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Beyond Requesting: I Have More to Say
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
9:00am – 3:30pm
Presented by Holly Schneider, MA, CCC-SLP
Collaborate Training Center
Midlands Center
8301 Farrow Road, Columbia, SC 29203
ASHA CEUs: Yes: this course is offered for .5 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional Area)
Cost: FREE
Register for this course and get more information at the DynaVox training website.Where do you start when you introduce Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to someone? If you are like most people, you start with requesting a fun or motivating activity such as “I want a book” or “I want music” or “I want a cookie.” Why? Because it is easy to show the purpose of communication when the result is as obvious as reading a book, turning on music, or eating a cookie. Plus, we hope the requested items or activities will help individuals to be excited about communication!
But, what happens next? What happens when we run out of things for individuals to request? What happens when they seem “bored” by requesting? What could they say after they make a request? What happens when the situation doesn’t allow for requesting? In this session, we will help you develop specific strategies to go beyond requesting… into the world of asking questions, making comments, protesting, expressing opinions, and other communicative functions. We will use lecture, discussion, video examples, and small-group activities to explore the power of various communicative functions, vocabulary selection, teaching strategies, and specific ways to facilitate communication beyond requesting. We will address communication beyond requesting for individuals of various ages, disabilities, and communication levels. You will leave with a collection of practical ideas developed both by the presenter and by your fellow attendees.
NOTE: For more information on this course, click on the title above.
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