On this episode we welcome Kathleen Oppenheimer to drop some truth bombs about what Gestalt Language Processors are and aren’t and what their proponents practice or claim to practice.  Below are some resources we discussed during the episode.

Learning Objectives:

1. Be able to differentiate between the terms Gestalt Language Processing (GLP), Analytic Language Processing (ALP), and Natural Language Acquisition (NLA), as they are used by proponents of the GLP/NLA framework.

2. Understand the proposed therapeutic approach of proponents of NLA/GLP framework.

3. Be able to identify key limitations of the GLP/NLA framework

Website: https://gestaltlanguageprocessing.org

Instagram: @language_processing

A handout Kathleen created about supporting children who use delayed echolalia, in hopes of promoting collaboration when there is disagreement about NLA/GLP: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Handout-Supporting-Communication-in-Children-who-use-Echolalia-13657733

Three articles providing thoughtful critiques of NLA/GLP:

https://asatonline.org/for-parents/learn-more-about-specific-treatments/natural-language-acquisition/

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13623613241287577

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40474-024-00312-z

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