Megan McKenna, M.A.

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Courses Taught

• COMD 687: Speech-Language Practicum: Speech and Hearing Clinic
• COMD 773: Advanced Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology

Education

• M.A. Speech & Hearing Science - Clinical, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• B.S., Speech & Hearing Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Certification

• Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
• More Than Words Certification, The Hanen Centre
• TalkAbility Certification, The Hanen Centre
• Certified Autism Specialist, The International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards

Licensure

• Illinois Speech Language Pathologist License, Illinois Dept of Financial and Professional Regulation
• Illinois Professional Educator License (Non-Teaching), Illinois State Board of Education

Credential

• Early Intervention Speech/Language Pathologist Credential, Illinois Department of Human Services
• Early Intervention Evaluation/Assessment Specialist Credential, Illinois Department of Human Services

Research/Clinical Interests

• Prelinguistic skill development
• Early language development
• Early identification of autism spectrum disorder
• Promoting access to medical and therapy services for children with developmental delays

Training

• Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2) Clinical Training
• More Than Words and TalkAbility Certification Courses, The Hanen Centre
• Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment (TPBA)
• Social Thinking
• Core Vocabulary and AAC
• Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Pyramid Educational Consultants

Publications

Hadley, P.A., McKenna, M.M., and Rispoli, M. (2018). Sentence diversity in early language development: Recommendations for target selection and progress monitoring. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 27(2), 553-565. PMID: 29497741

Hadley, P.A., Rispoli, M., Holt, J.K., Papastratakos, T., Hsu, N., Kublanza, M., McKenna, M.M. (2016). Input subject diversity enhances early grammatical growth: Evidence from a parent-implemented intervention. Language Learning and Development, 13(1), 54-79.

McKenna, M.M., and Hadley, P.A. (2014). Assessing sentence diversity in toddlers at-risk for language disorders. Perspectives on Language, Learning and Education, 21(4), 159-172.