DuBard School for Language Disorders
Additional Links in Academics
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Additional Links in Academics: Fluency, Comprehension, and Written Expression explores how to link the multisensory learning techniques of the DuBard Association Method® to more advanced reading skills. These multisensory teaching-learning strategies will better connect your students to their academics and reach their fullest potential.
Topics Covered
- Fluency
- Comprehension
- Written expression
Suggested Participants
- Second - eighth-grade general education teachers
- Second - eighth-grade special education teachers
- Speech-language pathologists
- Reading specialists
- Academic Language Therapists
Spring Course (2026)
January 20-23, 2026
Participants can attend virtually or in person at DuBard School.
Pricing and Continuing Education Information
$750
2.5 Educator Credits
2.5 ASHA CEUs (intermediate level, professional area)
25 ALTA Credits
Program completion requirements: Participants are expected to be present for the entire program. Individuals who are not present for the full program will not be recommended for CEUs. No partial credit will be provided. All virtual participants will need access to a device with internet access to complete the course. Participants are required to complete course competencies with a minimum score of 80%.
Course Instructors
| Course Director | Alison Webster, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CALT-QI | Director |
| DuBard School Staff | Anna Curtis, M.Ed., LDT, CALT-QI | Dyslexia Specialist and Psychometrist |
| Alex Day, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, CALT | Training and Accreditation Manager | |
| Missy Schraeder, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CALT-QI | Transition and Training Specialist |
Disclosure Statements
This course will discuss the DuBard Association Method with limited to no information about like products or services.
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Dr. Alison Webster is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist and Certified Academic Language Therapist Qualified Instructor. She holds Mississippi licensure in Speech-Language Pathology and an endorsement in Mild to Moderate Disabilities in Special Education and Administration.
Financial - Dr. Webster is employed as the Director of DuBard School for Language
Disorders; course development and presentations are included in salaried duties.
Nonfinancial - No other non-financial relationship exists.
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Mrs. Anna Curtis is a licensed dyslexia therapist and Certified Academic Language Therapist Qualified Instructor. She holds licensure from the Mississippi Department of Education in the areas of speech-language therapy, dyslexia therapy, and psychometry.
Financial - Mrs. Anna Curtis is employed as a dyslexia specialist and psychometrist
at DuBard School for Language Disorders; course development and presentations are
included in salaried duties.
Nonfinancial - No other non-financial relationship exists.
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Dr. Alex Day is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist and Certified Academic
Language Therapist. She holds Mississippi licensure in Speech-Language Pathology with
an endorsement in Mild to Moderate Disabilities in Special Education.
Financial - Dr. Day is employed as the Training and Accreditation Manager at DuBard
School for Language Disorders; course development and presentations are included in
salaried duties.
Nonfinancial - No other non-financial relationship exists.
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Dr. Missy Schraeder is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist and Certified
Academic Language Therapist Qualified Instructor. She has presented at national conferences
in the areas of oral and written language disorders/dyslexia, multisensory instruction,
and apraxia of speech.
Financial - Dr. Schraeder is employed as Transition and Training Specialist at DuBard
School for Language Disorders; course development and presentations are included in
salaried duties. She is a co-author of DuBard Association Method® therapy materials
and receives royalty payments.
Nonfinancial - No other non-financial relationship exists.
DuBard School Accreditation
The DuBard Association Method® training course of DuBard School for Language Disorders at the The University of Southern Mississippi holds accredited status from the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC) for its instructional programs at the teaching, instructor of teaching, therapy, and instructor of therapy levels.
IMSLEC is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1995 to accredit organizations that offer programs to prepare specialists in multisensory structured language programs.
For more information concerning the DuBard Association Method®, email Alexandra.DayFREEMississippi.
