| Description |
1 online resource (151 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks: A Practical Guide by Dawn Ralph and Jacqui Rochester; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Preface; A brief description of Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks; 1. What are Autism and Language Impairment?; What is autism?; Autism and play; What is language impairment?; 2. Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks and LEGO® Therapy; Building Language Using LEGO® Bricks; Cognitive abilities; Age range; Diagnosis; Linguistic ability; Roles; Reinforcers; 3. Aims; Development of joint attention; Listening and attention control; Receptive and expressive language |
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Development of early conceptsLearning to label emotions; Problem solving and communication repair; Turn taking and patience; Range of language functions; Bilateral integration and fine motor skills; Eye contact ; 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; 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) |
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Testing understanding of shapeTesting concepts of measure; Testing the number of ICW understood; 6. Progressing Skills -- The Role of the Facilitator; Role of the facilitator; Prompting; Facilitating form of language; 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; 8. Measuring Outcomes; Target-based outcomes; Satisfaction-based outcomes; 9. Examples of Cases; John; James; Using Building Language using LEGO® Bricks with non-verbal or pre-verbal children |
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ConclusionAppendix 1: Assessment Checklist; Appendix 2: Model Checklist; Appendix 3a: Symbols for Colour; Appendix 3b: Symbols for Colour (continued) ; Appendix 3c: Symbols for Colour (blank template); Appendix 4: Symbols for Shape; Appendix 5a: Symbols for Size; Appendix 5b: Symbols for Size (continued) ; Appendix 6a: Symbols for Position; Appendix 6b: Symbols for Position (continued) ; Appendix 7: Sequence of Concepts (form) ; Appendix 8: Symbols for Questions; Appendix 9: Prompts for Repair Strategies ; Appendix 10: Badges; Appendix 11: Tokens; Subject Index; Author Index |
| Summary |
Harness the power of LEGO® bricks to promote essential skills in children and young people with speech, language and communication needs. This practical guide is full of information and tips on identifying areas of language need, how to implement and run interventions successfully, and how to measure progress |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language disorders in children -- Treatment
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LEGO toys.
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Language disorders in children -- Treatment
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LEGO toys
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rochester, Jacqui., author
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Gómez De La Cuesta, Gina, author of foreword
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| ISBN |
9781784503178 |
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1784503177 |
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