This hands-on, active seminar will teach you how to group 3 strategies in an S.O.S. mnemonic, positioning your students to be successful toward articulation and language goals as well as managing behaviors for the school age population. S.O.S. has a unique teaching model. The motto S.O.S. “ D.O.E.S.” the Job gives you the structure to teach strategies. First you will ( D )efine the language in each strategy. Then students will ( O )wn them with reinforcing activities. What makes this program unique is that students learn how to ( E )valuate what happens when they use or don't use their strategies. Finally, students will ( S )tart applying the strategies in the classroom and real life settings. The S.O.S . program stops a student from always being prompted to “D.O.” a desired skill to one who “D.O.E.S.” skills more independently.

• Research states that students learn better with strategies and mnemonics.
• The “DOES” model offers a kinesthetic learning style which is proven effective for students with disabilities.
• Caseload management is easier as grouped students work from their S.O.S. strategies and teaching comes from the “ DOES ” model.
• Specific strategies to use in any tier of RtI
• “Make-And-Take” time for strategy and progress monitoring development.

Learning Outcomes

As a result of this program, participants will demonstrate the ability to:

• Apply 3 goal-directed strategies in a mnemonic to meet all speech, language, behavioral and cognitive needs for school age students.
• Integrate strategy programs that meet core curriculum state standards.
• Explain how strategy training offers an immediate intervention in any tier of RtI, is evidence based and can be easily progress monitored.
• Explain how the frequency of sessions and size of caseload can be reduced.
• Combine students with different skill levels to improve caseload management.

Intended for: Speech-language pathologists, Assistants and Special education teachers

Agenda

7:50-8:30 Registration
8:30-9:00 Determining what you “ really want ” from your students.
Strategy models and evidence based practice
9:00-9:30 S.O.S “DOES” the Job! A demonstration of Defining, Owning, Evaluating and Start applying by getting students to use and like eye contact
9:30-10:00 Guidelines for creating mnemonic strategies
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 Strategy programs that “DOES the job”

• Articulation of specific sounds
• Sustaining attention
• Strategy rubrics and easy progress monitoring

11:30-12:00 Practicum: Creating your own S.O.S. strategies
12:00-1:00 Lunch (On Your Own)
1:00-3:00 S.O.S. “DOES”…

• Super Sized Sentences
• Inferring and Reasoning
• Auditory Processing

3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:00 Practicum: Creating S.O.S strategy programs that “DOES” the job
4:00 Adjourn

What people are saying…

“What a thinking shift! I know my therapy will be more effective and decrease my stress.”

“Strategy based therapy makes sense and will make therapy more meaningful”.

“Can't get enough! One of the best presentations I have been to. These strategies are fully adaptable for so many populations.”