First Words: Assessment and Speech Therapy Goals
Presented by Susan H. Lederer PhD
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Susan H. Lederer PhD
Susan Hendler Lederer, Ph.D., CCC is a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Adelphi University, Garden City, Long Island, NY. She is a NYS licensed and nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologist with over 35 years of clinical experience including 20 years of academic experience in the…
Chapters & learning objectives
1. Nature of Language: Development and Delays in the First Word Period
This chapter will cover milestones for the acquisition of first words and the composition of the first 50 word lexicon. This will be followed by guidelines for diagnosing a language delay (late talker/SLI vs. developmental delay).
2. Assessment: Gathering, Sorting and Analyzing First Word Data
While standardized tests are necessary for qualifying children for therapy, they do not provide sufficient data to plan therapy. In this chapter we will explore how to gather, categorize, and analyze single word utterances obtained from the natural language sample, parent-report tools, and elicitation tasks). Conducting a qualitative analysis of word types (i.e., semantic content categories such as nouns, verbs, prepositions) provides a clear path to choosing goals.
3. Intervention: Choosing goals/targets and Beginning Therapy
The analysis of single word data by semantic category leads to setting goals both by categories and specific words within those categories that are developmentally appropriate, motivating, among other criteria. Critical thinking about choosing “more” will be discussed. A recommended list of early targets will be provided. A sample intervention using a children’s picture book will conclude this course.
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