Closing The Gap webinar

“Executive Function skills are necessary to become independent in life and Language is necessary for a person to be able to develop Executive Function Skills. Individuals who use Augmentative Alternative Communication systems often don’t have the same exposure to experiences as their neurotypical peers. Explicit teaching is often needed to learn something new and putting an executive function focus on vocabulary and daily activities will support the development of these skills.

We will do a crosswalk by looking at executive function checklists and various communication and language development checklists to see how these areas fit together. Strategies to support emotional control, sustained attention, and response inhibition will be shared and participants will practice picking vocabulary to support their student to develop a plan for implementation.”