This 2 day course introduces participants to planning and delivering language therapy in British Sign Language.
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A truly inspiring course which will contribute greatly to depth of knowledge for anyone working in this filed.
Speech & Language Therapist,Springfield University Hospital
Excellent two day course to be sharing ideas with colleagues from Britain & Ireland, all are passionate about developing language in BSL for the young deaf people we work with.
Speech & Language Therapist,Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education
Basic skills in planning, delivering and evaluating language therapy sessions in BSL. The course will support SLTs and Deaf tutors, instructors and those in other roles to work more effectively together to support the language learning needs of children who use BSL.
Participants must have attended, or work closely with a colleague who has attended, the BSL Production Test Training course.
Participants must also be currently work with children who are or are aiming to be BSL users.
Good written English skills.
The course provides theoretical information in presentations as well as video observation of cases. Group discussion and practical activities are included to support learning.
Herman, R. (2015). Language Assessment of Deaf Learners. In H. E. T. Knoors & M. Marschark (Eds.), Educating Deaf Learners: Creating a Global Evidence Base.
Herman, R., Rowley, K., Mason, K., & Morgan, G. (2014). Deficits in narrative abilities in child British Sign Language users with specific language impairment. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders / Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, 49(3), 343–53. http://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.12078
Mason, K., Rowley, K., Marshall, C. R., Atkinson, J. R., Herman, R., Woll, B., & Morgan, G. (2010). Identifying specific language impairment in deaf children acquiring British Sign Language: Implications for theory and practice. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 28(1), 33–49. http://doi.org/10.1348/026151009X484190
