Course: Ideas For Teaching Speech To Children With Autism
(Focus: Pre-school/SPED)
| Date: | 21 November 2009 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 9.00am to 12.00 pm |
| Venue: | Pathlight School |
| Pre-Requisite: | None but useful for participants to have attended the Fundamentals of Autism workshop. |
Target Audience
For the following who are caring for young children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder:
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Parents/Caregivers |
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Teachers/Educators |
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Therapists and Professionals |
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Course Description
Course Description
Teaching speech skills to children with autism can present many challenges.
This workshop aims to help participants overcome these challenges by empowering them with the knowledge and skills to effectively teach children with autism to speak.
Participants will also be taught practical ideas and strategies to help facilitate the systematic development of speech in children with autism.
This workshop will focus on helping participants to:
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Get children with autism ready to speak |
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Understand and follow the steps for developing speech |
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Use key daily routines for developing speech |
Objectives of The Course
Upon completion of the training workshop, participants will be able to:
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Understand the pre-requisite skills for speech development and how to develop these |
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Understand the speech development hierarchy |
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Apply daily speech facilitation routines |
Registration Details
| Trainer: |
Ms Anita Russell, Autism Consultant |
| Fees: | S$69.55 per participant |
| NCSS CTG Code: | N.A |
| Contact: | Lina Kam, Training Co-ordinator |
| Telephone: |
(+65) 6323-3258/9 |
| Email: | lina.kam@autism.org.sg |
