Tell Me a Story: Applying Tech Tools Apps for Narrative Language

Narrative language comprehension and expressive skills have implications for academic and social success, and are particularly relevant to school-based practice. This workshop will model the targeting of comprehension and expression of stories through easy-to-use and engaging interactive technology resources. Interactive activities and the use of creation tools incorporating images, book creation, and animation can be aligned with research-based methodologies such as story grammar teaching and use of text structures. This session will review a selection of tech resources which can complement instruction in aspects of social communication such as conversational storytelling.

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Presenters

Sean J. Sweeney
MS MEd CCC-SLP
Sean Sweeney, MS, MEd, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist and technology specialist working in private practice at the Ely Center in Needham, MA, and consults to local and national organizations on technology integration in speech and language interventions. His blog, SpeechTechie (www.speechtechie.com), looks at technology "through a language lens." Contact him at sean@speechtechie.com.

Learning Objectives

Identify two intervention approaches that align with the use of tech resources.
Describe three tech tools and narrative intervention contexts for their use.
Construct two lesson plans incorporating technology in the context of addressing narrative language macrostructure and microstructure.

Agenda

5 minutes	Intro and overview
10 minutes	Approaches to narrative intervention
35 minutes	Review and demonstration of tech resources to spark stories
10 minutes	Q/A

Disclosures

Speakers - Financial	Sean Sweeney (he/his) receives a consulting fee from Mindwing Concepts whose tool Story Grammar Marker will be described in the session, among other narrative development tools.
Speakers - Nonfinancial	Sean Sweeney has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
Course - Content	Sean Sweeney has no relevant content information to disclose.
Course - Financial Support & In Kind	This webinar was funded by our sponsors, SLP Toolkit and SLP Now. We would also like to thank the presenters of this course who have provided their speaking services at no charge.

ASHA

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs, Introductory Level, Professional Area, Professional Area