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The presenter for the webinar on February 6th will be Jayne Simpson Allen Dip T., B Ed., M Ed., LSLS Cert. AVT®
Jayne’s career has involved working with children who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing since she began her first job as a teacher of the deaf in 1985. She has worked for many years both in Australia and New Zealand and was the very first Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist in New Zealand’s South Island. Jayne currently works as Program Leader for WorldWide and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist AVT at Hear and Say. She is the Secretary and Certification Committee Co-chair of the AG Bell Academy Board and works as a mentor to professionals working towards listening and spoken language certification nationally and internationally.
The presentation will explain the connections between reading fiction and development of Theory of Mind in children, presenting current theoretical perspectives and research-based evidence. First-, second-, and higher-order skills will be discussed. The role of the adult reading to the child, their understanding of ToM, and their use of strategies when undertaking shared reading will be explained, with some suggestions for practical application provided.
2 – 3 learning objectives
- Describe how engaging in reading fiction with children can support the development of Theory of Mind
- Increase confidence in selecting books to develop key concepts in Theory of Mind
- Start a toolbox of strategies that help develop ToM when reading with children