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Snack Talk Increasing Communication and Social Interactions at Meal Times

Snack Talk Increasing Communication and Social Interactions at Meal Times. Presented By: Ariane Gauvreau, M.Ed . (Haring Center-Experimental Education Unit), Rachel Nevin, M.Ed. ( Haring Center-Experimental Education Unit ), Lily Tharp, M.Ed. (Federal Way School District). Who are you?.

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Snack Talk Increasing Communication and Social Interactions at Meal Times

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  1. Snack TalkIncreasing Communication and Social Interactions at Meal Times Presented By: Ariane Gauvreau, M.Ed. (Haring Center-Experimental Education Unit), Rachel Nevin, M.Ed.(Haring Center-Experimental Education Unit), Lily Tharp, M.Ed.(Federal Way School District)

  2. Who are you? • Preschool • Birth to three • Teachers • Related Service providers • Parents or caregivers • Administrators • Childcare providers • Paraprofessionals

  3. Objective • What is “Snack Talk” • Mealtime Routines • Social Communication during mealtimes • How to make “Snack Talk” work for you!

  4. What is “Snack Talk”? • “Snack talk” is anyvisual support that can be used to increase communication for students with and without communication needs.

  5. Examples • Conversational boards • Catalogs • Books • Toys • Joke books or a “joke box” • Guessing games visuals (e.g., “I Spy”) • Placemats • “Snack Talks” can be easily made from materials you already have!

  6. Part of every culture Large part of the early childhood school day Snack Breakfasts Lunches Mealtimes can take up as much as one fourth of the day at school It’s the perfect time to work on communication and social skills! Mealtimes

  7. Snack Time • Get the most out of Snack Time • Work on new skills • Work on existing skills • Promote social interaction • Promote engagement

  8. Social Communication • Snack Talks provide the opportunity to embed many social, social-communication, and speech goals such as: • Initiating and Responding (verbally or non-verbally) • Engaging in conversational roles (e.g., speaker and listener) • Eye Contact • Staying On Topic • Joint Attention • Turn Taking • Sharing • Persistence • Appropriately Gaining Attention • Flexibility around Non-Preferred Topics • And many, many more…

  9. Snack Time at Camelot • Kids are in-charge of snack items • Kids request snack items from one another using words, gestures or visuals • Individualized snack-time goals • And…

  10. Snack Time at Camelot cont… • Snack Talk!

  11. Snack Time at Camelot…

  12. What do Snack Talks Look Like for Kids who are Non-Verbal? • Snack Talks are not just for kids who are verbal • Can be used to facilitate communication with PECS users, augmentative communication devices, or pointing and “hand as tool” communication.

  13. Make it work for you!

  14. But How? • Let your children guide you! • Look at their interests • Look at their present levels • Communication needs and strengths

  15. Conversational Boards • Visuals centered around a particular topic: • Favorites (e.g., favorite foods, toys, games, etc.) • Personal Information (e.g., age, pets, siblings) • Pop Culture (e.g., movie themed, book themed) • Academic Areas

  16. Conversational Boards • Easy to create using technology or simply cutting pictures from magazines. • A great project for children to participate in making.

  17. Books • Kids often bring favorite books from home in their backpack, why not put these to work at snack time. • They can also be new and favorite books from the classroom • “Assigning” particular books to students can help provide opportunities to embed particular goals (e.g., identifying components of a story, Wh-?’s, etc.)

  18. Toys • Similar to books, kids can bring favorite toys from home. • Meal times can be informal “show and share” times for students to talk about and share their favorite toys. • Kids are more likely to talk about preferred toys!

  19. Catalogs • Catalogs for: • Toy stores • Book orders • Teaching supply stores • Provide great opportunities for kids to comment and converse

  20. Jokes • Joke books, or a “joke box” provides opportunities for students to share, engage in both conversational roles, and laugh and be silly together. • Many kids memorize favorite jokes and use them during non-meal times to initiate and socialize with peers and adults

  21. Recent Research • 3 students receiving special education services • 1 boy with a fairly large vocabulary • 1 boy using PECS with no expressive communication • 1 girl with limited function language • 2 conditions • No “snack talk” present at mealtimes • “Snack talks” available

  22. Results

  23. Example and Non-Example

  24. Make It and Take It! • Now that you have an idea of what “snack talks” are and how to use them, you have a chance to make your own. • Materials are up front…Whatever you make is yours to take and try out at home or in your classroom…so get creative and have fun! • Think about toys, items, food, etc. that might be interesting to your students. • Cut out and paste and VIOLA! SNACK TALKS!

  25. Ariane@u.washington.edu • Ltharp@fwps.org • Rachelnevin@gmail.com

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