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In this engaging and informative workshop, participants will embark on a journey to discover the transformative potential of video games as a powerful tool in stuttering therapy. Guided by a passionate advocate of game-based learning, attendees will explore creative and evidence-based strategies for effectively incorporating video games into therapeutic sessions. Through hands-on demonstrations and real-life success stories, practitioners will gain insights into how video games, and video games adjacent materials/media, can positively impact school-aged children who stutter. Participants will leave the workshop with a clear understanding of a new dimension of therapeutic possibilities and harness the undeniable power of play to empower individuals' communication growth and success.

Learner Objectives: 

1. Identify video games that are appropriate to use in stuttering therapy with school-aged children.
2. Summarize approaches to growing communication confidence through video games with school-aged children.
3. Demonstrate ways to motivate and excite school-aged children through video games, and video games adjacent materials/media, during stuttering therapy.