Aided Language Input, Attributing Meaning, Core Vocabulary and Pre-symbolic Communicators

Aided language input involves pairing speech with graphic symbols to teach symbolic communication. An often overlooked aspect of aided language input is attributing meaning to non-symbolic behaviors. This webinar will review the literature on these practices with pre-symbolic communicators. Then the session will focus on aided language input with core vocabulary as part of naturalistic interventions to improve outcomes for pre-symbolic communicators.

PLEASE NOTE: This webinar is scheduled for May 5th, 7:00 pm-8:00 pm EDT — only the first 100 attendees to log into the webinar will be guaranteed spots.

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About the Presenter:

Kathryn is a PhD candidate in the Division of Speech & Hearing Sciences and a  research assistant at the Center for Literacy and Disability Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Kathryn is a speech-language pathologist with over 20 years’ experience working with beginning communicators and their families. She also is one of the administrators/moderators of the Facebook page “AAC for the SLP”.

Moderated By:

Betsy Caporale

PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:

• describe the value and role of adult responsiveness in attributing communicative meaning as part of aided language input with presymbolic communicators;
• identify 2 or more differences between aided language input with pre-intentional and intentional communicators;
• describe 2 or more ways to apply aided language input during emergent literacy or other naturalistic intervention contexts.

TIME ORDERED AGENDA:

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) CEUs in speech-language pathology and audiology are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the CEU Participant Form from the ASHA Approved CE Provider, USSAAC. CEU Participant Forms are available onsite at Registration. ASHA CEUs are provided to full registrations. This program is offered for .1 ASHA CEUs (Introductory Level, Professional Area). 

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ASHA Disclosures:

• Presenter has no financial or non-financial disclosures to report. 

      • Moderator has no financial or non-financial disclosures to report

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