Workshop- Using Sign to grow Language

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FEAT  NT Presents:

Saturday, June 18

> The Completion of the Growing Language Series with Gail Wayman, BCBA " The

> SIGN of things to Come: Using Sign to Grow Language. " What about the children

> who have lots of receptive language but cannot talk?... Don't miss " the SIGN

> of things to come! "

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> Participants will learn …

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> 1. The basic verbal operants as defined by Skinner

> 2. Why it is important to teach verbal behavior across all of the verbal

> operants

> 3. The difference between prompted speech and spontaneous speech

> 4. Why children with autism sometimes learn to speak in response to another

> person, yet never develop spontaneous speech

> 5. Why emphasis on vocal imitation alone may not lead to functional speech

> 6. How to “capture†a child’s motivation in order to teach spontaneous

> speech

> 7. That the use of augmentative communication can increase the likelihood

> that a non-vocal learner will learn functional and spontaneous speech

> 8. Criteria for choosing augmentative communication

> 9. Advantages and disadvantages of a topography based communication

> system(sign) vs. a selection based communication system (PECS)

> 10. How to teach sign (ASL) to children with special needs

> 11. That sign can be successfully taught to children with little or no

> imitation skills

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Go to www.featnt.org  for registration information.