ASHA CEU #0483 11 Strategies to Build Language at Home Clinical Coaching Call

00:00 – Welcome, agenda, and the plan for using the handout
03:13 – Wins from the week: transitions, signing, music, and joint attention
15:20 – Why some children may cover their ears because of pitch sensitivity
17:07 – Starting the 11 strategies from a strengths based lens
18:25 – Strategy 1: Follow the child’s lead and read cues
20:49 – Using regulation time and music to support connection
25:08 – Strategy 2: Set up the environment for communication opportunities
28:16 – Using toy reduction so adults become the main social focus
30:31 – Strategy 3: Tell him, show him, help him
34:57 – Real examples of children doing more than adults expected
40:00 – Strategy 4: Sing a song for everything
44:13 – Songs as routine markers and transition cues
46:31 – Gestalt language processing and why music can help
49:15 – How to tell whether a child may be a gestalt language learner
55:58 – Strategy 5: Give words for what the child is trying to say
59:55 – Strategy 6: Simplify with sounds and single words
60:52 – Strategy 7: Repeat key words many times
62:58 – Strategy 8: Use verbal routines and carrier phrases
65:58 – Strategy 9: Gently withhold items while cueing a word
67:07 – Strategy 10: Offer two choices throughout routines
68:33 – Strategy 11: Expand and extend what the child says
69:55 – Filling out the form using real routines and real children
72:32 – Jasmine’s plan: music, wording, gestures, and routines
83:11 – Adjusting goals so they are realistic and doable
89:28 – Using choices and gestures to increase communication
100:00 – Modeling emotions and teaching self advocacy
103:47 – Therapist discussion: layering strategies without overwhelming families
109:17 – Preparing for school transitions and talking with teachers
116:16 – Concerns about preschool placement, toileting, and support needs
125:37 – End of month schedule update

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