Virtual Workshop

Event Time & Location

June 20, 2026
Virtual Zoom Event

Price Breakdown

	Early Bird 4/10/26 - 5/13/26	Regular 5/14/26 - 6/19/26
Members	$50	$70
Student Members	$25	$25
Non-Members For an extra $35, non-members can receive a one-year General Membership	$65	$85

Schedule

8:30am - 9:00am PT 9:30am - 10:00am MT 10:30am - 11:00am CT 11:30am - noon ET	Virtual Coffee and Tea Time
9:00am - 9:15am PT 10:00am - 10:15am MT 11:00am - 11:15am CT 12:00pm - 12:15pm ET	Welcome / Announcements / Introduction
9:15am - 11:45am PT 10:15am - 12:45pm MT 11:15am - 1:45pm CT 12:15pm - 2:45pm ET	Presentation, including a 15-minute break
11:45am - noon PT 12:45pm - 1:00pm MT 1:45pm - 2:00pm CT 2:45pm - 3:00pm ET	Wrap-up / Goodbye

Event Type

Livestream on Zoom Events
(There will be a recording, but it will only be available for 2 weeks after the event and only to those who pre-registered.)

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AET Educational Therapy Institute Presents:

Teaching Math Successfully Through the Cognitive Science of Math Learning and Modifying English Math Language

Speaker: Karen Tzanetopoulos, M.S., CCC-SLP

Description:

Increasingly complex language is required for mathematical learning and reasoning. From early quantitative and spatial language to advanced algebraic reasoning and beyond, language serves both as an essential tool for learning math and as a medium for expressing mathematical thinking. Thus, language deficits often lead children with dyslexia, Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), and other language challenges to struggle with mathematics. Children may struggle primarily due to insufficient language support rather than fundamental difficulties with numerical or spatial reasoning. Yet, math instruction in the United States today is heavily language-based, relying on number talks, peer discussions, and word problems. Cognitive research on math learning for all children has exploded in the past 15 years, and this workshop will provide key findings of the essential components of successful math learning.

Learning Outcomes:

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:

Participants will identify strategies to modify the abstract English language of math for more transparent instruction.
Participants will summarize ways to reduce the language load in math instruction and increase the use of specific manipulatives to demonstrate math concepts.
Participants will understand the link between language, spatial skills, and math learning.

Speaker Bio:

Karen Tzanetopoulos , M.S., CCC-SLP, — author, speaker, speech-language therapist, and expert in how children learn math and reading. She provides professional development for educators, while also working directly with children, focusing on the language of math, cognitive processes, and strategies that help all learners succeed.

Disclosure: Karen Tzanetopoulos receives an honorarium from AET and royalties from Routledge.

CE Credits

ASHA credit is awarded to participants who attend all instructional sessions. Virtual participation will be verified using the video conferencing access log. Learners must also complete the course evaluation within 14 days of the workshop. ASHA CEUs will be reported directly to ASHA for learners who meet these requirements. When you provide your ASHA ID number to our staff or volunteers, you authorize AET to report ASHA CEUs for this course on your behalf.

This program is offered for:
AET – 2.5 CE hours
ASHA – 0.25 ASHA CEUs
NASP – 2.5 hours of CPD
TEA – 2.5 CPE hours
ALTA – 2.5 CE hours
CA BBS (Through NASP) – 2.5 CE hours (includes LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, LEP in California)