Come Dance with Me

Jill Pierce has worked with children for over 20 years as a speech-language pathologist. She currently works with children having various autism spectrum disorders in a fully inclusive setting in Springfield, PA school district. Luann Colston works with children having various autism spectrum disorders in a fully inclusive middle school program in Springfield, PA. She has designed creative service delivery models and intervention strategies to meet their needs in this challenging setting. She has over 20 years experience as a speech and language therapist.

1. The Goal of Conversation Training. 2. The Most Common Barriers in Conversations. 3. The Child's Perspective (Interviews and art work from students). 4. Evaluating Conversation Skills: Skills Inventory, Student Interview/Observation Forms, How to Set Individual Goals. 5. Lesson Plans and Strategies. 6. Creative Service Delivery Models for Generalizing Conversation Skills. 7. Specific IEP Goals for Conversations.