First Bite #172 – February 16, 2022

(.1 ASHA and AOTA CEUs) For more info, click here.

Course Description

In this episode, Michelle is joined by the dynamic Angie Neal, MS CCC-SLP, SLP contact at the South Carolina State Department of Education, member of ASHA’s School Issues Advisory Board, graduate of ASHA’s School-Based Leadership Development Program, board member for the State Education Agencies Communication Disabilities Council, and board member with the South Carolina branch of the International Dyslexia Association, for an hour to discuss the intersection of language and literacy. Angie, who keeps every audience on the edge of their seat with laughter and love, shares her extensive knowledge on how an SLP can become involved in a child’s journey in literacy, how phonological awareness can impact literacy, and who to refer to in an academic/medical setting and why their role is critical when a child presents with concerns for dyslexia. This episode, which really hit home for Michelle in “Mom-Mode”, is sure to inspire you to embrace the intersection of language, literacy, and the SLP’s role in all of the above!

Objective

By the end of this PodCourse, participants will be able to identify and describe:

• The connection between spoken language and literacy.
• How phonological awareness impacts literacy.
• Why a school-based speech-language pathologist would need to make a referral to an outside source and how it could impact literacy.