CREATIVE LANGUAGE THERAPY: SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTION FOR LANGUAGE DELAYED CHILDREN

Course overview

This course offers practical how-to language therapy techniques to implement in your "pull-out" therapy as well as your "push-in" instruction in the classroom or clinic. Learn creative organization methods, fun and effective language activities, and how to make your life easier by using common multi-use materials. The information is designed for preschool and elementary-aged language delayed children. Objective Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Describe methods and benefits of how to organize therapy into 'Discrete', 'Naturalistic', and 'Thematic' activities. Select core language therapy tools; how to use similar materials with both small groups and large groups. Apply the Paradigm--how we learn and how to facilitate long-term retention in therapy. Show how to build depth and breadth vocabulary skills, and creative ways to use word walls and word books in your pull-out therapy. Apply innovative ways to teach idioms, semantic gradients, facilitate improvement in grammar and syntax. Describe how to improve language skills through narrative language, including using stories, articles, and reader's theatre. Additional Information This course is offered for 0.5 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area) Course Timeline: 10 minutes: Introduction, Agenda, Items in Appendix 45 minutes: Section I:Organization, Types of Language Activities, Core Therapy Tools 45 minutes: Section II:The Paradigm: How the Brain Learns; Structuring Therapy 70 minutes: Section III:Discrete Therapy Activities 50 minutes: Section IV:Focus on Vocabulary Therapy 80 minutes: Section V:Naturalistic Therapy: Role Plays, Stories, Articles, Readers Theatre