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The AET Presents

2026 Annual Conference

November 6-8, 2026

Registration is now open for AET Members!

Upcoming Events

22 May
Study Group Leaders Meeting
MOD_DPCALENDAR_UPCOMING_DATE 5/22/2026 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

All Study Group Leaders are invited to join the required annual SGL meeting.

To join, please check your email from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  (or contact if you didn't recieve it)

 

 

5 Jun
Webinar: Paper Trails and Peace of Mind
6/05/2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Webinar:

Paper Trails and Peace of Mind: Legal Documentation for Private Practice Panel Discussion

Moerated by Karen Lerner

Panelists: Tim Adams, Sarah Baum, Meldie Moore

 

For more information or to register visit: https://aetonline.org/events/webinars

 

19 Jun
Webinar committee meeting
6/19/2026 8:30 am - 9:25 am

Webinar subcommittee meeting

20 Jun

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

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.

 

Presenter info: 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.

 

Learning Objectives:

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

 

Register at: https://aetonline.org/events/workshops 

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