Paraeducators are consistent communication partners who can be powerful extenders to support long-term student goals like independence and engagement. In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute activities – presenter Kim Murza demonstrates an observational process school SLPs can use to support effective collaboration with paraeducators to increase students’ generalization of communication skills. She then guides you through actionable steps to put the process into practice and reflect on the outcomes.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Coach a paraeducator on how to identify communication partner techniques they are already using

What Is a Micro Course?
Designed to fit your busy schedule, micro courses are 30-minute courses that are broken into six 5-minute blocks, two of which are speaker-led and four of which guide you through practicing a new strategy with a client on your current caseload.

Learning Assessment
Self-assessment

Other Micro Courses in This Series

• Identifying Student Strengths (WEB18260) (available through the ASHA Learning Pass subscription or as an a la carte purchase)
• Building on Student Strengths (WEB18261) (available through the ASHA Learning Pass subscription or as an a la carte purchase)
• Writing Strengths-Based Goals for Students (WEB18262) (available through the ASHA Learning Pass subscription or as an a la carte purchase)

All four micro courses are part of a course bundle, Focusing on Strengths to Build Student Communication and Engagement, available through the ASHA Learning Pass subscription or as an a la carte purchase.