Elza Imnadze

Student mobility

In frames of ABC project students from beneficiary countries: Georgia, Israeli and Bosnia@Herzegovina had an opportunity to spend 2 weeks in the Universities of Partner European countries. Prior to their visit special criteria of student selection was elaborated among consortium members. Gordon Academic College contributed to it and it was decided to select students according to their academic achievements and English knowledge level, as well as commitment to participate fully in the training workshops and complete all assignments required and to present a summary of what they learned to their department/faculty when they return from the training. Here is a quote from the letter of one of the students from the University of Haifa to Prof. Saskia Damen, University of Groningen: “We would like to express our warmest gratitude for being invited as your guests in the recent study visit to Groningen. We thank you for all that you have done to make this visit an unforgettable one – the fascinating lectures we were given by the excellent lecturers from the University of Groningen, educating assignments, teaching clinical visits, meetings with other international students, touching concert performed by children and adults with special needs, and unique tours in the university campus and the beautiful city.” Below you can see a video prepared by the students from East Sarajevo about their experiences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoRfIw56RKY&t=40s

Within the framework of the ERASMUS + Project “ABC – Assisting Better Communication” was created and published 6 picture books

Book:        “ togetherness”

Author:  Joao Canossa Dias  Ana Janelidze

Book:

“Pigu”

Auther: Tamar Uchaneishvili

Book:

“Bear looking for his mother”

Author: Ana Shamatava  Tinatin Antidze

Book: “ Morning of the sun’ beam”

Author: Rusudan KalandariShvili Elene tskrialashvili

Book: “Grendmother’s glass”

Author: Marika Arevadze Sophio Nadiradze

Book: “Little tree”

Author: Natalia Jamaspishvili  Khatuna Ramishvili

   

 

Within the framework of the ERASMUS + Project “ABC – Assisting Better Communication” was created and published 6 picture books

Book:        “ togetherness”

Author:  Joao Canossa Dias  Ana Janelidze

Book:

“Pigu”

Auther: Tamar Uchaneishvili

Book:

“Bear looking for his mother”

Author: Ana Shamatava  Tinatin Antidze

Book: “ Morning of the sun’ beam”

Author: Rusudan KalandariShvili Elene tskrialashvili

Book: “Grendmother’s glass”

Author: Marika Arevadze Sophio Nadiradze

Book: “Little tree”

Author: Natalia Jamaspishvili  Khatuna Ramishvi

   

9 Reader

  1. The basics Stuttering
  2. Voice and Voice disorders
  3. Phonemic awareness in children
  4. Feeding and swallowing in infants and children
  5. Environment of effective communication stimulation in early education settings
  6. Language development, different therapy approaches and assessment forms
  7. AAC
  8. Functioning of Hearing, Identification and Assessment of Hearing Disorders in children
  9. Promoting communication, speech and learning of a child with hearing loss

 

The Georgian Speech and Language Therapists Association (GSLTA) was founded in 2017 within the framework of the ERASMUS + Project “ABC – Assisting Better Communication”.

THE ASSOCIATION AIMS TO:

Unite Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs), working in Georgia;

Support and conduct research on important issues related to Speech and Language Disorders (SLDs)

and their causing conditions; publish the research results;

Organise regular meetings, symposia, conferences and trainings; publish manuals, guidelines

and recommendations on different issues related to SLDs and their causing conditions to inform

communities and raise awareness on the fi eld;

Promote high ethical and academic standards of child, adolescent and adult SLD diagnostics and

management;

Promote specialists’ work in the fi eld of SLD;

Train SLTs, support their professional development and excellence training;

Develop speech and language therapy and introduce new methodologies;

Inform communities on speech and language development issues, consulting on various issues

related to the topic;

Develop language and speech assessment instruments for Georgian and disseminate them throughout

the country;

Seek contacts with SLT international organisations and establish fruitful partnership/membership;

Consult individuals with SLD, provide recommendations for social adaptation in different environments;

Cooperate with different medical-rehabilitation organisations, special schools for children with

disabilities and kindergartens;

Raise awareness on importance of relevant development of speech and language;

Facilitate employment for speech and language therapy students and speciliasts.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

WEB: www.gslta.net

Email: geoslta2@gmail.com

Facebook: საქართველოს ენისა და მეტყველების თერაპევტთა ასოციაცია – სემთა – GSLTA

 

Screening tool

Georgian Phonological awareness screening instrument

The Tool kit includes:

  • 52 picture card
  • Worksheet
  • Guideline

 

Other

Breast feeding triplet  – small information about breast feeding techniques for mothers.

Feeding disorder poster – definition of feeding disorders and  types.

            

Communication in early Childhood

n June 2019, a workshop for parents of children with communication difficulties was held in Tbilisi and Batumi organized by Step Forward and Georgian Portage Association. Workshop participants were provided with up-to-date approaches to working with children with communication disorders – how to develop communication skills in a variety of situations, what is the role of the parent, as a communication partner, and what strategies should be applied by them. The participants were given practical materials that would enable them to work with children at home. The workshop was held within a framework of the ERASMUS + Project “Assisting Better Communication”

 

Assessment tools

Students have translated different assessment tool in communication, speech and language therapy.  It includes all areas in therapy.

Communication:

  • Communcation matrix
  • Van daijk

Language:

  • 10 form

Assessment in speech-langauge pathology A resource manual 5th edition Kenneth G.Shipley, Julie G.McAfee

Speech:

  • Stimulability
  • Inteligibility (ICS)