Invited Speaker: Stories are Special: Maximizing Language Progress Through Real-World Applications of Learning Sciences belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter language assessment, teaching sessions, caregiver coaching, and natural communication routines. In Stories are Special: Maximizing Language Progress Through, for this course, the practical stakes show up in clearer case conceptualization, better instructional targets, and stronger generalization, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Explore how speech-language pathologists and behavior analysts can work together to support meaningful language progress using stories. Grounded in learning sciences, this session highlights how stories are a special type of assessment and instructional medium that reflects expressive language, comprehension, and social communication skills. Ideal for teams seeking evidence-based, collaborative approaches that drive meaningful progress through practical application. Please note that BACB CEs are available for synchronous AND asynchronous viewing, while ASHA CEs are available for synchronous viewing only.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | General |
| ASHA | 0.1 | — |
| COA | 1 | — |
| PDH | 1 | — |
Dr. Spencer is the director of Juniper Gardens Children’s Project and professor in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas. She earned a specialist degree in School Psychology and a PhD in Disability Disciplines from Utah State University with emphases in language and literacy and early childhood special education. She has been a board certified behavior analyst since 2001. Dr. Spencer has worked with culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse children as well as children with disabilities, their teachers, and their families for 24 years. She has been awarded over 15M in research grants and published 64 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 5 book chapters, and 22 non-peer reviewed articles, briefs, or encyclopedia entries. Drawing from speech-language pathology, school psychology, applied linguistics, education, and behavior analysis, she develops and studies oral storytelling interventions to promote the academic language needed to boost reading and writing outcomes of young students, with and without disabilities. Much of her research has resulted in commercialized assessment and intervention tools, available through Language Dynamics or open access educational materials, most of which are available at www.trinastoolbox.com.
Dig into the research behind this topic — plain-English summaries written for BCBAs.
280 research articles with practitioner takeaways
279 research articles with practitioner takeaways
258 research articles with practitioner takeaways
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