Audiology | School Issues | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Fluency Voice & Articulation | Language Development/Disorders | Neurogenic Disorders/Dysphagia | Professional Resources | Early Intervention | Students
Tamara S. Kasper M.S., CCC-SLP
Motivating Children with Autism and Other Developmental Challenges to Speak: Strategies to Improve Communication and Vocalizations
Tamara will discuss and demonstrate procedures to shape vocalizations in children with autism who demonstrate difficulty in development of speech production skills. The use of word shells (successive approximations to target words as popularized by Nancy Kaufman) during verbal imitation (echoic), mand (request), and tact (label) training and application of Kasper and Kaufman’s Sign to Talk Noun and Verb materials will receive emphasis.
Establishing Foundational Skills for Early Conversations in Children with Autism
Children with autism may demonstrate language skills, but not use language to converse with others. Tamara will discuss and demonstrate procedures to teach prerequisites to conversation. Methods to improve motivation for conversation, establishing strong labeling, receptive and intraverbal repertoires will be provided and demonstrated via video. Methods to teach requests for attention and information, responding to and discriminating WH questions, and several research proven methods for “scripting” children to converse with others will receive emphasis.
Lori Frost, M.S., CCC-SLP
Using B.F. Skinner’s Verbal Behavior to Analyze and Teach Language: Part 1: The Pure and Impure Verbal OperantsThis session introduces attendees to B.F. Skinner's analysis of language (Verbal Behavior, 1957) and defines the core verbal operants in terms of functional relevance. Frost analyzes complex verbal operants and demonstrates how subtle changes in our teaching strategy may result in significant differences regarding what students learn. Participants will learn how an understanding of the mixed sources of control can lead to improvements in teaching strategies across all modalities of communication.
Using B.F. Skinner’s Verbal Behavior to Analyze and Teach Language: Part 2: Teaching Critical Communication Skills
This session discusses how to use Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior to create effective lessons for teaching spontaneous and responsive communication skills that are critical for independent participation in the home, work, school and community settings. Participants will learn how to create lessons to teach nine critical expressive and receptive communication skills using the principles of applied behavior analysis including effective reinforcement, and prompting and error correction strategies.
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Thursday
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4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Wolk: REPS: A New Integrative Treatment Approach for Children with Autism and Phonological Difficulties
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Friday
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8:00 am - 11:30 am
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Kasper: Motivating Children with Autism and other Developmental Challenges to Speak: Strategies to Improve Communications and Vocalizations
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8:00 am - 11:30 am
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Frost: Using B.F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior to Analyze and Teach Language, Part I: The Pure and Impure Verbal Operants
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1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Kasper: Establishing Foundational Skills for Early Conversations in Children with Autism
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1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Frost: Using B.F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior to Analyze and Teach Language Part 2: Teaching Critical Communication Skills
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Saturday
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8:00 am - 10:00 am
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Leigh: Interactive Visuo-Motor Therapy: A Treatment Model for Children with Autism
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Audiology | School Issues | Autism Spectrum Disorders | Fluency Voice & Articulation | Language Development/Disorders | Neurogenic Disorders/Dysphagia | Professional Resources | Early Intervention | Students
