Lunch & Learn Webinar: Courtney Overton (HESP)

How Speech Language Pathologists Identify Dyslexia 

Abstract: Courtney Overton, EdD, CCC-SLP is an Assistant Clinical Professor, LEAP Preschool Director, and the featured speaker for the next installment of MILE’s Lunch & Learn Webinar.

Bio: Courtney Overton, EdD, CCC-SLP is a Speech-Language Pathologist and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr. Overton serves as the Director of the Language-Learning Early Advantage Program. She is also the Associate Director of Education for the Maryland Initiative for Literacy and Equity (MILE), the Advisor for the National Student Speech-Language and Hearing Association (NSSLHA), and a Mentor with the Research Equity and Access in Communication (REACH) Program. Additionally, Dr. Overton is the Founder & CEO of Speech of Cake, Inc., a private practice in Alexandria, Virginia that specializes in treating speech sound disorders and dyslexia. She continues to advocate for neurodivergent students and students of color by providing seminars, workshops, and keynotes on a national level through her organizations, DiverCity SLP and The SLP Guide to Dyslexia.

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