Presentation given by Katrina Moreno and Karen Young-Jones on Saturday April 2nd at the NRCP Conference

1. USING PICTURES TO ENHANCE
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR
PRESCHOOLERS

2. INTRODUCTIONS
Katrina Moreno Karen Young-Jones

3. WHAT IS SELECTIVE MUTISM?
• Selective mutism (formerly known as elective mutism)
usually happens during childhood. A child with selective
mutism does not speak in certain situations, like at school,
but speaks at other times, like at home or with friends.
Selective mutism often starts before a child is 5 years old. It
is usually first noticed when the child starts school.

4. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
• Anxiety disorder
• Excessively shy
• Easily intimidated
• Fear of embarrassment
• Withdrawn or isolate themselves
• Failure to speak at school (speaks at
home)
• Non verbal students can be smart as a
whip yet scared to speak up in social
situations
• Mutism lasts for more that a month
• Inability to look you in the eye

5. DIAGNOSING
Students that possibly have selective mutism are diagnosed
by teacher reports, psychological testing, academic reports,
speech-language pathologists, pediatrician, and/or
psychiatrists.
TEAMWORK!!!

6. WHAT WE DID…..
We thought outside the box! All kids are into technology, why not
utilize that to overcome obstacles.
We came up with a great idea but lacked funding and support on our
campus.
We wrote a $5,000 grant and submitted it to the NEA Foundation

7. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT…
We ran up and down
the hallway at work
screaming like little
kids, almost
hyperventilating
(SERIOUSLY)!

8. WHAT WAS OUR GRANT ABOUT?
VTECH Kidizoom Camera Connect

9. WHAT THE KIDS DID

10. Coach Riley
Mrs. Hulin

11. CONTACT US
Katrina Moreno
lonewlf69@gmail.com
kmoreno@paisd.org
409-433-0698
Karen Young-Jones
kahyal23.ky@gmail.com
kyoung@paisd.org
409-549-3354

12. RESOURCES/REFERENCES
• http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/SelectiveMutism/
• http://www.social-anxiety.com
• http://www.selectivemutismcenter.org/aboutus/whatisselectivemutism