TalkTools® Course — Timed Agenda
Motor Speech Series
Vocalization to Communication
Vocalization to Communication
TalkTools® Motor Speech Series — Vocalization to Communication · Live Course + Self-Study Module
Self-Study Module
Vocalization on Command
Course Content
3 Hours
- 10 min — Why Can’t My Client Imitate Speech Sounds
- 10 min — Why Do Therapists Rely on Imitation in Therapy?
- 15 min — Imitation 101
- 15 min — Motor Imitation
- 30 min — Phonation on Command
- 10 min — Differentiating Speech Practice from Language Practice
- 60 min — Applying Therapies
- 30 min — Oral Motor Trials
Live Course Agenda
Agenda
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Morning Session
- 30 min — Introduction and Course Overview
- 30 min — What is an Oral Placement Approach?
- 30 min — Speech from a Systems Perspective: Assessment
- 30 min — Speech from a Systems Perspective
- 60 min — Starting with a Client Who is Not Yet Imitating Speech or Has Limited Sounds
Lunch
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Afternoon Session
- 15 min — OPT to Speech Production
- 15 min — Using Tools to Facilitate Phonetic Shaping
- 15 min — Sequencing Sounds
- 15 min — Teaching a Syllable
- 15 min — Sequencing Syllables to Words to Communication
- 30 min — Transitioning to Other Motor Speech Approaches
- 15 min — Q & A
