SPEAKING PROGRAMS

Want a dynamic speaker who will energize your group?

Linda Hodgdon, M.Ed., CCC-SLP is a Speech Pathologist who is internationally known for her expertise in developing the use of visual strategies to support communication for students with autism, Asperger's Syndrome and others with communication or behavior challenges. Linda is a powerful and entertaining presenter who inspires program participants to accomplish new goals with students. She shares practical information that helps achieve excellent results in student learning.

Linda Hodgdon's Visual Strategies Workshops     Popular Topics   Program Formats   Participant Objectives   What They Say   Typical Audiences   Fees Contact Linda Hodgdon to schedule a program

Most popular topics:

• Visual Strategies™ for Improving Communication
• Solving Behavior & Social Problems with Visual Strategies™
• Visual Strategies™: The Key for Improving Communication, Behavior & Social Skills

Linda's presentations focus on effective communication training for students with autism, Asperger's Syndrome, other autism spectrum disorders, nonverbal learning disabilities or other communication, learning or behavior challenges.

Programs are designed to provide a framework for understanding the unique communication needs of targeted students. Linda's presentations are packed with lots of examples of practical intervention strategies that have been used successfully to improve communication, behavior, and participation in school and home routines.

Strategies discussed in Linda's programs are appropriate for ages early childhood through adult. They can be used effectively with students of varying ability levels.

Programs can include the following topics:

• Visual Strategies for Improving Communication
• Solving Behavior Problems with Visual Strategies
• Understanding Communication Skills & Challenges in Autism
• Educational Programming for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Early, Specific, Intense Intervention: (early preschool intervention)

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Participant objectives:

In the Visual Strategies Workshops™, participants will:

1) Identify significant factors in student learning and functioning style that affect communication.

2) Explore causes of social and behavior problems and their relationship to communication.

3) Learn guidelines for effective informal assessment.

4) Acquire skills to develop visual tools and supports to increase the student's reliable and consistent understanding.

5) Learn efficient ways to use visual tools to improve behavior, teach social skills and increase effective participation throughout daily routines in home, school, and community environments.

6) Experience a wide variety of samples and examples of easy-to-use visual supports that have been successful for improving communication, developing social skills and solving behavior problems.

These systems have application for home, school, and community environments.

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Typical audiences include:

• Teachers of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
• General and Special Educators who work with students with a variety of moderate to severe learning, communication or behavior challenges
• Teacher's aides, paraprofessionals, one-on-one assistants
• Speech Pathologists
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Occupational and Physical Therapists
• Parents & grandparents of children with special needs
• Administrators
• Other support personnel who are involved with educational programming for these students

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Popular program formats:

• One Day Workshop
• Two Day Workshop
• Keynote Programs
• Specially Designed Conference Programs
• Pre-conference Workshops

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Here is what they say about Linda's programs:

Terrific Program! Well organized. . . .very practical information. . . Greatly informative. . . .very entertaining. . . Definitely the best workshop I have been to. . . (Therapist)

I loved the speaker's presentation style as she shared her personal experiences and related examples and samples of visual tools. Thank you very much for an excellent workshop. I have ideas to try next week with my class. (Teacher)

Wow! Thanks for a well-done, well thought out, easily understood conference! One of the most informative and interesting presentations I have attended. . . . I wish more of my colleagues were here. . .I will recommend it to them. . . (Educator)

A year ago my daughter's teacher suggested using visuals. . .I was insulted by the thought. . .If someone had explained the benefits and reasoning behind this strategy like Linda did, they would have had much less opposition from me. . . (Parent)

In my 25 years of experience I have never seen a group of educators so attentive. . . Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! (Administrator)

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Fees:

Are determined based on specific requests. Please contact Linda Hodgdon to discuss details -
Phone: 248-879-2598
Email: lindahodgdon@yahoo.com

Workshops are being scheduled in various locations. Contact Linda Hodgdon to schedule a workshop in your area.For more information visit www.UseVisualStrategies.com

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