Storytime with AAC Presented by Claire Seefried claire

Storytime with AAC Presented by: Claire Seefried claire. seefried@elsforautism. org

The Importance of Core Language SUBHEAD GOES HERE • Core words make up approximately 80% of our vocabulary • Core words are those 500 or so words that we use frequently throughout the day • By mastering core words, children are able to say many things • For example, core words include: I, see, you, he, she, do, it, the, tell, not, etc. • These words are the glue that make our language cohesive and give us many opportunities to learn and practice language (Zangari & Wise, 2017)

Letter-Sound Correspondence • Letter-sound correspondence refers to the sound(s) each letter(s) make • How to teach letter-sound correspondence: 1. Show the letter and say its sound 2. Have the child listen to this a few times o Focus on the SOUND, not the name 3. Point to the letter and say “a” as in “cat” 4. Provide the child with some letters using letter cards, a letter board, an alphabet screen on a speech-generating device, or a keyboard 5. Say the target sound, “a”, and have the child select the corresponding letter

Letter of the Week • Point to the letter and say “a” as in “cat”.

Letter of the Week

Core Vocabulary Words for Story:

Core Vocabulary Words for Story:

Extension Activities • Review WHO was in the story • Review WHAT happened in the story • Spatial concepts (e. g. , in, on, under, over, etc. ) • Music • Listen to music incorporating core vocabulary words (see next slide) • Art • Design art activities around concepts in the story

Comprehension Questions • What color was the balloon? • Who was whispering “hush”? • How many bears were in the story? • What were the bears sitting on? • What color was the room? • How many kittens were in the story? • The cow was jumping over the… • The bears were sitting on… • There was a bowl full of…

Spatial Concepts • Spatial concepts help us express the relationship between us and objects, and the relationships of objects to each other • Using language including concepts such as under, over, in, on, next to, etc. help us understand directions more precisely, ask detailed questions, and express our ideas to others (Spivey, 2009) • How to teach spatial concepts: • https: //www. superduperinc. com/handouts/pdf/240_Spatial. Concepts. pd • https: //www. speechandlanguagekids. com/4 -steps-to-teaching-your-child-a-spatial-concept/ • Spatial concept activities: • https: //www. speechandlanguagekids. com/spatial-concepts-games-go/ • http: //www. funbrainjr. com/games/Tree. House. Builder/ • http: //www. meddybemps. com/Spatial. Concepts/Index. html

Additional Resources • Goodnight Moon book: • https: //www. amazon. com/Goodnight-Moon-Margaret. Wise-Brown/dp/0064430170 • Goodnight Moon read aloud story: • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=x. Pb 0 aiogg 7 I • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=vb. Kovi. P 0 f. TQ • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=dj. Ek 8 g. Tb. TBg • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t. Ygj. Btq. IDD 8 • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=p. SDVDKe. RPe. M • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=q. AV 8 Ca. Uf. BLc • Goodnight Moon read in ASL: • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=g. RXwvg. QPe. Ao • Goodnight Moon songs: • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ac. Swhzu 0 c. Ag • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=O 9 K-Fw 5 k 5 Ek • Goodnight songs: • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t. Ahgt. Jm. P 83 w • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=g. R 8 I 6 tu. U 7 v. M • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=y. Cj. Jyiqp. Au. U (twinkle little star) • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=tbb. Kj. Dj. MDok (little snowflake) • Goodnight Moon activities: • https: //lifeovercs. com/free-rhyming-activities-forgoodnight-moon/ • http: //www. hubbardscupboard. org/goodnight-moon • https: //www. rif. org/literacy-central/book/goodnightmoon • https: //www. theottoolbox. com/goodnight-moon-memory -game/ • https: //www. coffeecupsandcrayons. com/goodnight-moon activities/? utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&u tm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&utm_content=tribes&utm_ term=868509940_36967548_100545

Additional Resources • Online support for families during school closures • https: //praacticalaac. org/praactical-resources-online-aac-support-for-families -during-school-closures/ • https: //drive. google. com/file/d/1 a 4 Ct_2 v. Je 4 fj. HBi 5 qzf. Kq. Sk. Otr. Ticj. OH/view • https: //howtoaba. com/resources-for-children-with-autism-during-covid-19/ • AAC resources for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic • https: //praacticalaac. org/praactical-resources-dealing-with-the-covid-19 pandemic/ • Additional read aloud stories featuring celebrities • https: //www. youtube. com/channel/UCn. Bdza. Ry-Ky 9 Vh 54 XJl. Fz 1 Q • https: //www. instagram. com/savewithstories/ • High frequency words • https: //www. readinga-z. com/high-frequency-words/ • https: //aaclanguagelab. com/materials/100 highfrequencycorewords 21. pdf

Additional Resources • • • https: //www. readinga-z. com/ https: //www. freckle. com/ https: //jr. brainpop. com/ https: //www. abcya. com/ https: //www. starfall. com/h/

Questions? Please feel free to contact me at: claire. seefried@elsforautism. org