AAC Language and Narrative Development through Storybook Reading

Date:

February 10, 2021

Description:

This webinar emphasizes the need for people using AAC to develop language and skills that support social and interactive communication. Narrative language focuses on skills used in interactive discourse and social communication. These skills can be developed through a process called “decontextualization” in which language used in storybook reading in now used in play activities and story re-reading. It is also a key dimension of communication and symbolic development that is needed for people who use AAC. One model of narrative language development will be shared with participants that emphasizes storybook reading, and play-based activities that decontextualizes the language proved in the stories and creates rich language learning opportunities using AAC.

Speaker:

Tracy Kovach, PhD, CCC-SLP

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to describe how “decontextualization” in the Stories and Strategies Model is used in language-based activities.

Participants will be able to identify 3 activities that represent decontextualization from a story and are used to developed language.

Participants will be able to discuss how storybook reading and narrative development increase communicative competence.

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CEUs: This activity is for 0.2 ceus or 1.5 hours of continuing education credits. To register for ceus:

Download both forms:

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Send both forms to: ceus@aacinstitute.org

Upon completion of both forms correctly and passing of the quiz a certificate will be emailed

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