Webinar Title: Online Speech Therapy for Virtual School Students: When, Where and How?
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Time: 1-2 pm ET (10-11 am PT)
Cost: No Charge
Abstract: Special education services, including speech therapy, must be available to all students, including those attending school virtually. This need poses special challenges for those are who SPED directors for virtual schools. Though the technology to deliver SLP services at a distance has been available for years, the rapid growth in distance education has increased the urgency. There are many questions about practical matters of online delivery and about when (and when not) to rely on online speech therapy. But there is no doubt that simple, inexpensive technologies are enabling a growing number of virtual schools to use online speech therapy to improve outcomes, tackle critical personnel shortfalls and provide access to high quality speech-language services.
Join a nationwide audience of leaders of virtual schools for this timely one-hour webinar. Special education experts who understand the special challenges of delivering quality services remotely will share what they have learned first hand about the "when, where and how” of online speech therapy and answer live questions from the audience during this informative session.
During this webinar, you will:
- Understand the benefits and limitations of SLP telepractice based on real-world examples of virtual-school students.
- Gain insight about the roles and responsibilities of the special ed administrator, the SLP, teachers, and other virtual school personnel in relation to telepractice and its outcomes.
- Become familiar with the body of research related to the effectiveness of online speech therapy.
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