Join us for a 2-Day Introduction to the CASLLS at the historic Menger Hotel!

A workshop for teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing, speech-language pathologists, listening and spoken language therapists, audiologists, and administrators

Friday, August 22

Discover the Basics of the CASLLS

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 23

Implementing the CASLLS

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

$350 per person before July 31, 2025

$400 per person after July 31, 2025

This intensive training will enable participants to fully implement the Cottage Acquisition Scales for Listening, Language, and Speech (CASLLS) in classroom or therapy settings for children acquiring the English language. The CASLLS are a set of criterion-referenced instruments designed to help teachers and therapists assess, monitor, and select objectives for planning instruction to promote the language acquisition of children.

This two-day workshop is offered for 10 LSLS CEUs. Also included, virtual office hours for Q&A with Sunshine Cottage Educational Resources team, Friday, February 6, 2026 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CST.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

  • define the purpose/use of the CASLLS
  • practice language sampling and discover its significance as a means for selecting appropriate listening, language, and speech goals
  • analyze language samples and plot data onto CASLLS
  • examine data on CASLLS to select appropriate IEP goals, short-term goals, and weekly goals
  • acquire strategies/techniques to utilize in a classroom or therapy setting when working with children of various ages
  • explore methods to involve the parent/caregiver in carry-over of CASLLS targets into the home
  • examine CASLLS structures more thoroughly, incorporating them within activities to develop or enhance listening and spoken language
  • discover therapy/classroom activities that embed CASLLS structures: Pre-Verbal, Pre-Sentence, Simple Sentence, and Complex Sentence


Lodging Accommodations: 

Historic Menger Hotel $139 Single or Double 

For reservations call Frances Morin at (210) 293-3412 and mention Sunshine Cottage Workshop or visit http://bit.ly/4fVA5DY