Bringing Out the Best : Encouraging Expressive Communication in Children with Multiple Handicaps VIDEO Demonstrates techniques for helping children move beyond passive communication to more active, intentional communication. Viewers will see training sessions involving children with a wide range of communicative abilities -- from those who use simple movements, sounds, or gestures to those who use limited speech or sign language. Children are taught that they can influence and affect their environment as they learn to make requests, ask for help, and make choices. The narration is very clear and easy to understand. Throughout, viewers are asked to refer to and answer questions in the accompanying workbook.

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Bringing Out the Best: Encouraging Expressive Communication in Children with Multiple Handicaps
Producer, Dr. Elizabeth Cooley, The Oregon Research Institute

Demonstrates techniques for helping children move beyond passive communication to more active, intentional communication. Viewers will see training sessions involving children with a wide range of communicative abilities -- from those who use simple movements, sounds, or gestures to those who use limited speech or sign language. Children are taught that they can influence and affect their environment as they learn to make requests, ask for help, and make choices. The narration is very clear and easy to understand. Throughout, viewers are asked to refer to and answer questions in the accompanying workbook.

24 minutes (includes workbook)

ORDER CODE: RP-4400V
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