What comes before words? How to support communication development for students who aren’t yet talking
Event description
Description
This 90-minute webinar will offer practical information to help build your confidence when interacting with students who are not yet speaking (or only starting to speak). We will be looking at a wide range of things that can support communication and build a foundation for future speech and language development. This webinar is good to take alongside the AAC 101 webinar.
There will be time for question and answers throughout the session.
Location
Zoom! We’ll send through the link one day prior to the email provided when you sign up!
Dates
* Wed 22 May 2024 - 7:30-9:00 pm including 30 minutes of Q/A
Learning Objectives
- Describe and celebrate at least 3 stages of communication development that occur before spoken words
- List at least 5 different reasons why students communicate
- List at least 5 different ways students communicate
- Complete a chart for your student looking at both communication reasons and the ways students communicate
- Feel confident to try at least 3 different ways to support your students 'tomorrow' and 'today' communication skills
Set Competency Categories
The Ministry of Education has identified 12 competency categories. This webinar covers the foll
- Teacher Aide Induction and foundation level competency level
- Neurodiversity
- Behaviour
- Communication
- Inclusion
- Learning support
- Languages
Payment
For those who are using the Teaching Aide PLD fund from the Ministry of Education, select one of free ARN number ticket types. We'll invoice the Ministry of Education directly for the course after you attend. You will need to apply for travel, release time, etc directly from the Ministry of Education. For more information about this process, go to http://inclusive-communication.co.nz/courses or directly to the Ministry’s website https://pld.education.govt.nz/find-pld/teacher-aide-professional-learning-and-development-fund-2023-2024/#007
Courses are also open to the general public – just select the private pay option!
Refunds and cancellations:
- You can cancel and organise a refund 7 days before the session through Humanitix
- We reserve the right to reschedule or cancel a session if there are too few people registered 7 days prior.
- If we need to cancel due to illness or unforeseen events, we’ll email you and offer a refund and option to reschedule for another date.
Presenter Bio
Shannon Hennig is a registered speech-language therapist who specialises in neurodiversity, inclusive education practice, assistive technology, and communication challenges. She has wealth of knowledge around how to support young people with language and communication needs. She previously has worked as a teaching aide herself and has 20 years of experience working in classrooms in both primary and secondary. She is known for providing informative PLD content that emphasises practical strategies that can immediately be put into practice.
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