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1 online resource : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 What Are Autism and Language Impairment? -- What is autism? -- Autism and play -- What is language impairment? -- ch. 2 Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks and LEGO® Therapy -- Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks -- Cognitive abilities -- Age range -- Diagnosis -- Linguistic ability -- Roles -- Reinforcers -- ch. 3 Aims -- Development of joint attention -- Listening and attention control -- Receptive and expressive language -- Development of early concepts -- Learning to label emotions -- Problem solving and communication repair -- Turn taking and patience -- Range of language functions -- Bilateral integration and fine motor skills -- Eye contact -- ch. 4 Why Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks Works -- Theory of mind -- Weak central coherence -- Executive functions -- Poor ability to jointly attend -- Theories of word learning -- ch. 5 Starting Off -- Pairing clients -- Assessment -- establishing a baseline of skills -- What am I testing? -- Testing understanding of colour names -- Testing understanding of prepositions (positional concepts) -- Testing understanding of shape -- Testing concepts of measure -- Testing the number of ICW understood -- ch. 6 Progressing Skills -- Role of the facilitator -- Prompting -- Facilitating form of language -- ch. 7 Guidelines for Setting Up and Running Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks Sessions -- Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks in school -- Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks at home -- ch. 8 Measuring Outcomes -- Target-based outcomes -- Satisfaction-based outcomes -- ch. 9 Examples of Cases -- John -- James -- Using Building Language using LEGO® Bricks with non-verbal or pre-verbal children -- Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Autistic children -- Education.
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Autistic children -- Education. |
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Autistic children -- Language.
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Autistic children -- Language. |
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LEGO toys.
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LEGO toys. |
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Communicative disorders in children.
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Communicative disorders in children. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781785920615 1785920618 (DLC) 2016007939 (OCoLC)941139935 |
| ISBN |
9781784503178 (electronic book) |
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1784503177 (electronic book) |
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9781785920615 |
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1785920618 |
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