Description
Four lectures covering how language develops, what it looks like when it doesn’t, and how oral language connects to reading.
Traces development from prelinguistic behaviors through school-age milestones, then covers disorders, assessment, and the SLP’s role in literacy intervention.
Learning Outcomes
- Trace language development from birth through adolescence
- Differentiate language delay from language disorder
- Identify deficits across the five components of language
- Explain phonological awareness and its connection to reading
- Describe the SLP’s role in literacy intervention
What You Get
- 4 video lectures across 1 topic area
- Downloadable lesson summary for every lecture (PDF)
- Student worksheet for each lesson (PDF, 1 page)
- Printable quiz for each lesson with answer key (PDF)
- 4 self-check quizzes (5 questions each, not graded)
- 10-question final assessment (80% passing required)
- Certificate of completion
Who This Is For
School-based SLPs, early intervention providers, CSD students, educators
Continuing Education
2 contact hours of professional development content included with this module.
SLPTutor.com courses are designed to support the ongoing professional growth of speech-language pathologists, CSD students, and related professionals. Each course includes structured video instruction by Dr. Joy Musser, PhD, CCC-SLP, downloadable study materials, self-check quizzes, and a graded final assessment with certificate of completion.
Your CEU progress is tracked automatically through your SLPTutor.com account — complete courses at your own pace and maintain a record of your professional development hours.
Please note: SLPTutor.com courses are independent continuing education offerings and are not approved by or affiliated with ASHA’s CE program. These courses provide valuable professional development content taught by a credentialed instructor, but completion does not award ASHA CEUs. If your state or employer requires ASHA-approved CEUs specifically, please verify their requirements before enrolling. Many employers and state boards accept a range of continuing education documentation beyond ASHA-approved providers.
