There is a sweet spot where SLPs can cover goals and simultaneously prepare our students for up-and-coming academic projects and tests. Using science gives us an immediate way to problem solve, infer, describe, learn new vocabulary, and be spot-on with what is needed in the classroom.
Then there is the personal side of it. Creating speech therapy science experiments is messy, loud, funny, memorable, and totally motivates any child to come to your sessions. That’s why we invited Dr. Lindsey Hiebert of Northern Arizona University to come speak to us about using science activities to improve struggles with language. We cover some highlights from our conversation in four short videos.
Watch them here and then join the talk at the end to hear the full conversation!
How Can SLPs Easily Pair Science Concepts and Language Concepts?
What Happens During Dual Language Learning Over Time? Findings from Longitudinal Studies
What is Language Deceleration and How Does it Differ from Language Loss?
What Do We Need to Think About When Assessing Dual Language Learners for DLD?
Want to hear the full story and earn CEUs?
Check out this course: Combining Science Activities with Language Intervention for Children With DLD
Developmental language disorder (DLD) affects monolingual and bilingual children equally. Yet, research has established that a bilingual child with DLD responds best to intervention when they are treated in both of their languages. Imagine being able to advance the language of any child while supporting academic goals! This presentation will give participants information on strategies to bring language intervention to bilingual children with DLD using science activities based on pre-existing curriculums.
Join Dr. Lindsey Hiebert of Northern Arizona University as she shares the benefits of using science curriculum for language intervention with bilingual children to improve communication and meet classroom goals.
