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  • Enhancing Language Through Music: Exploring Gestalt Language Processing and Melodies - A presentation by Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC SLP, as part of the Gestalt Get-Together webinar series and podcast.

    Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=The-Gestalt-Get-Together-Natural-Language-Acquisition-from-a

    Join Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, and Megan Myatt, MS, CCC-SLP, to explore the journey as an NLA clinician who is also the mom of a GLP! Megan is a private practice SLP specializing in neurodivergent language acquisition and is passionate about supporting Gestalt Processors and their families. You’ll hear about the early signs she saw in her son, how their family has applied elements of the NLA framework to their lives, and her recommendations for what to do (and definitely what not to do) when supporting clients and their caregivers. Megan also highlights the importance of balance, grace, and enjoying the ride for parents and clinicians alike.

    About the Guest:

    Megan has been a licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP) in Maryland for nearly 10 years. She received her Master of Science degree at Towson University in 2012 and spent the next 9 years as an SLP at Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism and Related Disorders. While there, she loved working with young children and their families. Her specialties include identifying and therapeutically supporting children with speech, language, and social communication differences, and she aims to foster connections between caregivers and their children. She is particularly interested in supporting neurodivergent toddlers and preschoolers in building their communication skills and self-advocacy from a young age.

  • Enhancing Language Through Music: Exploring Gestalt Language Processing and Melodies - A presentation by Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC SLP, as part of the Gestalt Get-Together webinar series and podcast.

    Earn 0.15 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Joint-Action-and-Synchrony-with-Gestalt-Language-Processors

    This episode of the Gestalt Get-Together podcast focuses on using joint action and synchronization techniques to aid Gestalt language processors, particularly autistic individuals. Corinne delves into topics such as the role of psychoacoustics, music theory, and emotional entrainment in language development. The episode explores practical examples of joint action in daily life, its importance from infancy, and how musical elements can enhance communication. Listeners will learn working definitions of joint action, synchronization, temporal entrainment, and affective entrainment and discover specific techniques to support Gestalt language processors. This educational discussion aims to provide insights and tools to Speech-Language Pathologists to foster better language acquisition conditions for their clients.

    Episode Timeline:

    00:00 Introduction to the Gestalt Get-Together

    02:10 Understanding Joint Action and Synchrony

    07:30 Foundations of Joint Action in Infancy

    08:19 Musicality in Early Communication

    10:42 Temporal and Affective Entrainment

    15:20 The Role of Peekaboo in Development

    17:52 Musical Action and Early Social Cognition

    23:37 Synchronization and Social Bonding

    41:03 Music Therapy and Rhythmic Entrainment

    48:37 Understanding Rhythm and Its Impact on Autistic Children

    49:48 Rhythmic Entrainment Interventions

    51:55 Synchronizing with Clients Through Rhythm

    54:25 Musical Synchrony and Vocal Stimming

    01:03:02 Mirroring Techniques and Their Benefits

    01:09:14 The Synchronization Checklist

    01:22:00 Practical Synchronization Ideas

    01:27:31 Q&A and Final Thoughts

    About the Host:

    Corinne Zmoos, M.S. CCC-SLP, is a musical speech-language pathologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Her private practice, Messy Happy Music Lab, specializes in neurodivergent language acquisition, musical language therapy, Gestalt Processing, and AAC. As a neurodivergent individual, Corinne deeply understands how music lights up the brains of nontraditional learners and facilitates progress rooted in joy rather than compliance. Corinne presents nationally and internationally her framework for music theory as a critical element and intervention consideration in Gestalt Language Processing. Corinne’s current areas of qualitative inquiry are auditory-motor rhythmic cueing, musical syntax as a vehicle for linguistic syntax, and timbre-experience matching.

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  • Enhancing Language Through Music: Exploring Gestalt Language Processing and Melodies - A presentation by Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC SLP, as part of the Gestalt Get-Together webinar series and podcast.

    Earn 0.2 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=The-Gestalt-Get-Together-What-is-Gestalt-Processing-

    In this episode, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, is joined by the legendary Marge Blanc, MA, CCC-SLP, to lay a foundation of what Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition are. You’ll hear about the past, present, and future of this exciting part of our field and clear examples of language from each of the six stages of NLA.

    About the guest:

    Marge Blanc is the director of the Communication Development Center in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, and author of Natural Language Acquisition on the Autism Spectrum: The Journey from Echolalia to Self-Generated Language (2012). As a speech-language pathologist for 45+ years, Marge met her first autistic gestalt language processor as a clinical associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Marge subsequently founded the CDC clinic in Madison to serve autistic clients and others who benefit from sensorimotor support. Marge conducted clinical research in her practice, detailing gestalt language development in various children and young adults. Her longitudinal findings described and quantified the stages of gestalt language development outlined by Barry Prizant and supported by the research findings of Ann Peters. In its sixth printing, the book was endorsed by Barry Prizant as “...the most comprehensive consideration of echolalia and language characteristics of persons with autism to date...(which) brings us back to a crucial understanding of language characteristics and language acquisition in ASD...”

  • Enhancing Language Through Music: Exploring Gestalt Language Processing and Melodies - A presentation by Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC SLP, as part of the Gestalt Get-Together webinar series and podcast.

    Earn 0.15 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Melody-and-Memory-in-Autism

    Join Corinne Zmoos for a deep dive into Gestalt language processing (GLP) and its intersection with music and psychoacoustics. In this episode, Corinne discusses the importance of musical language for autistic children, memory processing, and techniques to integrate melody into speech therapy sessions. Highlights include insights into research on musical memory, pitch discrimination, and practical melodic techniques like piggybacking, staircase melodies, and mountain melodies for effective language acquisition. Tune in to explore the evidence and enhance your practice with these musical methods!

    00:00 Introduction to the Gestalt Get-Together

    02:52 Understanding Gestalt Language Processing

    04:50 Stage One of Gestalt Language Processing

    07:34 Situational Gestalts and Memory Encoding

    14:18 Linguistic Gestalts and Stage One Characteristics

    17:33 Stages of Language Acquisition and Marge Blanc's Contributions

    23:13 Working Memory and Autism

    36:42 Musical Memory and Its Importance

    43:20 Exploring Melody and Its Components

    49:19 Pitch Discrimination and Memory Tasks

    51:07 Findings on Autistic Children's Musical Abilities

    52:17 Pamela Heaton's Research on Pitch Memory

    54:09 Implications for Therapy Sessions

    55:54 Enhanced Memory for Vocal Melodies

    01:00:12 Melodic Techniques for Therapy

    01:03:02 Piggybacking: A Songwriting Technique

    01:12:41 Stepwise and Mountain Melodies

    01:20:15 Conclusion and Q&A

    About: Corinne Zmoos, M.S. CCC-SLP, is a musical speech-language pathologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Her private practice, Messy Happy Music Lab, specializes in neurodivergent language acquisition, musical language therapy, Gestalt Processing, and AAC. As a neurodivergent individual, Corinne deeply understands how music lights up the brains of nontraditional learners and facilitates progress rooted in joy rather than compliance. Corinne presents nationally and internationally her framework for music theory as a critical element and intervention consideration in Gestalt Language Processing. Corinne’s current areas of qualitative inquiry are auditory-motor rhythmic cueing, musical syntax as a vehicle for linguistic syntax, and timbre-experience matching.

  • This episode of The Gestalt Get Together explores the origins and applications of the term "Gestalt" in psychodynamics, design, and language processing. Host Corinne Smoos delves into the historical roots of Gestalt theory, tracing its development from German psychodynamics in the late 1800s to its current relevance in speech therapy, particularly for Gestalt language processors (GLPs). The episode discusses key Gestalt principles such as similarity, proximity, closure, continuity, figure-ground, and Prägnanz, highlighting how these principles influence perception, learning, and communication. Corinne also examines how these concepts apply to speech therapy, particularly in working with neurodivergent children, and provides practical strategies for leveraging Gestalt principles in clinical practice.

    Three Key Questions Students Will Learn:

    How do Gestalt principles shape human perception and influence language processing?In what ways do Gestalt language processors interpret and interact with linguistic and visual stimuli differently from analytic processors?How can speech-language pathologists apply Gestalt principles to create more effective therapeutic environments and interventions?

    Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=So-What-is-a-Gestalt

    About the host: Corinne Zmoos, M.S. CCC-SLP, is a musical speech-language pathologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Her private practice, Messy Happy Music Lab, specializes in neurodivergent language acquisition, musical language therapy, Gestalt Processing, and AAC. As a neurodivergent individual, Corinne deeply understands how music lights up the brains of nontraditional learners and facilitates progress rooted in joy rather than compliance. Corinne presents nationally and internationally her framework for music theory as a critical element and intervention consideration in Gestalt Language Processing. Corinne’s current areas of qualitative inquiry are auditory-motor rhythmic cueing, musical syntax as a vehicle for linguistic syntax, and timbre-experience matching.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    School of Speech is Back!!

    Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

  • Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Observational-Learning-Video-Models-and-Gestalt-Language-Pro

    In this episode, you’ll meet Jamie Burch, M.A., CCC-SLP. Jamie and Corinne discuss elements of their therapeutic decision-making when programming AAC devices for GLPs. They explain the sensory processing rationale for video models and primary source audio recordings through Bandura’s 1986 Observational Learning framework. Throughout, Jamie expresses the importance of learning from lived autistic experiences, and Corinne calls for more formal research regarding GLPs to explain these lived experiences from a neurological standpoint.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    School of Speech is Back!!

    Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

  • Earn 0.15 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Logical-Fallacies-in-Clinical-DecisionMaking-for-GLPs-Part-2

    In this part 2 session, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, will continue to explain logical fallacies and how they permeate the consumption of Gestalt Language Processing claims and discourse. You will leave this episode with an understanding of 5 logical fallacies, explain where and why these may emerge related to the dissemination of ideas around GLP, and hopefully start to recognize them in your information consumption.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    School of Speech is Back!!

    Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

  • Earn 0.15 ASHA CEUs for this episode: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Logical-Fallacies-in-Clinical-DecisionMaking-for-GLPs-PART-1

    In this session, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, will explain logical fallacies and how they permeate the consumption of Gestalt Language Processing claims and discourse. You will leave this course with a foundational understanding of 3 common logical fallacies in our field, explain where and why these may emerge as related to disseminating ideas around GLP, and hopefully, start to recognize them in yourself.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    School of Speech is Back!!

    Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

  • Earn 0.15 ASHA CEUs for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Cognitive-Biases-in-Clinical-Decision-Making-for-GLPs

    In this session, Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, will explain cognitive biases and how they permeate the consumption of Gestalt Language Processing claims and discourse. You will leave this course with a foundational understanding of cognitive biases, explain where and why these may emerge as related to disseminating ideas around GLP, and hopefully start to recognize them in yourself.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    School of Speech is Back!!

    Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

  • Earn 0.15 ASHA CEUs for this episode: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Evaluating-the-Evidence-for-NLA-GLP-Using-the-EBP-Triangle

    Guest: Kathleen Oppenheimer, MS, CCC-SLP

    Join Corinne Zmoos, MS, CCC-SLP, and Kathleen Oppenheimer, MS, CCC-SLP, to discuss the Evidence-Based Practice triangle, define theory v. hypothesis, and what language processing is and isn’t. Kathleen will share more about the importance of understanding reliability and validity in her work and ours as researchers and clinicians.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    School of Speech is Back!!

    Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

  • In this episode, Corinne and Stephanie Boron, M.S., CCC-SLP, discuss their experiences providing neurodiversity-affirming care while being neurodivergent clinicians! Their conversation ventures into the complexities of working with families who are faced with confusing, conflicting recommendations and the depth of care that can happen when clinicians support families in embracing their children's differences.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    School of Speech is Back!!

    Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

  • This episode will equip participants with the knowledge to identify, categorize, and do detective work on their clients’ echolalic communication. Corinne Zmoos will provide a breakdown of the 12 functions of echolalic utterances, tools for doing detective work on what the echoes mean, and an introduction to analyzing musical echolalia. Whether participants work with Gestalt Language Processors or other populations who use echolalia, this course is a perfect addition to their language analysis toolkit.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    School of Speech is Back!!

    Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

  • Have you heard of rhythmic entrainment? Drawing from the dance and music therapy literature, this concept describes a musical and movement-based level of connection between clinician and client. For autistic children, rhythmic entrainment can contribute to the social and environmental conditions necessary for effective language acquisition. This course best suits participants with a working knowledge of structural and functional brain differences in the autistic neurotype.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    School of Speech is Back!!

    Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.

  • Join Emily Starling, MA, CCC-SLP, to discuss her experience as a Gestalt Cognitive Processor. Emily is an early career professional passionate about early intervention and providing neurodiversity-affirming care for autistic and otherwise neurodivergent individuals. Her areas of clinical focus are Gestalt Language Processing and early language AAC.

    Earn .1 ASHA CEU for this episode when you complete the accompanying course from Speech Therapy PD.

    Mentioned in this episode:

    School of Speech is Back!!

    Season 2 of School of Speech has arrived! Every host Carolyn Dolby every Monday morning as she sits down with practicing SLPs, academic researchers, and leading experts to talk about all aspects of school-based speech-language pathology. Carolyn and her guests explore everyday topics, tackle tough situations, and share valuable insights to support school therapists in their daily practice. Find School of Speech on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.