DuBard School for Language Disorders
Missing Links in Academics
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Missing Links in Academics will introduce you to techniques utilized in the DuBard Association Method® that can be helpful 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)
November 3-4, 2025
Participants can attend virtually or in person at DuBard School
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Pricing and Continuing Education Information
$450
1.5 Educator Credits
1.5 ASHA CEUs: (intermediate level, professional level)
15 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 ASHA 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 a course competency 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. 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 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.%C2%A0