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Using a multi-disciplinary learning approach – combining physical prompts, together with auditory and tactile input – to teach abstract or expressive language has been successfully applied across many settings (schools, geriatric facilities, hospitals, clinics, and home-based therapy) for years.
TalkTools founder, Sara Rosenfeld Johnson, MS, CCC-SLP has integrated this approach to develop a new language program, T.A.L.K.S (Teaching Abstract Language using (K) Concrete Symbols), focusing on clients who may not easily learn expressive language through purely auditory input (“Listen to me then say what I say”) and may better learn through a combination of auditory, visual and tactile input.
This client-friendly, goal-oriented program combines physical word-symbol blocks, together with specific auditory and tactile input to teach clients how to incorporate abstract language in isolation, phrases and, ultimately, sentences. T.A.L.K.S can be used both in individual and group sessions. Case study client videos as well as a homework option for caregivers to use between therapy sessions will be included.
The participants will be able to:
- Integrate auditory, visual and tactile techniques to teach expressive language usage
- Utilize a set of color-coded blocks to assist in the tactile teaching of abstract words
- Develop a client-based program to treat expressive language learning deficits
- 15 minutes Learning Style Information
- 45 minutes The T.A.L.K.S program
- 30 minutes Expanding sentence usage: word, phrase to conversation
- 10 minutes Video
- 20 minutes Q&A
NOTE: there may changes to handouts/resources prior to the start of the workshop -- be sure you have reviewed any versions you may have downloaded to make sure you have the latest version
Available for 2 weeks starting the live broadcast date. Limit 1 use per purchase.
Virtual streaming workshops and webinars are recorded during the time of broadcast;
the recorded presentation will be accessible to participants for 2 days after the virtual streaming broadcast date.
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