Please note that in this presentation a number of language facilitation techniques will be discussed. I have written about each one as a culmination of things I have learned over the years via research and my own personal clinical experience. I cannot pinpoint the exact places these pieces of information have come from since I created this series of PPTs using just my old brain.
Disclaimer: These presentations are based on my clinical experience and should be used as a guide only. I understand there are many ways to perform evaluations and therapy and I am just sharing how I do it. These presentations are not comprehensive in nature and you may add or use different testing materials, strategies or techniques. Feel free to share your experiences below. However, when commenting please do so with respect and common courtesy. Thank you.
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I finally had some time to come back and read this series of posts about the nonverbal child. I thought they were extremely helpful. Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you were able to read my series and more importantly that you found it helpful. I know there are so many ways to perform assessments, etc. but I thought since I had done so many over the last few years, and I had perfected my style after much trial and error, I'd share for those that maybe just don't want to reinvent the wheel. Hahaha! Glad I could help! Keep following me...more goodies to come in the future!
DeleteVery informative thank you..I didn't realize that we were hindering our 20month olds verbal skills by being too good at anticipating his needs and reading his cues. He signs quite a bit and points and grunts and uses da mostly. We will start using your tips for eliciting a vocal response right away.
ReplyDeleteWELCOME! I'm so glad you found my blog and hopefully these ideas will help elicit more verbalization!!! I would keep in my a few things when making the change and expecting imitation/vocalization: 1) make sure you are doing this when the child is highly motivated to get whatever object you are offering (young kiddos will most often perform for favorite foods/snacks, etc.), 2) I love that he is signing...so you can add the expectation of making a sound after you model the word of the object he wants. When he signs you can say, "I love that you are telling me with your hands, now tell me with your mouth" (pointing to your mouth and modeling the word again)...sometimes it just takes children a long time to realize what it is you want them to do, 3) expect resistance! I say this b/c parents even when I am there working with them, feel very frustrated b/c their child may cry and scream and even hit or lash out a bit when they don't receive what it is they want using their old communication system (eg. pointing, grabbing, showing, etc.). It's ok and its normal. It may be tough for the first few days or even a week but if you are consistent in asking your child to vocalize to gain the object he/she wants, they will learn very quickly what they need to do and will eventually do it. BUT if you give your child the object he/she wants before they vocalize, they will be reinforced to use whatever behavior they exhibited before getting the object (so if you give them the fruit snacks when they started to scream or cry, what the child just learned is that he/she needs to scream and cry to get a fruit snack...but if you wait and until the child is done screaming and crying and say "oo" when you say "fruit"...he just learned every time he wants fruit snacks he needs to at least say "oo".), 4) IF after some time you are noticing your child CANNOT imitate (not that he/she is refusing to do so or just not motivated to do but really cannot do so) then I would recommend you contact a local Speech-language pathologist in your area for a consultation.
DeleteAlso second to last page of the PPT for PART 2 of this series illustrates 3 primary techniques I ALWAYS teach parents first when we are beginning to expect verbalization: feigning confusion, binary choices, and waiting the child out. If you haven't read them yet head on over b/c they are the perfect techniques to use when getting your child to being vocalizaing!!!
Good luck and if you have any comments or questions don't hesitate to ask!
Hello! I found your blog from Pinterest. I am a new SLP in a pediatric outpatient setting. I see several young children who are nonverbal. I would like to read your presentations, but they have been removed from your site. Is there any way you can send it to me? Please let me know. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteFeel free to find my presentations at the link in this post. Thank you!
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