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Gestures, Signs, and Facial Cues

Using hand motions, signs, or changing facial expression to express and communicate messages

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Goal Bank

  • Judie will indicate wants and needs by combining gesture + vocalization 15 X a session, across 3 consecutive sessions to increase communicative intent as measured by clinician observation, with 25% verbal modeling. 1

Resources

  • How Do You Feel Today? preview

    How Do You Feel Today?

    Sara Lowczyk

    A small visual support for emotions.

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  • 16 Gestures By 16 Months preview

    16 Gestures By 16 Months

    Bethany Ayer

    Research has found the development of gestures is a language predictor. From 9-16 months, children should be learning at least two additional gestures per month. Here is a helpful guide of typical ...

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