Session Category: Communication
National Conference 2013: Session Information
Session Category: Communication
The following list of sessions all fall under the Communication category
* Rock Your Play
Brief Description: Most professionals and parents automatically assume that they can help children learn to be sociable and communicative by sitting down and playing with them. But, for children on the spectrum playing might not come easily or naturally. Through video examples, this presentation presents information on what to do when a child doesn’t know how to play and what play activities will encourage a child to interact and communicate with both adults and peers.
Speaker(s): Fern Sussman
* Teaching Children With ASD To Use Language For Reasoning and Problem-Solving
Brief Description: The ability to “think in speech” is critical for developing flexible thinking, and is the foundation for effective self-regulation. Children with ASD have difficulty with planning and reflecting on potential solutions to problems when faced with novel situations that are deemed stressful. In particular, generalization of these skills outside a therapy setting are known to be especially challenging for therapists, educators and families. Participants will learn practical strategies for teaching and generalization of these skills with children with ASD.
Speaker(s): Janice Nathan
*The Language Of Exercise: Movements Impact On Language Development
Brief Description: Participants will learn how exercise can play a role in developing language while improving social skills, academics and achieving a physically active lifestyle. This is an active workshop where participants will learn the visual, sensory and tactile supports necessary in implementing a structured exercise program. This workshop will help speech language pathologists utilize components of exercise, to create new intervention techniques while meeting the needs of their students.
Speaker(s): David S. Geslak
