2026 Handouts – OSSPEAC

2026 Conference Handouts

Conference handouts will be uploaded as they are received. All sessions in "blue" have handouts linked. If the session is not "blue", no handout was provided.

Sunday Sessions:

SESSION #1: From Compliance to Agency: Developing Self-Determination in Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing by Krista Yuskow, AuD

SESSION #2: The Next Chapter: Sustaining Classroom Support Beyond Tiered Intervention by Angela Brouhard, MA, CCC-SLP, Allison Hoffmann, MA, CCC-SLP & Kristy Hopkinson, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #3: Teaching Speech Generating Devices: Where do I start? by Stacey H. Gardner, MA, CCC-SLP & Brooke Gasiewski, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #4: From Referral To Dismissal: Supporting Students Who Stutter In The Schools Through An ICF-Informed And Stuttering-Affirming Framework by Katerina Ntourou, PhD, CCC-SLP

SESSION #5: PEAK: School-Based Mentorship For Students With Hearing Loss by Krista Yuskow, AuD

SESSION #6: Tiny Words, Big Relief: Micro-Scripts For School-Based SLPs And Audiologists Facing Burnout And Impostor Syndrome by K. Todd Houston, PhD

Monday Sessions:

SESSION #7: Gestalt Language Development: Assessment, Supports, And Case Example by Marge Blanc, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #8: Are We Having Fun Yet? The Comprehension-Reading Connection Presentation by Shari Robertson, PhD, CCC-SLP

SESSION #9: Factors Supporting Trajectories in Auditory, Language, and Reading Skills for Adolescents with Hearing Loss by Elizabeth Walker, PhD, CCC-A/SLP

SESSION #10: How To Create An Assisted Feeding Guidelines And Procedures In Your School District by Jara Packer, EdD, CCC-SLP, Kelliann Calabria, MS, CCC-SLP & Heather Asch, RN, BSN, LSN

SESSION #11: The Next Chapter: Sustaining Classroom Support Beyond Tiered Intervention by Angela Brouhard, MA, CCC-SLP, Allison Hoffmann, MA, CCC-SLP & Kristy Hopkinson, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #12: Overcoming Behaviors To Drive Effective Communication With AAC by Rachael Parkin, MEd, CCC-SLP

SESSION #13: What’s New For Ohio’s IEP And ETR Forms? by Sarah Buoni, Jo Hannah Ward & Chralin Forsthoefel

SESSION #14: De-Mystifying Grid: Tools For Communication, Education, And Connection by Janette Ozoa MS CCC-SLP & Alicia Alverson MS, CCC-SLP, ATP

***Useful Links***

SESSION #15: Disrupt The Default: A New Lens On Providing Best Practice In The Assessment And Intervention Of Bilingual And Multilingual Learners by Jocyline Graham, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #16: Dyslexia In The Era Of Ohio Literacy Reform: The Role Of Slps In Assessment And Intervention by Cassondra Wilson, MA, CCC-SLP & Madeline Durante, MS, CCC-SLP

SESSION #17: Hot Topics For School SLPs: What’s Happening In 2026 by Ali Solberg, MA, CCC-SLP, Angela Brouhard, MA, CCC-SLP, Heather Davey, MA, CCC-SLP, Allison Hoffmann, M.A., CCC-SLP & Renee Zegar, MS, CCC-SLP

SESSION #18: Listening To Learn: Evaluating And Facilitating Auditory Skill Development In An Educational Setting by Amanda L. Fitz, MA, CCC-A

SESSION #19: The Next Chapter Is Now: Leading SLP Teams Through AI Innovation And Compliance by Johanna Gilland, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #20: R Sound Elicitation Deep Dive: A New Framework To Tackle /ɹ/ With Confidence, Clarity, And Evidence by Lindsey Hockel, MS, CCC-SLP

SESSION #21: Read With Me! Stress-Free Strategies For Supporting Early Language And Literacy Skills by Shari Robertson, PhD, CCC-SLP

SESSION #22: Gestalt Language Development: Language Sampling and Scoring: Older Students, Other Consideration by Marge Blanc, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #23: Humanity Anchors In The IEP- Creating An IEP As A Document Of Connection, Not Just Compliance For Our Most Vulnerable Learners by Sara Vank

***Important Handout

SESSION #24: Outdoor Voices: Embedding Speech Goals In Nature Play by Connie Morris

SESSION #25: Supporting Safe Mealtimes: Pediatric Feeding Roles And Responsibilities In Ohio School Settings by Kristen Shepherd Crish, EdD, CCC-SLP

SESSION #26: TD SNAP And Boardmaker: How To Use Low-Tech And High-Tech AAC Together by Leah Benjamin, MA, CCC-SLP & Hannah Johnson

SESSION #27: Two Truths And A Myth: SLP Edition by Bernadette Laughlin, MA, JD & Shellby Davis, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #28: Unsiloing The Systems: Navigating Between EHDI, Early Intervention, And School-Age Teams by Lauren Keller, AuD

SESSION #29: What To Do When A Healthcare Professional Needs Help- An Overview Of The Safe Haven Program For Ohio Speech And Hearing Professionals Board Licensees by Kelley Long, MBA & Jennifer Hayhurst

SESSION #30: Hiding In Plain Sight: Reading Comprehension, Hyperlexia And ASD by Shari Robertson, PhD, CCC-SLP

SESSION #31: Keeping An Eye On Access: Practical AAC Evaluation Strategies For Tough Motor Cases by Jackie Kearns, CCC-SLP

SESSION #32: Neurocognition In Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users: Implications For Learning And Classroom Success by Irina Castellanos, PhD

SESSION #33: Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: Best Practices For School-Based SLPs And AUDs by Gregg Thornton, Esq

SESSION #34: Tools That Talk Back: Using Assistive Technology To Support Students With Dyslexia by Cassondra Wilson, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #35: Leading The Next Chapter: Courageous Shifts Toward Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice In Schools by Farwa Husain, MS, CCC-SLP (Keynote Presentation)

Tuesday Sessions:

SESSION #36: Laying The Foundation First: Body, Sensory Systems, And Safety In Neurodiversity-Affirming Care by Farwa Husain, MS, CCC-SLP

SESSION #37: Comprehensive Assessment, Clinical Decision-Making, And Evidence-Based Practice: Guiding Language Therapy In Schools by Marie Ireland

SESSION #38: Supporting Language And Literacy Development In The 0-5 Years: Pivotal Evidence-Based Techniques by Laura Justice, PhD, CCC-SLP

SESSION #39: AI In Speech Language Therapy: Practical Tools, Time-Saving Strategies, And Responsible Use by Allison Acerra, MA, CCC-SLP & Caitlin Zaluski, MA, CCC-SLP, BCBA

SESSION #40: Humanity Anchors In The IEP- Creating An IEP As A Document Of Connection, Not Just Compliance For Our Most Vulnerable Learners by Sara Vank

***POWERPOINT SLIDES****

SESSION #41: Speech Therapy For Children With Velopharyngeal Insufficiency And Related Disorders by Peter Wagreich, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #42: Teaching Speech Generating Devices: Where do I start? by Stacey H. Gardner, MA, CCC-SLP & Brooke Gasiewski, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #43: What Would You Do? IEP And ETR Trivia For Related Service Teams by Johanna Gilland, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #44: Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities

SESSION #45: Hot Topics For School SLPs: What’s Happening In 2026 by Ali Solberg, MA, CCC-SLP, Angela Brouhard, MA, CCC-SLP, Heather Davey, MA, CCC-SLP, Allison Hoffmann, M.A., CCC-SLP & Renee Zegar, MS, CCC-SLP

SESSION #46: Peerspective Learning Approach: An Innovative Way To Teach Social Skills Through Evidence-Based Practices by Jennifer M. Schmidt, MEd, Megan Rawlins, MEd & Marina Sorrell

SESSION #47: Rethinking Dyslexia Screening For Multilingual Learners: A Language-Based Approach by Amy Pratt, PhD

SESSION #48: Sound Decisions: Applying Ethics In Everyday Audiology by Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD

SESSION #49: Two Flints Make A Fire: Collaborative Goal Setting With Students Who Stutter by Hayley S. Arnold, PhD, CCC-SLP

SESSION #50: Vocalic /ɹ/ Remix: Practical Techniques To Help Students Master Every Vocalic R Sound by Lindsey Hockel, MS, CCC-SLP

SESSION #51: Professional Learning Forums: Topics in Communication Sciences and Disorders by Various Facilitators

SESSION #52: Beyond The Buzzwords: Real-World Autistic Communication And 2026 Gestalt Language Processing Updates For Schools by Farwa Husain, MS, CCC-SLP

SESSION #53: The School-Based SLP’s Guide To A Myofunctional Screening by Michelle Richards, CCC-SLP, TSLI, CLC, CertBBM, RYT-200

***Handout #2***, ***Handout 3 ***, ***Handout 4***, ***Handout 5***

SESSION #54: Breaking Down Barriers: Practical Strategies To Overcome Health Equity Challenges For Children Using AAC by Janette Ozoa, MS, CCC-SLP & Rachel Bican, PT, DPT, PhD

***Handout 2***

SESSION #55: Current Trends in Auditory Implants by Michael Scott, AuD

SESSION #56: From First Day To Final Bell: The Retirement Path by Tamieka Fields, Member Education Specialist

SESSION #57: How To Create An Assisted Feeding Guidelines And Procedures In Your School District by Jara Packer, EdD, CCC-SLP, Kelliann Calabria, MS, CCC-SLP & Heather Asch, RN, BSN, LSN

SESSION #58: Moving Forward: Supporting Students To Move Toward Their Adult Good Life by Barbara Sapharas, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #59: What’s New For Ohio’s IEP And ETR Forms? by Sarah Buoni, Jo Hannah Ward & Chralin Forsthoefel

SESSION #60: AAC: Ready, Set, Goal! by Michelle Mineo, MS, CCC-SLP

SESSION #61: From Clinic To Classroom: Next-Gen Tools For Clinical Supervision by Cassondra Wilson, MA, CCC-SLP, Nicole Wiksten, MS, CCC-SLP Abby Foltz Hottle, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #62: From Language To Literacy: Essential Knowledge For Speech-Language Pathologists by Amy Pratt, PhD

SESSION #63: From Referral To Classroom Impact: A Collaborative Approach To Early Childhood Speech-Language Services by Lauren Murphy Arner, MA, CCC-SLP

SESSION #64: Hands-On Captioning Tools: Exploring Real-Time Access Options For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Students by Mandi Hinton, AuD, CH-EdAud & Christina Barr, MEd, BCBA

SESSION #65: Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: Best Practices For School-Based SLPs And AUDs by Gregg Thornton, Esq

SESSION #66: Tools For Assessing And Treating Speech Sound Errors In The School Setting by Hayley S. Arnold, PhD, CCC-SLP