DuBard School for Language Disorders
Missing Links in Academics
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Learn strategies you can use immediately to improve student achievement.
Missing Links in Academics will introduce you to techniques used in the DuBard Association Method® that can be used for students who may not need intensive therapy but could benefit from different teaching techniques. This multisensory teaching-learning strategy connects the link that is missing in your classroom to help students reach their fullest potential.
Topics Covered
- Multisensory techniques for teaching multisyllabic words through the lens of the Science of Reading.
- Orthography
- Syllable types and syllable division rules
- Spelling analyzation and fingerspelling
- Using morphemes as a way of increasing vocabulary knowledge
Suggested Participants
- Second - eighth-grade general education teachers
- Second - eighth-grade special education teachers
- Speech-language pathologists
- Reading specialists
- Academic Language Therapists
Fall course (2025)
Register September 8, 2025
September 24-26, 2025
Participants can attend virtually or in person at DuBard School
CEUs & Pricing Information
1.2 Educator CEUs
1.2 ASHA CEUs: (intermediate level, professional level)
12 ALTA Credits
Program completion requirements: Participants are expected to complete the entire program. Individuals who do not complete the full program will not be recommended for CEUs. No partial credit will be provided. All participants will need access to a device with internet access to complete the course.
Course Instructors
| Course Director | Alison Webster, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CALT-QI |
Interim Director, DuBard School Speech-Language Pathologist |
| DuBard Staff |
Anna Curtis, M.Ed., LDT, CALT-ICALP | Dyslexia Specialist and Psychometrist |
| Alex Day, M.S., CCC-SLP, CALT | Training and Accreditation Manager | |
| Missy Schraeder, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CALT-QI | Transition and Training Specialist, Speech-Language Pathologist |
Disclosure Statements
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.
Disclosure:
Financial – Dr. Webster is employed by DuBard School for Language Disorders; course development and presentations are included in salaried duties.
Nonfinancial -No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
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Mrs. Anna Curtis is a licensed dyslexia therapist and Certified Academic Language Therapist Instructor of Certified Academic language Practitioner. She holds licensure from the Mississippi Department of Education in the areas of speech-language therapy, dyslexia therapy, and psychometry.
Disclosure:
Financial- Mrs. Curtis is employed as an dyslexia specialist and psychometrist by the DuBard School for Language Disorders; course development, and presentations are included in salaried duties.
Nonfinancial- No other non-financial relationship exist.
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Mrs. 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 moderate Disabilities in Special Education.
Disclosure:
Financial- Mrs. day is employed as the Training and Accreditation Manager by the DuBard School for Language Disorders; course development, and presentations are included in salaried duties.
Nonfinancial- No other non-financial relationship exist.
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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.
Disclosure:
Financial – Dr. Schraeder is employed by 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 relevant nonfinancial relationship exists