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Introduction to the Karlstad Model
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Would you like to learn more about the Karlstad model?
Then this course is the perfect place to start.
In this course we will review some of the most central principles, methods and values in the Karlstad Model. We will cover topics such as language and communication, participation and coping to give you a foundation to understand and implement the Karlstad Model in your family or workplace.
The course is suitable for parents and anyone who works with children, young people and adults who have speech, language or communication difficulties.
This course consists of both a series of lessons and a webinar that summarizes all the knowledge you gain through the lessons.
What is the Karlstad Model?
The Karlstad Model is a language training model for children, young people and adults with language, speech or communication difficulties. The model is used for people of all ages, regardless of diagnosis.
The Karlstad model is based on children's natural language development and offers specific suggestions for exercises and materials that can be used in language training.
The model emphasizes pedagogical principles such as structure, continuity and clarity and has developed teaching materials that are based on the idea that learning should focus on learning objectives in addition to making learning simple, clear and fun.
In the Karlstad model, networks are central to language training. The idea that everyone around the child is an important resource is fundamental to the model.
In addition, the model uses various visual expressions to help develop spoken language. This means using signs, writing, and images in addition to speech in everyday life and in language training.
About the speakers
Gry Kristel Åsen Dirdal
Qualified preschool teacher with specialization in early childhood education, further education in educational guidance, multicultural education and special education. Has expertise in children with eating disorders and therapeutic meals. Worked as an educational leader, practice teacher for students in practice, special education teacher and advisor in PPT.
Tina Louise Walstad
A qualified child welfare educator, she has a bachelor's and master's degree in special education, as well as further education in interaction and communication with people with severe disabilities. She has broad experience working in various educational and special education arenas such as kindergartens, after-school care and schools.
Through our work, we are familiar with the Karlstad Model and the use of signs and symbols to visualize communication. As special educators and counselors, we have used the Karlstad Model in the field of practice and have broad and extensive experience in translating the model into practice adapted to the child and their environment. We have deep insight into the model's background, value base, structure and how to train and stimulate skills from performative communication, the word stage, simple and developed grammar. We have worked to train others in the Karlstad Model through model learning, guidance, courses and networks.
The Karlstad model is the pedagogy of opportunity and provides a unique tool for providing communication, participation and language to everyone!
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