FREE WEBINAR
Inside the Reading Brain: Neurobiological Foundations SLPs Need to Know
A free one-hour session with Dr. Jennifer Zuk of Boston University on what early brain and language development tell us about learning to read, and the specific role SLPs can play.
Learning to read is not a single skill. It is a stack of speech and language abilities that have to come together, and a breakdown in any one of them can stall a child long before anyone calls it a reading problem.
That puts speech-language pathologists in an unusually direct position. The children on your caseload with speech and language impairments are the same children most likely to struggle with reading and written language.
In this free one-hour session, Dr. Jennifer Zuk introduces the reading brain and walks through how early brain and language development set the foundation for learning to read, and where SLPs can step in.
What we will cover
How early brain development supports learning to read, and what the reading brain actually refers to
The key building blocks for learning to read, and which ones tend to break down first
Specific roles speech-language pathologists can take to support children's literacy development
ABOUT THIS SESSION
Your speaker
Dr. Jennifer Zuk is an Assistant Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences at Boston University's Sargent College, where she directs the Zuk Lab. Her research uses behavioral and neuroimaging methods to study how early childhood factors, including brain development, language environment and music exposure, shape speech, language and reading outcomes from infancy through school age. She holds a PhD in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology from Harvard University and an EdM in Mind, Brain, and Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and completed her clinical training at the MGH Institute of Health Professions and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
