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Course Description
Narrative capacity, or the ability to tell or retell a story, is highly predictive of both academic and social success. Further, a child’s storytelling ability is culturally grounded and socially valid to caregivers of children with language delays. Thus, narrative intervention provides a unique opportunity to develop receptive and expressive language skills in a socially valid, naturalistic context. Narrative-based intervention has been shown to increase the length and complexity of story retelling across a variety of at-risk populations, including children with specific language impairment, language delays, and autism spectrum disorder, as well as children from culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse backgrounds. Many speech-language pathologists already use narratives to target specific language structures, but the literature demonstrates that children need to understand and use complete story grammar before stories can be leveraged to develop syntactic structures or elements (Spencer & Peterson, 2020). During this presentation, participants will learn about the typical developmental sequence for narratives, as well as the cultural influences of narrative engagement and structure. Then, we will use the literature to develop a framework for developing story grammar. Finally, we will discuss specific principles of narrative intervention to develop storytelling skills and to elicit specific morphosyntactic targets in a naturalistic context. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a case study exercise by listening to three narrative examples and developing a small group intervention plan to meet the language needs of each child.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will explain why storytelling is critical for full participation in social and academic contexts.
- Participants will describe the key elements of narrative-based intervention for developing story grammar and meeting specific morphosyntactic language goals.
- Participants will analyze three narrative samples to create a narrative intervention plan which can be used to meet individual language goals in a school-based, group therapy model.
Agenda
3:00 - 3:05 Introduction and outcomes
3:05 - 3:10 Narrative Background and Literature Review
3:10 - 3:20 Narrative Structure and Developmental Sequence
3:20 - 3:40 Narrative Intervention Sequence
3:40 - 3:55 Analyze Narrative Samples and Develop Intervention Plan
3:55 - 4:00 Questions/Wrap Up
Speaker Bio
Judi Pritchard, MS, CCC-SLP is owner of C&T Consulting, a private practice in Alabaster, Alabama and has been an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist for over 25 years. She is also the founder and CEO of the Care and Thrive Foundation; a non-profit organization specializing in cognitive wellness, mild cognitive impairment, and young onset dementia.
She earned her B.S and M.S. from the University of Montevallo in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Judi is a Certified Montessori Dementia Practitioner and a Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer. She is the producer and host of the podcast series Dementia Real Talk and 5 To Thrive video series sharing information, products, and adaptive approaches to help others who experience cognitive decline learn how to retain independence longer Expanding the reach of her mission, Judi is particularly excited about the launch of Operation Excel, a support group for veterans struggling with prolonged concussion symptoms. Judi’s goal is to create a society that embraces cognitive healthy lifestyles, is proactive in addressing subtle cognitive changes, and crushes the stigma regarding people with neurodegenerative decline.
Speaker Disclosures
Financial— Employed by and receives a salary from Care and Thrive. Received an honorarium for speaking at this event.
Nonfinancial—No relevant nonfinancial relationships exist.
