Course curriculum

  • 1
    Thrive PD© Agreement
  • 2
    Pre-Speech and Language
  • 3
    Pre-Speech Skills
  • 4
    Pre-Language Skills
  • 5
    Pre-Speech and Language
  • 6
    Survey
  • Thrive PD© Agreement
  • Pre-Speech and Language Introduction Introduction
  • Pre-Speech: Respiration, Tactile Sensation and Oral Motor Respiration Tactile Sensation Oral Motor Imitation Imitation Teaching Sample Imitation Motor Planning and Speech Sounds Motor Planning Speech Sounds
  • Introduction, Communicative Intent, Reciprocity/Turn Taking and Joint Attention Introduction Communicative Intent Reciprocity/Turn Taking Joint Attention Requesting and Pointing, Protesting and Social Interpretation Requesting and Pointing Protesting Social Communication Cognitive Linguistic Skills and Referential Knowledge Cognitive Linguistic Skills Referential Knowledge
  • Other Considerations, Predictors and Risk Factors and Related Play Development Revisiting Speech Case Studies Predictors and Risk Factors Related Development Play Development References Pre-Speech and Language Quiz
  • Course Survey

Objectives

Individuals who take the course will be able to:

  • Identify pre-speech and pre-language skills

  • Identify red flags that may indicate that a child needs speech therapy

  • Understand how these skills are integral to communication development

  • Understand some activities that can facilitate development of these skills