Recorded Webinar: Descriptive Talking-Teaching-Testing with People using AAC Systems
This course is offered for .1 ASHA CEUs (Introductory level, Professional Area). This course is offered exclusively to SLP Nerdcast Members only.
In this session, the history and basic principles of of descriptive talking-teaching-testing (DTTT) are discussed. This course also reviews the importance of core vocabulary, the difference between referential vs. descriptive talking-teaching-testing, and how this relates to curriculum.
As a result of this activity, participants will:
Kate Grandbois (she/her) & Amy Wonkka (she/her
Gail Van Tatenhove, PA, MS, CCC-SLP
Kate Grandbois has the following relevant financial relationships to disclose: Kate is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast. Kate Grandbois non-financial disclosures: Kate is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. She is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG.
Amy Wonkka has the following relevant financial relationships to disclose: Amy is an employee of a public school system and co-founder for SLP Nerdcast. Amy Wonkka non-financial disclosures: Amy is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children.
Gail Van Tatenhove has the following nonfinancial relationships to disclose: Gail is a member of ASHA’s Special Interest Group 12, the International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and the United States Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication. She also helps coordinate the activity of Device Verses, an AAC users’ weekly support group.
10 MIN | Introductions and Backgrounds |
15 MIN | The Beginning of Descriptive Teaching |
10 MIN | Teaching Users to Talk Descriptively |
10 MIN | Descriptive vs. Referential Teaching |
10 MIN | Doing Descriptive Teaching with Lesson Examples |
5 MIN | Closing, Discussion, and Questions |
The contents of this episode are not meant to replace clinical advice. SLP Nerdcast, its hosts and guests do not represent or endorse specific products or procedures mentioned during our episodes unless otherwise stated. We are NOT PhDs, but we do research our material. We do our best to provide a thorough review and fair representation of each topic that we tackle. That being said, it is always likely that there is an article we’ve missed, or another perspective that isn’t shared. If you have something to add to the conversation, please email us! Wed love to hear from you!
This course was originally published as part of SLP-Live, an online conference that took place in February 2020. At that time the following companies provided in kind support through product offerings, services, and/or discounts to giveaway to attendees at no charge: Vooks, The Speech Chick, The Digital SLP, Swivel Scheduler, Creative Speech Lab, What Should Danny Do?, SLP Now, Bridges, The Speech Tree Co, SLP Toolkit, Northern Speech Services, Speech Time Fun, Peachie Speechie, SLP Nerdcast, and Tassel Learning.