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Understanding Gestalt Language Processing
Aug 13, 2024
Lecture on Gestalt Language Processors
Introduction
Series on language, focusing on Gestalt language processors.
Livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube.
Interaction with the audience through comments.
Context and Background
The speaker is based in Wisconsin and teaches in Minnesota.
Unusual warm weather for November 1st.
Audience includes parents, special education teachers, and professionals in speech and language.
Reference to Halloween and its impact on classroom dynamics.
Understanding Gestalt Language Processing
Gestalt Language Processors
: Children who learn language in chunks rather than sequentially.
Analytic Language Processors
: Typical language development in sequential order (e.g., one word to sentences).
Autistic Children
: Often do not follow the typical linear path of language development.
Key Concepts
Immediate Echolalia
: Immediate repetition of phrases heard.
Delayed Echolalia
: Repetition of phrases heard in the past with a delay.
Pronoun Reversals
: Use of pronouns as they were heard, often reversed.
Examples and Observations
Immediate Echolalia
: Children echoing phrases exactly as heard, including intonation.
Delayed Echolalia
: Use of phrases in new contexts, e.g., a comforting phrase used by parents.
Examples from Classroom
:
Use of songs and familiar phrases to communicate.
Adapting play activities to include familiar language chunks.
Supporting Gestalt Language Processors
Importance of recognizing meaning in echolalia.
Detective Work
: Understanding the source and meaning of repeated phrases with the help of parents.
Strategies and Techniques
Using familiar songs and phrases to build language skills.
Engaging children with their interests to facilitate language learning.
Adapting activities to reduce stress and increase understanding.
Learning Resources
Meaningful Speech Course
by Alexandria Zacos.
Books
: "Uniquely Human" by Barry Prizant and "Natural Language Acquisition in Gestalt Language" by Marge Blanc.
Instagram Accounts
: @play_spark and @meaningfulspeech for more insights.
Conclusion
Recognition that language learning is individual and varied.
Encouragement to utilize resources and adjust teaching methods to support different learning styles.
Next Steps
Upcoming topic on increasing joint attention in autistic children.
Emphasis on shared enjoyment and creating engaging interactions without focusing on eye contact.
Audience Engagement
Encouragement for audience questions and feedback on the topic.
Replay available on YouTube and Facebook for those who missed the live session.
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