Students who can’t explain what they’re thinking often struggle with peers and in school. Too many students bumble around when they try to explain something. Words and ideas go all willy-nilly, and their explanations fall apart. The explainer gets frustrated, and the listener gets lost. It’s a mess!

Drs. Bonnie Singer and Anthony Bashir share how explanations develop in young children and present the macrostructure patterns and microstructure elements of five types of explanations. They also offer intervention strategies and guidelines for supporting students who struggle with spoken explanations.

This 1-hour presentation was initially featured at the 2023 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention in Boston.

This is for

SLPs who work with school-age students of all ages

Take-aways

• 1. The macrostructure patterns of 5 types of explanations
• 2.  The microstructure language elements unique to each of them
• 3. Intervention frameworks and strategies for supporting children who struggle with organized oral expression

How it works

Link will be provided upon checkout and via order confirmation email.  Content and materials may be accessed immediately but only for 10 days.  Certificate for 1 hour will not be reported to ASHA, but it can be used to fulfill certification maintenance requirements.