Educational Events

January 26	International Dyslexia Association Ontario presents Race, Class and Reading: Disrupting the Pedagogy of Low Expectations
	Please join us on Wednesday, January 26th at 7:30 pm, for a webinar panel discussion exploring how we can dismantle the ideas and disrupt the systems that have perpetuated and excused inequity for too long. We will also discuss what you can do to help ensure that the findings and recommendations of the OHRC's Right to Read Inquiry spark real action and positive changes in your community. Register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Podcast	How to Complete Assessments Over Teletherapy
	This 30 min podcast provides ideas to thoroughly assess your new patients over teletherapy to ensure great success!

Podcast	Get it Write! Why and How to Incorporate Writing into School-Based SLP Practice
	Explain the value of “authentic writing” to promote student engagement, motivation, and sociocultural-linguistic identity. Analyze a student writing sample for microstructural vs. macrostructural features. Connect writing goals to language and speech outcomes, as well as to grade-level curriculum and learning standards.

Videos	Swallowing Videos
	These are short videos (2-3 minutes) that are on YouTube, ideal for the SLP working in the area of dysphagia to share with patients and families.

Webinar	Socialthinking presents: Demystifying Executive Functions: What They Are and How to Teach Them (1 hour)
	Instructor: Michelle Garcia Winner. Insight on how to break down executive functions and two strategies to help students improve their executive functioning. Register here: Socialthinking - Demystifying Executive Functions

Webinar	Practical Strategies to Managing Difficult Behaviors in Young Clients-Free Course \| SpeechTherapyPD.com (1 hour)
	This free introductory course will teach clinicians effective and practical strategies to manage challenging and defiant behavior in their young clients. Various forms of challenging behaviors, as well as possible reasons, will be discussed.