ASHA Learning Pass

Speech-language pathologists working in schools include measurable goals and benchmarks in students’ IEPs. By reviewing speech sound assessment information, including narrow transcription of a student’s utterances, the goals can be tailored to the student, thereby facilitating goal attainment. Treatment data can be invaluable for adjusting goals throughout the child’s eligibility for special education. The session includes strategies for data gathering and analysis.

This course is a recorded session from the 2023/2024 ASHA online conference "Speech Sound Disorders in Schools."

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Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Explain the value of various target selection strategies
• Describe how to use assessment data, including narrow transcription of the child's errors, to prioritize targets
• Write long- and short-term goals or benchmarks that are measurable and understandable to both colleagues and parents

Presenter Information

Lissa Power-deFur, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL (she/her/hers), Professor Emeritus, has served at Longwood University for many years, serving as the first Program Director, Department Chair and as Interim Dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Services. Previously, she worked at the Virginia Department of Education where she served as a Director in the Office of Special Education and Student Services. Lissa has served as an active volunteer throughout her career, with volunteer leadership in ASHA and the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia (SHAV). Her work includes service as ASHA's Vice President of Ethics and Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology (2014-2016), Council on Academic Accreditation site visitor, SHAV President and Board member, and various other ASHA and SHAV committees and boards. She regularly writes and presents in the areas of ethics, special education, educational standards, speech sound disorders, and serving as an expert witness. She has received service, leadership, and teaching awards from Longwood University and from various professional organizations.

Financial Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation
• Professor Emeritus and salary from Longwood University

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• Previous presentations on speech sound disorders at state and national levels

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Online conference dates: October 4–16, 2023; January 31–February 12, 2024
End date: September 10, 2029

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).