course: How to Improve Executive Function through Task-Oriented Movement Activities
Students are expected to sit still, stay organized, pay attention, remember directions, and participate in increasingly complex literacy tasks throughout the school day. Yet executive functioning skills develop through action, experience, and purposeful engagement. This course explores how movement-based activities can strengthen executive functioning while simultaneously targeting speech, language, and literacy goals. By connecting communication, cognition, and movement, clinicians can create intervention that feels natural, engaging, and highly relevant to classroom success.
Join Kelly Vess, MA, CCC-SLP, clinical instructor, author, and founder of Sparkle in School, as she shares practical strategies for embedding communication targets into meaningful movement activities. You will learn how to use multimodal cueing, create educationally rich task oriented activities, and support expressive language, narrative development, and executive functioning all at the same time.
Did you know this presentation is part of our 2026 Back to School Conference?
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Executive Function CEU Courses
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