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Welcome to Week 5 of TED Talks Tuesday! Today’s feature is by an interesting toymaker. His talk is less structured and more conversational than other TED Talks, which can be really nice to look at conversational comprehension and memory.

Plan to find me here for 8 weeks so ya’ll can stock up on a variety of TED Talks + therapy and documentation ideas. If you’re new to TED talks or want some new ideas for how to use them in therapy, read on!

Today’s Feature: Playtime with Pleo, Your Robotic Dinosaur Friend By Caleb Chung

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Video Length: 18:16

For YOU:  Instead of an outline, I have a note-keeping sheet and answers that may help you in therapy, depending on your goals! This could be used for comprehension with note-taking, attention, or memory.

Here you go: Playtime With Pleo Outline


Therapy Task Ideas: I love TED Talks because they are interesting, relevant topics created for adults, so it never seems school-ish or childish to use with adults in therapy. 

If you like these ideas, be sure to check out my Home Sweet Home Series. Here are some ways I have incorporated TED Talks into therapy:

To Target Strategies or Skills in This Area: The Patient Could Do This:
Verbal Expression *Name examples used in TED Talk

*Summarize TED Talk in 1 minute or less

*Use word-finding strategies to retell story to family member.

Written Expression *Write 6 main points to summarize the information.

*Create an outline to practice written organizational strategies.

*Write a summary or evaluation of the topic/speaker .

*Write a persuasive essay or position statement in response to the topic.

Auditory Comprehension *Challenge comprehension across lengthier tasks (up to 18 min.). Use my outline to help ask comprehension questions.

*Practice using strategies such as note-taking to enhance comprehension.

Reading Comprehension (Nope).
Motor Speech *Challenge ability to carry-over motor speech strategy or skill while summarizing or giving a presentation about the topic.
Attention *Sustain attention for listening up to 18 min.

*Alternate / divide attention for note-taking during Talk.

Memory *Short-term recall for Talk info (immediate or delayed up to 1 week).
Thought Organization *Organize an outline of the main points and supporting ideas during the Talk.
Problem-Solving / Reasoning *Choose to use the right strategy, at the right time.

*Divergent problem-solving: Create a list of 3-4 examples in each category

Executive Function *Evaluate strategy success during task or planning how to adapt strategies for new situation.
Pragmatics *Use appropriate social language for a verbal task (Practice adjusting to situation: peers vs professional).

*Use appropriate eye contact, facial expression, gestures for presentation.

If you missed Weeks 1-4, check them out here:

The Great Penguin Rescue

3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed

Dance vs. Powerpoint

Go Ahead, Make Up New Words

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