Speech & Language Development in Early Years: Parts 1 & 2

Participants will gain information on specific communication challenges and strategies to use within their own educational settings.  Emphasis will be placed on the following:

-Speech and language milestones

-Disorders of the voice

-Stuttering

-Augmentative and alternative communication

-Feeding and swallowing

-Bilingual and multilingual language development

-Specific strategies to facilitate communication

This is a two part workshop.

A four-hour professional development certificate will be issued at the end of the last session.

Suitable for child care providers, child care workforce, and parents.

Registration link: https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/ygv/activity/search/detail/14147?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

Shari Linde is the director of Advantage SLP, a Speech-Language Pathology clinic based out of Richmond, with a team of over 25 speech-language pathologists.  Therapists see clients in the Steveston clinic, in clients’ private homes, in healthcare or educational facilities, or via teletherapy. Shari has been a SLP for > 30 years. She is on the Registry of Autism Service Providers and has training in Hanen’s “It Takes Two to Talk”, “More Than Words”, and “Talkability”. She also has advanced training in pediatric feeding and oral facial myofunctional disorders.  Shari was the Chair of the Board of Directors for Speech-Language and Audiology Canada during the 2021-22 term.