Anatomy of Language Intervention in Children: Application of Morpho-Syntax from Classroom to Clinics

Speaker: Ms. Maitri Sahasrabuddhe, MSc (Audiology and Speech Therapy)

This skill intensive webinar targets clinical skills of Speech Language Pathologists working with children. The expert speaker covers grounds how morpho-syntax differs across languages and how as SLPs we need to assess these nuances. Morpho-syntax is not very often looked at, but very often practiced and implemented through the therapy for development of language. 

Course Objectives:

1. Understand the concepts of Morphology and Syntax associated with language structure as studied in linguistics.
2. Understand the interaction of Morpho-syntax in language assessments and its profound effects on the outcome of a holistic evaluation.
3. Understanding basics of application of this knowledge in therapy sessions.

SLPs will be able to understand and implement:

Knowledge and use of native language and understand when the child operates in his/hers second language.

Utilize morphological structures in enhancing comprehension and expression of language.

Utilize and understand the differences in syntactical knowledge across languages and working with parents to improve the holistic language retention and expression by the child.

Utilize best knowledges and present data in therapy sessions.