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Speaking Engagements

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Sydney Bassard has presented nationally and internationally for conferences and organizations including the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Turkish SLT Association, and Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. She has extensive training and knowledge in working with children who are Deaf or hard of hearing and literacy intervention. Sydney has presented on topics related to hearing loss, literacy, family-centered care, social media ethics,  and cultural considerations for professionals and parents. She was acknowledged as an ASHA Innovator in 2023 and an ASHA Distinguished Early Career Professional in 2020. 

 

Sydney Bassard is frequently noted as a highly engaging presenter as she makes her presentations interactive with takeaways to use in therapy the next day. 

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Topics Sydney frequently presents are:

  • Assessment and Treatment of Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

  • Integrating Early Literacy Skills in Speech Therapy

  • Using Daily Routines to Build Language Skills

  • Social Media Ethics for Professionals

  • Health Literacy

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If there is a topic you do not see listed, contact us to discuss more. Sydney presents on a wide variety of topics related to these areas. A full CV is available upon request.

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Fill out this form to discuss opportunities to have Sydney at your event.

“Sydney did a great job making the information relevant to our work as mentors and evaluators with teachers by giving opportunities to think about how we can use this information to support teachers.”
"Sydney encouraged interventionists to use the curriculum to not just make our lives easier but to help support student growth more!"
"SO informative!!! Great information that I can begin using when I get back to work Monday morning. Her slides were organized & easy to follow."

Upcoming Engagements

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Invited Presentations

Bassard, S.D. (2024, June 20-21). Five ways to use emergent literacy skills to develop literacy and language skills [75-minute oral presentation]. Opening Doors Unlocking Potential, Richmond, VA.  

Bassard, S.D. (2024, June 20-21). Guiding deaf and hard of hearing children to literacy success [90-minute oral presentation]. Opening Doors Unlocking Potential, Richmond, VA.  

Bassard, S.D. (2024, February). Using daily routines to build listening and language in the classroom [60-minute oral presentation]. IN-CoDE 2024 - Indiana Conference on Deaf Education, Fishers, IN.  

Bassard, S.D. (2023, December). Assessment and treatment of children who are Deaf and hard of hearing. Turkish SLT Association, Virtual.

Bassard, S.D. (2023, November). Harnessing the power of teletherapy to ignite innovation in care for children with hearing loss. Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA.

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