DuBard School for Language Disorders
DuBard Association Method® Seminar
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After taking The DuBard Association Method® Basic Course, the next step to your understanding of this method is within the Seminar. Advance your skills in this structured, phonetic, multisensory teaching-learning strategy that is Orton-Gillingham based in content and principles of instruction and has changed the lives of individuals with language disorders for over 60 years.
Topics Covered
- A review of the beginning levels of the DuBard Association Method®
- The structure of language as utilized at the various story levels of the method
- Advanced decoding skills, comprehension, written expression, and fluency
- Correlative programs: math, telling time, calendar work, and related subject areas
- Lesson planning
- Development of materials
- Task analysis of commercial textbook material for modification for children with language disorders
- Syllable types and transfer to texts
Suggested Participants
Those who have successfully completed a three-semester-hour course (or the equivalent) in the basics of the DuBard Association Method®
Pricing and Continuing Education Information
$1350
$800 plus tuition // Academic Credit
4.5 Educator Continuing Education credits (available through SRESA)
4.5 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area)
30 ALTA credits
Individuals who wish to enroll on an academic credit basis must be admitted/readmitted to The University of Southern Mississippi the semester before the course and before the registration process may be completed. Contact DuBard School to learn more.
Completion of this course may lead to national professional certification as a Certified Academic Language Practitioner (CALP) by the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA).
Program completion requirements: Participants are expected to complete the entire program. Individuals who do not complete the full program will not be recommended for Continuing Education. No partial credit will be provided. If attending the course virtually, participants will need access to a device with internet access to complete the course. See the registration page for details on Continuing Education credits.
Course Structure
This 45-hour course is presented in live synchronous sessions and may be completed virtually or face-to-face.
Seminar Instructors
| Course Director | Alison Webster, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CALT-QI | Director |
| Anna Curtis, M.Ed., LDT, CALT-QI | Dyslexia Specialist and Psychometrist | |
| Alex Day, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, CALT | Training and Accreditation Manager | |
| DuBard Staff | Misha Lee, M.S., CCC-SLP, CALT-QI | Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Patricia Martin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CALT-QI | Assistant Director | |
| Missy Schraeder, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CALT-QI | Transition and Training Specialist |
| DuBard School Accreditation | |
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The DuBard Association Method® training course of DuBard School for Language Disorders at 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. Click this IMSLEC link for more information. |
| For more information concerning the DuBard Association Method®, email Alison.Webster@usm.edu. | |
Disclosure Statements
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Dr. Alison Webster is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist, 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 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 Mississippi licensure in the areas of speech-language therapy, dyslexia therapy, and psychometry. Financial - Mrs.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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Mrs. Misha Lee is a nationally certified speech-language pathologist and Certified Academic Language Therapist Qualified Instructor. She holds licensure from the Mississippi Department of Education in the areas of Speech-Language Pathology, Mild to Moderate Disabilities, Hearing Disabilities, and Elementary Education. Financial - Mrs. Lee is employed as a speech-language pathologist 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. Patricia Martin is a nationally-certified speech-language pathologist and Certified Academic Language Therapist Qualified Instructor. She holds licensure from the Mississippi Department of Education in the areas of Speech-Language Pathology, Mild to Moderate Disabilities, Hearing Disabilities, Elementary Education, and Administration. Financial - Dr. Martin is employed as Assistant Director 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.
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