"I liked the overview of gestalt language and NLA. I loved how presenter divided the topics and time to more easily navigate the course." H.K. (Nov. 2024)

"Treatment and assessment sections were beneficial. I could go at my own pace, rewind when necessary, and watch multiple times if needed." S.K. (Nov. 2024)

"I learned more about gestalt language learners vs analytical learners." N.A. (Nov. 2024)

"The presenter was clear and organized and engaging. I work at a center that works with many children on the spectrum, so I found it all helpful." L.R. (Nov. 2024)

"All of the information was very helpful as I am still learning about GLP! I liked the pace and detailed explanations the best!" M.P. (Nov. 2024)

"It was interesting to note that echolalia does serve communicative intent. I enjoyed hearing about her client's and how she was able to benefit them." P.L. (Nov. 2024)

"I enjoyed how affirming this course was for neurodiverse learners. I also enjoyed learning about the stages of NLA and the connection to real life students." E.C. (Nov. 2024)

"Learning how children effectively use echolalia and not just random reciting. Thorough and good visual materials." D.J. (Nov. 2024)

"I liked the tools for students who are scripting and developing language much later. Reference for non-analytical language development was helpful." L.O. (Nov. 2024)

"I liked the discussion that sounds like jargon or nonsense babbling is just unintelligible script and will form into something once a child's speech improves. Extensive detail and case studies provided." C.S. (Oct. 2024)

"The whole topic was beneficial, natural language acquisition and how echolalia fits into this, the aspect of 2 language learners. I liked the presenter and her depth of knowledge, her manner of presentation." N.H. (Oct. 2024)

"The suggestion to ask for help from families while gathering the language sample during the evaluation process was great. I always appreciate examples and suggestions for therapy and how to use the ideas." S.Q. (Oct. 2024)

"Literally all of the information was beneficial! Particularly the difference between NLA in neurotypical and ASD, gestalts, mitigating gestalts, assessment and treatment. I have already been able to recognize what I've learned in my clinic. I like having a pdf of the slides so I can type notes." K.C. (Oct. 2024)

"The Stages of Gestalt Language Development. Now I feel like I can break down my kiddos language and scripts and really help them build a foundation of language structures to help them become spontaneous and genuine with their words. I also didn't realize single words could be gestalts." A.W. (Oct. 2024)

"The breakdown of the different stages of language development using NLA was beneficial. I liked the review and repetition moving between the different sections; it's incredibly helpful for me." B.S. (Oct. 2024)

"The discussion of the NLA stages will be beneficial on how I will assess and treat my gestalt processing patients. I liked how the information emphasized on the importance of understanding every child's intention to communicate and not merely focusing on the level of language grammar." G.S. (Oct. 2024)

"How gestalt language processors can also be seen in neurotypical children. The stages were well explained." S.P. (Oct. 2024)

"Explanation and examples of the stages of gestalt language development AND examples of types of language/phrases that are most beneficial in treatment in each of the stages!!! I could change the video speed and watch at my own pace. I also loved that there were various real-life examples of clients and their language rather than only theoretical examples." S.S. (Oct. 2024)

"I really enjoyed how to assess the client's expressive language and determine what stage the child is at." C.G. (Oct. 2024)

"The acceptance of NLA as being not a disorder but a different way of communicating that should be shaped rather than changed. I liked the way the course was organized. The explanation of NLA started at the beginning for a novice and built on that." M.H. (Sep. 2024)

"The Six stages of language development for neurotypical gestalt language processors and for gestalt language processors with ASD. I liked the pace the speaker went with the material as well as her slides." C.V. (Sep. 2024)

"For me, it was most beneficial to understand how to assess and subsequently treat students who are gestalt language processors. Specifically, the structure that is layered on top of the concepts. It is wonderful to be able to take a course on my own time so I don't have to worry about taking off work or missing time with my children." L.S. (Sep. 2024)

"I especially liked the topic discussing the stages of Gestalt Processing. It was very relevant to the children I handle. I was able to relate their experiences/progression to the topic and had deeper understanding and clearer expectations on GLP progression. The course is easy to access, and there is no time pressure in completing the course. Most of all, it is very relevant to the current cases I handle, especially post-pandemic and with the rise of gadget-use." M.T. (Sep. 2024)

"The assessment section was particularly helpful. I enjoyed the neurodiversity affirming framework and the relevance of the information." M.M. (Sep. 2024)

"All of the information in this course was incredibly helpful. The assessment portion was incredibly helpful. I liked how it gave a solid foundation on the language development, and discussed evaluation and treatment. The personal examples provided by the presenter were fabulous." M.J. (Sep. 2024)

"It was helpful discussing how to collect language and analyze samples. Having a scoring system to write goals and monitor progress. So clear, informative & encouraging." S.L. (Sep. 2024)

"The examples given which break down how to assess and treat NLA were beneficial. I appreciated how Marge Blanc went into the data and research from the past that was so relevant to this topic and which underscored and paved the way for current assessment and treatment." S.K. (Sep. 2024)

"The presentation was very thorough and provided practical information that I can apply to my therapy immediately." N.P. (Sep. 2024)

"It was beneficial discussing the difference between analytic and gestalt language processors; examples on how to mitigate long chunks of echoed language transitioning to 1-2 words. I liked the course convenience and availability." A.O. (Aug. 2024)

"Older children - I have a few 10-12 year olds who have just started with me and I believe are GLPs. I've watched a lot of the free webinars on the NLA website so this was great to consolidate, and hearing that my 10-12 year olds may or may not reach grammar, and it's still valuable to get to mitigations if that's as far as they get because it can increase the flexibility of what they can say and when was really helpful in knowing what to aim for and how to discuss likely prognosis with parents. The course was self-paced and clear to understand." B.W. (Aug. 2024)

"As an SLP who works with many autistic students, I find it beneficial to understand how they may better process language so I can help foster a healthy environment for learning for them and to encourage language development. I enjoyed the downloadable handouts and packets that were provided for us." L.H. (Aug. 2024)

"The relevance and research regarding gestalt language processors was beneficial. I liked that I could use closed captions and change the audio speed." I.J. (Aug. 2024)

"Being able to better support the kids I work with with ASD in the early learning program as they move through gestalt language stages. I liked being able to work through the sections at my pace/schedule." B.D. (Aug. 2024)

"The assessment because it can be applied in my daily setting and I have something functional to use and show caregivers. The sections made the course flow nicely." D.E. (Aug. 2024)

"Examples of language sample scoring were helpful. I liked that I could learn at my own pace (pause and stop as needed)." L.B. (Aug. 2024)

"All new info for me. Enjoyed it all. Especially learning what gestalts are and how language can grow from that." L.M. (Aug. 2024)

"A new way of looking at the development of language will help me reframe my therapy and targets within therapy with this type of language learner." A.S. (Aug. 2024)

"The discussion of how GLP can be across neurotypical or neurodivergent individuals was beneficial. I appreciated the ability to resume course when able." S.B. (Aug. 2024)

"I found all the discussions on the developmental framework to be beneficial. I enjoyed the assessment section with language sample analysis examples." D.B. (Aug. 2024)

"A deeper understanding of the importance of increasing emotional regulation. A deeper understanding of the stages of NLA and the strategies at each stage to model. Broken up for breaks and talking out what I have learned." S.D. (Aug. 2024)

"Gestalt language and mitigating were beneficial to discuss. Also breaking it down to single words because I would think that as regression. I liked the pace and how it was broken down into sections." M.T. (Aug. 2024)

"I liked the practicality and the examples." L.C. (Aug. 2024)

"Stages of language development; explanation of each stage. The instructor was very thorough and knowledgeable. She spoke throughout the entire course in a very soft but firm voice; very evenly paced. The material was much more understandable due to this." A.G. (Jul. 2024)

"This course is extremely well organized and detailed. I appreciated the overview and the discussions comparing analytic language development and Gestalt Language development. There were many visual supports and references to therapeutic intervention in the clinical setting. I also appreciated the practical aspects of the course as it relates to assessment of the child's language development and the outline and examples of therapeutic techniques in the clinical setting." A.B. (Jul. 2024)

"I liked Marge's explanations and examples." L.C. (Jul. 2024)

"I enjoyed the video examples and charts of development." C.F. (Jul. 2024)

"The benefits of understanding NLA in AU." J.M. (Jul. 2024)

"The stages of gestalt language processors and how to provide appropriate models. Very clear in providing information. Good handouts." S.C. (Jul. 2024)

"The connection with NLA and "typical" or analytic language processors. I enjoyed this flexible (digital) course." S.P. (Jul. 2024)

"Redefinition of a child who is nonverbal was beneficial. I liked the pace of the presentation." P.H. (Jul. 2024)

"The NLA Scoring procedure was particularly helpful to use as a jump off for many of my current clients who are at a mixture of stages. The course was very thorough and provided a lot of real-life examples that help explain the technical concepts." A.B. (Jul. 2024)

"I liked the examples of how to mitigate echolalia and examples of how to score language samples." K.W. (Jul. 2024)

"Understanding the NLA stages was the most beneficial for my daily practice. I really enjoyed understanding the history of the approach." Y.G. (Jul. 2024)

"The course was not time-consuming, well organized, and beneficial as an SLP who treats many ASD children." J.H. (Jul. 2024)

"It was beneficial understanding ALD v GLD Assessment, using the DSS. Having better language to use when I'm explaining a child's language to parents and when writing reports to describe a child's language." T.E. (Jul. 2024)

"It was beneficial to discuss how to model a variety of combinations from their echoed utterances. I liked that the course was self-paced." M.D. (Jul. 2024)

"Analysis and treatment sections were very helpful. It is going to change my practice immediately for the better with my autism patients." E.S. (Jul. 2024)

"Understanding Gestalt language and how it relates to communication was beneficial. I liked that the course was broken down into smaller sections and the use of specific examples." P.T. (Jul. 2024)

"All of the information was helpful. I'm incredibly grateful for the NLA framework to guide my practice as I support language development with many remarkable individuals. I love that I can play and replay each lesson." N.G. (Jul. 2024)

"Very fascinating to learn of the different stages and how we can complete more accurate assessment to help transition these kiddos into the next language development stage. Easy to follow, able to go at my pace." A.S. (Jul. 2024)

"The entire course was beneficial. I think it's helpful to understand the research behind NLA and understanding the 6 stages is most beneficial to understanding gestalt language development." A.W. (Jul. 2024)

"Assessment of GLPs was helpful. I liked the anecdotes from clinical experience." M.W. (Jun. 2024)

"I love the examples - it's always nice to get "real life" perspective and practice." K.E. (Jun. 2024)

"I learned a lot about the specific stages of NLA and how to analyze a language sample to figure out where a child is at and how to help them move from one stage to the next." A.G. (Jun. 2024)

"Assessing Gestalt Language processors was helpful. I liked being able to stop and start as I needed." J.S. (Jun. 2024)

"Treatment and assessment tips for gestalt processors- I felt that assessment review and materials were very straightforward and easy to understand. I liked that this course covered gestalt in both ASD and NT students." A.S. (Jun. 2024)

"The assessment was beneficial, especially the examples. Easy to follow; handout to refer back after the course is completed." B.R. (Jun. 2024)

"I related to meeting the child where they are at and what they are interested in and involving the families. Also that there was encouragement to not recreate or make more gestalts by giving an abundant use of examples of their single word. I benefited from hearing about the history and data that indicates that there is NLA for these students, and I was glad to hear the information about best not to script." P.N. (Jun. 2024)

"Examples of the stages are useful for a newish practitioner to NLA. Also, appreciated the comparisons between NLA and analytic development. Marge Blanc is amazing." J.M. (Jun. 2024)

"All of the information was helpful! I liked that the course was easily accessible in Australia." N.R. (Jun. 2024)

"Confirmed that my therapy approach is beneficial. I liked the presenter's knowledge and examples." M.A. (Jun. 2024)

"The entire topic was extremely pertinent to my job and easy to follow." R.T. (Jun. 2024)

"I really appreciated the presentation as a whole and how clearly the stages were outlined. I appreciated the examples of how to complete the assessment." E.L. (Jun. 2024)

"Learning about the stages of echolalia can help me better understand what my patient is presenting." V.B. (Jun. 2024)

"I will be able to collect a language sample from my autistic students who use echolalia and apply that information to determine the functions of their echolalic utterances. I did not know that echolalia had functional communicative value and could be used to help children with ASD develop language." J.V. (Jun. 2024)

"I enjoyed learning about the different stages of language development and guidance on where to start teaching these little ones. I enjoyed the specific examples of how specific Gestalts were mitigated in therapy to promote movement through the stages of development. I liked the way the stages were outlined with specific examples of phrases the children used and how it shifted over time with therapy." A.P. (May. 2024)

"This course explained how you can take gestalts and expand them into more utterances and move to longer grammar sentences. I like that it clearly explained what a gestalt was and how to pull words from one to make another." S.Z. (May. 2024)

"Learning about the stages and the evaluation process was helpful. The course was very informative." J.O. (May. 2024)

"All is relatively new for me, so everything said was beneficial. I liked the organization of how the information was presented." C.G. (May. 2024)

"I felt I really learned a lot about recognizing how it is a language delay, not a disorder. I learned about how gestalt language processors develop differently but have a lot of similarities." K.J. (May. 2024)

"It was beneficial to discuss the process of natural language acquisition or the 6 stages. I liked the examples of gestalt language given with real students." D.D. (May. 2024)

"The entire course is relevant to my caseload and I liked the ability to take it self-paced between other obligations." C.L. (May. 2024)

"This is a new area of learning for me and I really think all the information will be relative to my daily practice. Very well presented." L.T. (May. 2024)

"Examples of stage 1 were helpful. A lot of information was covered. The course provided practical information to apply to practice." M.L. (May. 2024)

"Beneficial introduction to the topic and assessment. Illustrated with a lot of examples." S.G. (May. 2024)

"It was helpful to discuss the stages of language development in Echolalia. I liked the pace the course went through the material." J.G. (May. 2024)

"This course significantly increased my understanding of Gestalt Language Learning. I have a much better understanding now of the stages of development in the Gestalt Language learning style. I can now view the clients that my students provide speech therapy to in the College Clinic through that lens. It will greatly improve my ability to provide appropriate clinical education to my graduate students. The examples of the children and their "real" speech patterns were very helpful." M.K. (May. 2024)

"I learned a lot about the gestalt processors with practical information. The handouts were helpful and useful for my job." B.T. (Apr. 2024)

"It was beneficial understanding that ASD kiddos who are GLPs are learning language legitimately and that I do have the ability to better assist them." S.J. (Apr. 2024)

"All the information was beneficial to help me understand my 5-yr-old grandson's issues. Clear, logical, informative." R.S. (Apr. 2024)

"I treat many children who either have a diagnosis of ASD or present with many characteristics consistent with ASD. I enjoyed learning about the stages of language development because it helped me understand what I am seeing in the children I am treating. I love how Marge Blanc presents. She speaks as though she is having a conversation with the learner, and she makes it very engaging." B.S. (Apr. 2024)

"Learning the functions of echolalia and how to use learned phrases to support more flexible/expand communication." M.R. (Apr. 2024)

"The assessment part was beneficial. I liked that I could take the course at my own pace." D.M. (Apr. 2024)

"I enjoyed learning to identify each stage of Gestalt language development and the examples of each of the stages." R.O. (Apr. 2024)

"All of the course was beneficial. I enjoyed the case studies, examples reference to research and relating it to current day." K.P. (Apr. 2024)

"I liked that there are personal stories about the speaker and her patients who are gestalt processors." M.G. (Apr. 2024)

"The assessment process and the resources were beneficial. I enjoyed the real-life examples." M.F. (Apr. 2024)

"Knowing each stage of development is so helpful, as I can provide language models that are actually appropriate for a GLP. This course was thorough, and I loved the real-life examples." S.P. (Apr. 2024)

"Everything was new, useful information I will use daily working with children with ASD. Very informative, research based, practical." G.R. (Apr. 2024)

"I enjoyed learning about natural language acquisition and stages of development for language. I enjoyed the real-world examples and references." K.B. (Apr. 2024)

"The entire presentation was beneficial. This is still new to me and it was so great to hear directly from Marge! I took another extensive course on GLP, however Marge's presentation filled in the missing information and was provided in a very cohesive way. I appreciate the thoroughness of the topic presented." J.K. (Apr. 2024)

"Echolalia can serve many communicative functions. I liked that I could take the course on my own schedule when I had time." S.P. (Apr. 2024)

"The course provided the slides, times for each video and was easy to navigate." E.K. (Apr. 2024)

"Examples of utterances from each stage were helpful. Very detailed and lots of examples." L.H. (Apr. 2024)

"All of this course was beneficial. I am new to gestalt language. The handouts were helpful and I liked that I could listen and process without having to try to take notes like a crazy person." L.T. (Apr. 2024)

"I love the comparison of natural language acquisition to analytic language acquisition. I liked that the course was self-paced." M.M. (Apr. 2024)

"I can definitely use every topic covered in this course. Lots of examples. Very clear and repeated ideas, so that they sunk in!" R.M. (Apr. 2024)

"The parts that discuss what we can do in treatment were helpful." J.Q. (Apr. 2024)

"It is a whole new way of thinking about autistic and even language-delayed children. The course was very informative and supplied a lot of resources to go back to." S.B. (Apr. 2024)

"I liked the information about the stages of gestalt language processing and how typically developing and autistic children progress through these stages." C.E. (Apr. 2024)

"This was the first time that I have had any continuing education on NLA and the information fits in with a few clients I currently have that I now know are gestalt learners. I enjoyed the breakdown of all the stages and how to do a language sampling to determine their language level." S.H. (Apr. 2024)

"Nice overview of all of the levels. I liked the acknowledgment that movies do not provide the best gestalt models. Therapists and parents need to engage with children at their level during meaningful shared activities and model functional easily mitigable gestalts." M.V. (Mar. 2024)

"Honestly all of the course was beneficial; I was never taught this in graduate school when I attended 2014-2016! Gave lots of nice examples and was at my own pace." J.L. (Mar. 2024)

"I enjoyed the assessment and treatment ideas for students. So easy to follow and understand. The instructor is so clearly passionate about what she’s teaching." E.H. (Mar. 2024)

"The use of this with my EI population is helpful. I enjoyed the explanations." C.C. (Mar. 2024)

"The real-life examples provided throughout helped to make connections with the information taught and my previous experiences with NLA children I have worked with. I liked the examples provided and the information given to help explain this to others on my student's team." R.S. (Mar. 2024)

"I work mostly with students on the autism spectrum and it was beneficial understanding their gestalt processes and development impacts assessment and intervention. Self-paced. Access to both handouts and questions in advance." C.M. (Mar. 2024)

"All of it was beneficial! The stages, examples, assessment and treatment are imperative to provide best practices to our clients and families! It's brilliant! I've tried with my students and the results speak for themselves. The students are developing language." K.C. (Mar. 2024)

"The assessment, scoring language samples, and identifying what Stage children are at were all helpful to discuss. This course was informative and packed a lot of information in a short amount of time." K.H. (Mar. 2024)

"I liked the systematic way the information was presented to give you a fuller picture of history and foundations of the approach." J.J. (Mar. 2024)

"The stages of NLA were very helpful to break down. I enjoyed the examples of development of lang of specific patients." S.W. (Mar. 2024)

"The general review and assessment portions were the most helpful. This course gave breadth and depth about a popular topic that is not often discussed enough." K.O. (Mar. 2024)

"Learning about the specific stages and how to progress was beneficial. I liked the specific examples of gestalts and recombining." C.S. (Mar. 2024)

"I will apply this material toward working with children who are gestalt language processors." A.C. (Mar. 2024)

"All of the course was beneficial: introduction to the stages of NLA, assessment, and treatment tips/ideas. Easy access; functional (easy to address the needs of patients/families that I see on my caseload." N.L. (Mar. 2024)

"I enjoyed the history and research that has been conducted for NLA. I found the assessment topic was the most beneficial for my daily practice." J.L. (Mar. 2024)

"I found the specifics about assessment to be most helpful." K.V. (Mar. 2024)

"NLA development and the six stages were beneficial. I loved the story of Ben at the end and how he made up his own poem." S.H. (Feb. 2024)

"All information regarding the stages of echolalia development and assessment was beneficial. Good detail and useable information." R.M. (Feb. 2024)

"All of the course was very helpful. I liked that I could complete and review at my own pace." M.W. (Feb. 2024)

"Understanding that assessment/scoring is not as cut and dried and heavily depends on (knowing) the child. I liked everything!! Marge’s presentation style was so helpful- just the right speed, and all the examples and explanations made sense." P.H. (Feb. 2024)

"It was beneficial looking at gestalt & echolalia as a step in the process to possibly get to grammar instead of as "nonfunctional" communication." J.S. (Feb. 2024)

"I appreciated the many examples for each of the stages. It helped deepen my understanding of the topic. I liked the organization and summary following each section." I.N. (Feb. 2024)

"The recognition that echolalia is still communicative and more of a delay than a disorder. I enjoyed the practical facts I can use immediately." J.J. (Feb. 2024)

"I really loved the assessment section, with NLA language sampling analysis. I think it was awesome and sounded like the latest research, very relevant to many students I know, and using understandings that I have gained in working with children through experience (that have been effective), that I was not previously taught about." S.E. (Feb. 2024)

"Mix and match and mitigating were beneficial. I liked the examples of children the speaker worked with and testimonials from parents." K.G. (Feb. 2024)

"I enjoyed the real-life examples from Marge's work with children." S.F. (Feb. 2024)

"Stages of GLP, assessment, and treatment were helpful. I liked all of this course!" C.B. (Feb. 2024)

"Beneficial assessment of NLA, and each stage. I liked that I could listen and refer back to slides as often as I needed to." G.C. (Feb. 2024)

"Discussing the 6 stages was helpful. I liked the language samples and assessment." A.R. (Feb. 2024)

"The treatment section for gestalt processors was beneficial. Marge was a great presenter, and the course flew by!" M.A. (Feb. 2024)

"I liked the personal examples paired with the information about gestalt language processing and the visuals." B.S. (Feb. 2024)

"This course was a good overview of GLP. I learned a few more bits of information even after taking other courses." D.T. (Feb. 2024)

"I liked the explanation to parents of how GLPs follow the same course as neurotypical children but with two extra steps. Assessment- Language sampling for the children." P.S. (Feb. 2024)

"Everything was beneficial. I liked how much I can apply to my current practice." A.L. (Feb. 2024)

"Discussing how to use NLA strategies in therapy was helpful." C.S. (Jan. 2024)

"Learning about the stages of gestalt language acquisition was most helpful, as well as the discussion about how to mitigate echolalia and work through the stages of Natural Language Acquisition with children. Well organized course and easy to use." C.M. (Jan. 2024)

"Discussing the stages of language development for neurodiverse population was beneficial. I liked the examples from children in various stages." C.B. (Jan. 2024)

"This course will be hugely helpful for working with young children in my private practice. The presenter was excellent - a very good teacher!" K.M. (Jan. 2024)

"The language development of a child with ASD, because I can inform the parents, especially when they are worried about a child's use of echolalia. Great, clear slides and Marge has an engaging way of communicating/speaking. I also like that you give examples of how to support autistic children." H.N. (Jan. 2024)

"Discussing how to assess children who might be gestalt processors was helpful. I enjoyed the examples from her practice." C.R. (Jan. 2024)

"The description of the 6 stages was helpful. I enjoyed the calming presentation." T.S. (Jan. 2024)

"Discussing the process of Language Development was beneficial. I liked the examples given after the explanations." D.S. (Jan. 2024)

"The background was helpful, good examples of how to analyze and think about language samples." S.B. (Jan. 2024)

"Assessment was beneficial. The course was to the point." E.B. (Jan. 2024)

"The course was a good review of how echolalia works in ASD and NT kids. It was a concise, succinct, and still informative introduction." A.B. (Jan. 2024)

"It was helpful breaking down of stages and how to score within the assessment. I liked the ability to re-watch, re-listen to certain parts so it could sink in better." A.E. (Jan. 2024)

"The whole course was VERY beneficial!" L.B. (Jan. 2024)

"The majority of my caseload, as well as the caseloads of those I supervise, are children with ASD, so all of this information is applicable and beneficial. I have completed many courses on NLA, so the assessment portion of this webinar was the most beneficial for me. I look forward to taking more of a deep dive into the next level of the NLA course to learn more. Excellent handouts and a good pace. Love all the extra resources. Marge Blanc is a gem!" S.P. (Jan. 2024)

"Framework for assessment and intervention was helpful. I liked that the course was self-paced and accessible." J.C. (Jan. 2024)

"The assessment was helpful. I enjoyed the organization of materials." E.E. (Jan. 2024)

"I think breaking down the stages of GLP was most beneficial for me. I liked that the course was go at your own pace." A.M. (Jan. 2024)

"A different way that language can and does develop, something to always keep in mind with any student, ASD or neurotypical, I may work with. Very insightful information that helped me better understand a less common, but no less "right" way of developing language." J.C. (Dec. 2023)

"The difference between gestalt language processors and analytic language processors. I enjoyed the examples and handouts." S.G. (Dec. 2023)

"The assessment section will help me figure out where to start with my clients. This course gave me a new perspective I haven't heard before." S.F. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the use of language scripts in language development and helping a child with ASD mitigate his language and go through the stages. The concepts were explained well." S.G. (Dec. 2023)

"Opened up a whole new mindset for me for working with gestalt language learners. Various examples were beneficial to get started with the children I am currently working with." A.G. (Dec. 2023)

"When Marge went through each stage it was very helpful. I also liked the examples of the language sample of both the student and the clinician. I liked how Marge showed the language samples and how the therapist helped to mitigate and mix and match them." B.S. (Dec. 2023)

"This was a new treatment approach for children with ASD." B.F. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the descriptions of NLA stages, specific examples of mitigated language chunk and word/unit combinations, sideways hourglass analogy. Very applicable material." L.M. (Dec. 2023)

"I have more of a general understanding of NLA and how to use scripts to support and develop functional language at the appropriate stage. Recapped - clear to follow and build understanding." C.C. (Dec. 2023)

"The topic and content were comprehensive. Learned how to classify and define Gestalt Language Processing." M.B. (Dec. 2023)

"Beneficial assessment of NLA and how grammar can be integrated into scripts for the child. I like that I could go at my own pace, and go back and listen to sections multiple times if I wanted to better understand things." A.R. (Dec. 2023)

"Rich information with lots of examples. I liked the discussion of avoiding jumping into grammar work too early." G.F. (Dec. 2023)

"Learning how the gestalt processing works and how to work with what they are able to say to get them to communicate with others. The mitigation of the chunks is so interesting. I love how the presenter explained how the process works over and over to get it into our heads and her use of examples." M.C. (Dec. 2023)

"The stages of language development of NLA, how to assess it, and how to work best with these types of students. There was so much helpful information that will be helpful to use with my caseload." S.S. (Dec. 2023)

"Learning the stages of NLA I found to be most beneficial. The presenter's examples of previous clients that she spoke about helped to make more sense of this topic." K.G. (Dec. 2023)

"Stages of gestalt development; assessment; I really liked Marge's style, and I can recognize myself in it. It gave me confidence in my own style, and now I have more knowledge to base my skills on." L.D. (Dec. 2023)

"Better understanding of the use of echolalia and neurodivergent affirming principles." M.H. (Dec. 2023)

"The NLA assessment protocol will inform my future evaluations with Gestalt language learners." A.C. (Dec. 2023)

"Thinking in terms of gestalt language processing is so interesting. I will model more language that can be generative, and I will use more open language. If they are going to the trampoline, I’ll say let’s go jump, instead of just requesting or trying to get them to answer with their own gestalt, like if I use something from a song that they say next line. The voice of the presenter was very pleasant and easy to understand." A.M. (Dec. 2023)

"It was beneficial reviewing the steps of language acquisition for children with ASD and the language sample. I liked breakdown of each stage and real-life examples." J.M. (Dec. 2023)

"Discussing how to level students who are gestalt language learners using the 50% rule was helpful. I like that the course was relevant to working in schools with the high caseload numbers of students on the spectrum." J.W. (Dec. 2023)

"All of the course was beneficial! Easy to do in parts and fit into my busy schedule." V.C. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the real-world examples. I found the assessment and treatment examples/strategies most beneficial." J.W. (Dec. 2023)

"Presenter was quite knowledgeable and interesting! She had awesome examples!" D.H. (Dec. 2023)

"The acknowledgment of NLA in neurotypical children as well as ASD children. I liked the speaker's calm and steady teaching style." A.B. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the examples of language - language samples and descriptions/explanations." K.C. (Dec. 2023)

"Learning about assessing to identify which stage a child is currently functioning was helpful." R.R. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the whole concept of gestalt language processing representing a form of language development." E.B. (Dec. 2023)

"Great course! I liked how applicable this course is to my everyday practice. The overview of language development for GLP was helpful." M.R. (Nov. 2023)

"How to obtain a language sample, how to apply NLA stages to goal writing, and how to target in therapy. I liked the short and very informative videos and illustrations." K.S. (Nov. 2023)

"Discussing how to provide new gestalts based on a child's spontaneous language was beneficial. I liked the NLA assessment guidelines." N.D. (Nov. 2023)

"This was a completely different way for me to view and understand my older ASD clients. I did not know how to use their echolalia as a jumping-off point to mitigate language. I liked the additional resources that were provided and how simple assessment and treatment are to begin." S.J. (Nov. 2023)

"In depth look at gestalt language processing and evaluation methods. I liked the discussion of history and research base of NLA." C.C. (Nov. 2023)

"The personal examples that Marge shared were incredible." F.A. (Nov. 2023)

"I loved the easy-to-understand slides and information. The most beneficial topic for me in my daily practice is that both neurotypical and neurodiverse students and clients can be gestalt language processors." A.J. (Nov. 2023)

"This was a clear description and explanation of NLA in neurotypical and ASD children. I now feel like I understand and can explain NLA for students with ASD." A.Z. (Nov. 2023)

"Assessing the stage of NLA and ideas for ways to mitigate into smaller chunks was helpful. This course gave lots of detail to make the material easy to understand and follow." A.P. (Nov. 2023)

"Understanding the gestalt language development itself was beneficial. I have many ASD students who I now can understand so much better! I enjoyed hearing about real-life clients and their successes." J.W. (Nov. 2023)

"Ways to tie the levels of language development to treatment. And showing how to use it with real language samples." M.R. (Nov. 2023)

"The discussion on differentiating between neurotypical echolalic children and echolalic children with ASD was helpful." J.W. (Oct. 2023)

"I enjoyed all the examples Marge gave from her real-life practice. This course provided me with a better understanding of my NLA students and how to support their language development." E.M. (Oct. 2023)

"I enjoyed it all. The presentation, set up, and examples were perfect! I liked the outlines of language samples as well as assessment/treatment examples." C.Y. (Oct. 2023)

"Reviewing that gestalt language processing is a typical form of language development was beneficial. Also, learning about spending lots of time in stage 3. I liked the way this course was broken up into on-demand sections." E.F. (Oct. 2023)

"The entire topic of NLA and the stages will be very beneficial as I now know how to approach early GLP patients and how to move through development with their treatment. I liked the combination of information provided orally and via the presentation slides." M.Z. (Oct. 2023)

"Understanding that we need to proceed through the language development levels instead of jumping to grammar. I really enjoyed the examples." C.S. (Oct. 2023)

"Very functional and had a great number of examples. The assessment of the language stage through language samples and scoring various stages of NLA was beneficial." J.W. (Oct. 2023)

"Research, assessment, and treatment portions were beneficial. I liked the conversation examples between patient and clinician. I liked that there were sections. Being a 3 hour course, it was nice to easily be able to stop and start the course where you left off." K.B. (Oct. 2023)

"Describing the different stages and how to use a language sample to help analyze a child’s utterances and language development was beneficial. I liked the examples of presenter working with her clients." C.R. (Oct. 2023)

"This is a new concept for me, and I am thrilled to come across it! This course will definitely impact my practice and approach when working with children. It was a good overview - I am looking forward to diving in more deeply." D.A. (Oct. 2023)

"New information that I can use in my practice." A.E. (Oct. 2023)

"Course was comprehensive and gave real life examples." A.W. (Oct. 2023)

"Good presentation style, and informative practical information. I liked discussion of the stages of NLA and assessment." T.D. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked the stages of language acquisition and how to support my clients. And the ease of taking course from home." D.P. (Oct. 2023)

"Breaking down analytical vs gestalt language. I liked the examples and all of the resources." C.G. (Oct. 2023)

"I will rethink now the way I work with children using gestalt language. I always appreciate real examples." J.N. (Sep. 2023)

"This course gave me a new understanding of the process of teaching language through the stages of language development." D.I. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked the breakdown of stages. This approach is a new way to understand echolalia and how to mitigate language to increase meaningful communication." M.C. (Sep. 2023)

"Practical examples. I enjoyed learning about the NLA assessment and stages of language development." M.M. (Sep. 2023)

"This course had great anecdotal examples to understand and dissect each stage of NLA." H.V. (Sep. 2023)

"The assessment/language sampling recommendations were helpful. This course is relevant to many clients, and will have immediate impact on my practice." J.C. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked the assessment and writing goals. Informative and helpful course with great examples and application to practice." S.F. (Sep. 2023)

"Very informative course and from the NLA author herself. Identifying gestalts and understanding how we can understand our children." D.J. (Sep. 2023)

"This course provided new insight on best practices for children with echolalic language. I liked learning the stages of gestalt language and how important it is to provide opportunities in therapy sessions and with daily activities that allow the child to hear different meanings and combinations of the gestalt so they too can isolate and combine them in different ways." E.H. (Sep. 2023)

"Treatment for echolalia and gestalt language users. This information was fantastic and the progression was logical." S.E. (Sep. 2023)

"The implications/application for assessing and treating gestalt language processors, particularly with my ASD population was beneficial. I liked that I could go back and re-listen to a concept, to really understand the examples and key points." T.M. (Sep. 2023)

"Detailed information about echolalia and practical navigation on how to approach echolalia in children with ASD." A.K. (Sep. 2023)

"All of the information presented is applicable to my practice. I liked the case studies." K.B. (Sep. 2023)

"I found the stages of Natural Language Acquisition very useful. I liked the written examples of language produced by a child going through the stages of NLA." A.L. (Sep. 2023)

"Learning how the process of natural language acquisition is acquired for children who are demonstrating echolalia was helpful. I love that this course was self paced and so informational." M.B. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked learning from Marge Blanc herself." J.A. (Sep. 2023)

"Course was interesting and straightforward. I liked all of it!" S.T. (Sep. 2023)

"Knowing that we can "plant" useful gestalts to mitigate is very helpful given that many, many gestalts that kids get from the media are not easily mitigated. This course is an excellent background and basis for how to start." A.C. (Aug. 2023)

"All of the information was beneficial. I really liked the assessment discussion. Very beneficial course - a fresh way to look at language acquisition." G.S. (Aug. 2023)

"I enjoyed learning the stages of language development in ASD children, how to assess them and develop treatment plans that will make a difference. I have not been previously exposed to this type of treatment and am looking forward to level 2 and 3 for even better understanding of ASD. This course was easy to follow and very educational for a new comer to ASD treatments." P.K. (Aug. 2023)

"I enjoyed all of the examples of the kids that were seen in the clinic and how to apply what was taught. This helped me think about my clients on my caseload and how I can best serve them and advance their language to their best ability." L.K. (Aug. 2023)

"This entire course was enlightening, and I can't wait to take the next sections! Marge is an engaging and enthusiastic presenter who helped to re-light the fire of passion I have for speech." J.A. (Aug. 2023)

"I can use this information in my practice." K.G. (Aug. 2023)

"All very useful and especially the information about how to treat at each level. Course was interesting and went at a good pace. Liked that I could stop or rewind if I wanted to listen to something again." S.T. (Aug. 2023)

"I found this entire level 1 presentation relevant to my daily practice with my clientele with autism. This course was very enlightening and applicable from assessment to treatment. I liked the breakdown of the material. The history shared was not something taught in graduate school in regards to natural language acquisition in autism. Most importantly I have to highlight the assessment portion." E.B. (Aug. 2023)

"Description of gestalt language processing development, and assessment and intervention strategies to use with gestalt language processors were beneficial topics. The information was presented in an organized manner with many real life examples and useful strategies for assessment and intervention." A.G. (Aug. 2023)

"I work with neurodivergent children and families. This information is new. I found it very important to share NLA and identify gestalt language. I liked the examples and the pictures were very educational." C.S. (Aug. 2023)

"All of it was eye opening." B.F. (Aug. 2023)

"Everything! Very clear with good examples." C.I. (Aug. 2023)

"I thought discussing the stages and its research was very interesting. I liked the pace of the speaker. She was very well articulated and had a great rate of speech (for us slower processors lol)." A.L. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked the novelty of this course and the research that backs NLA. And learning how to assess what stage a child is in and how to model mitigations with a child." M.B. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked everything discussed!! Love this approach!" M.B. (Aug. 2023)

"Clear explanations of how to rethink language acquisition in children." A.B. (Aug. 2023)

"This whole course was informative as to NLA overall, and the specifics were good in terms of how to use it. Very clearly presented in an easy-to-understand way. The presenter, Marge, was excellent and had a lovely, warm vibe - and she obviously knows what she's talking about! Very relatable and lots of good stories from her practice that were very touching and lent credibility to her course." S.G. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked everything! Looking forward to using these methods and learning more from Marge's 2nd and 3rd presentations!" E.D. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked the information, personal stories, and application of methods in case studies." K.H. (Aug. 2023)

"The presenter is fabulous! Learning about the stages of gestalt language processors was beneficial." R.R. (Aug. 2023)

"Learning how to complete assessment. Real exemples of each stage, talking through how to identify each stage." D.B. (Aug. 2023)

"Helpful for assessments. Learning that neurotypical children can also be GLPs." O.P. (Aug. 2023)

"I believe that learning about the stages of language development in our patients with autism is crucial. I have observed that sometimes people are unaware that echolalia is part of their language development, and they should not avoid it, and instead use it as a bridge to improve their language and communication. I love having the opportunity to study this information alongside the author of the book. Thanks for this online course. I'm grateful." M.G. (Jul. 2023)

"This course was very thorough and interesting. The whole topic of gestalt language processing is not something I've been exposed to over my years of practice in a school setting. Especially now, during a time of inundation of students with ASD who exhibit this type of language development, this information will be very useful in trying to help them meet their language needs." E.T. (Jul. 2023)

"New way of thinking about ASD language development. Learning that ASD has a typical language development and it can be targeted at its level and work towards improved language skills." M.S. (Jul. 2023)

"Very clear. Loved the examples with the children." G.C. (Jul. 2023)

"The case study examples were most beneficial as they helped me relate to my experiences and observations in daily practice. I love that this course combines the basics of GLP in theory and practice. This makes me more confident about advocating for my client's needs from an evidence-based background." M.K. (Jul. 2023)

"Learning the six stages of development and how to work within those stages. The examples were very helpful." A.B. (Jul. 2023)

"Clear examples of NLA stages and assessment of NLA stages." V.R. (Jul. 2023)

"Gaining an understanding of gestalt language processing will change how I approach students and therapy for gestalt processors. It will also change my conversations with parents and teachers. I liked that the sections were labeled and broken down." A.R. (Jul. 2023)

"Course is structured, highly informative, new information, and it is self paced." M.S. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the assessment and helping parents understand the stages of NLA. Real life examples." J.S. (Jul. 2023)

"Course was clearly presented with multiple research supports." K.M. (Jul. 2023)

"Real-life scoring exposure and practice was beneficial. Different information than other courses I've taken." P.G. (Jul. 2023)

"The language sample scoring process for NLA will be very helpful for determining appropriate goal targets AND explaining progress to parents and colleagues (particularly during the process of breaking down / mitigating gestalts, using individual words, and appreciating less grammatical self-generated sentences). I appreciated the information and examples provided." A.P. (Jul. 2023)

"I found the stages of NLA beneficial as it relates to quite a few of my students. I like how course is self-guided." A.K. (Jul. 2023)

"How to identify and assess Gestalt Language Processors. I liked the application to real life cases." M.A. (Jul. 2023)

"ALL of this course will be helpful with treating my gestalt language learners. I liked that it covered everything from the stages, to assessment to intervention." L.S. (Jul. 2023)

"This course helped me give words to things I have been doing and observing for years. That helps me feel like the way I am communicating with parents is sounding professional and rings true." J.R. (Jul. 2023)

"ALL OF IT!  I evaluate and work primarily with autistic students, many of whom are GLPs. Marge has such a passion, and you can feel it. This course was well laid out and easy to navigate." J.H. (Jul. 2023)

"Practical application of how to plan assessment and treatment." R.M. (Jul. 2023)

"The stages described in GLP and how to assess these children was beneficial. I liked the examples and descriptions of the stages and the assessment portion." K.H. (Jul. 2023)

"Learning to mitigate echolalia was beneficial. And applying the content to students on my caseload. Examples were helpful." A.H. (Jun. 2023)

"The materials are excellent, and this course was very enjoyable. Developing an understanding of what NLA is and the stages and understanding how assessment is carried out was beneficial. I found the recorded tutorials a really beneficial way of learning." C.M. (Jun. 2023)

"This course provided a new way to look at Echolalia. Learning the stages from Echolalia to generated grammar and the treatment examples were beneficial." B.H. (Jun. 2023)

"Changes the way I think about my clients who are GLPs. I want to share this information with families and teachers. I want to change the way we listen to these children and make sure that they are being heard! I liked the repetition, breaking down the topic." K.M. (Jun. 2023)

"The discussion that natural language acquisition does not “max out” at any certain age was beneficial." L.A. (Jun. 2023)

"Understanding how language develops in gestalt language processors versus analytic language processors was beneficial. I liked the repetition of material in order to allow it all to sink into my brain." A.T. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked learning about the predictable stages of language development, and the specific examples of how to choose good gestalt phrases that are easily mitigable." H.G. (Jun. 2023)

"This course made me think about specific students and think about where the gestalt came from and the idea of focusing on a single word or part of the gestalt to model language for the student." L.H. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the description of the 6 stages of NLA. Course moved along quickly and hit the main points." K.N. (Jun. 2023)

"The background history, the assessment component, and understanding the NLA stages were beneficial. Great flow, plenty of real examples, and concrete learning points." H.P. (Jun. 2023)

"Learning the stages of NLA and how to collect and score a language sample. I liked the personal accounts and examples mixed into the course content." E.A. (Jun. 2023)

"Different way in looking at assessment and tx in this population. I liked the use of examples of actual children." J.G. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the stages and assessment, interventions ideas, and discussion around older children, and observation around non-speaking autistic children and young people." R.M. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the concept that the language is still going through a normal process, it's just delayed." K.M. (Jun. 2023)

"How to evaluate and implement treatment for children, especially older children that are gestalt language processors was beneficial. I liked the amount of applicable information and examples." S.G. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the clear, direct explanation with examples and the Natural Language Acquisition assessment." M.A. (Jun. 2023)

"Looking at the client where they are now and what strengths they have now rather than where they are expected to be was beneficial. I liked the personal stories and examples." R.P. (Jun. 2023)

"Understanding that gestalts/delayed echolalia has communicative intent. Course was practical, easy to understand, and meaningful to my work." Y.P. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked all of it! I will definitely be watching the next two levels." J.F. (May 2023)

"Stages of Gestalt language processing and description of treatment were beneficial. Clear information with examples." E.H. (May 2023)

"Concepts presented in a logical, easy to understand manner. Learning the progression of gestalt language development was beneficial." M.L. (May 2023)

"Learning the relationship between gestalt language processing in typically developing children (such a high portion of kids!) and NLA in autistic children. I loved the stories told, and found the handouts very helpful and thorough!" M.F. (May 2023)

"The two types of language development. We often talk only about analytic language development as being the only way to develop language. I liked the idea of using gestalt chunks to aid in mitigation, and the idea that grammar can still be targeted but also to be realistic that the window will eventually slowly close. And even when this does happen, there is still much to work on. I liked the course content overall and the examples." Y.K. (May 2023)

"The progression of NLA as well as basic treatment strategies were beneficial. I also liked how the stages were repeated over the course so I had a strong knowledge by the end." J.G. (May 2023)

"Stages and assessment were beneficial. I liked the examples of children and their language samples." L.B. (May 2023)

"It was beneficial having treatment ideas for each level of stage. The detailed way of assessing (and describing) a child's stage of gestalt language development was very helpful!" H.C. (May 2023)

"All of it was beneficial - starting peds OP again after 8 years with adults/acute. Very informative course. I enjoyed the slides that went along for visual learning." H.C. (May 2023)

"Learning ways to isolate and recombine words in a child who is in stage 2 was beneficial. I liked the NLA stages and the assessment tool." T.C. (May 2023)

"Learning how to analyze language samples of gestalt language processors was beneficial. I liked all of the examples! Explained at a good pace." T.R. (May 2023)

"The details of what to look for in each stage and separating out the expectations of younger elementary versus older students was beneficial. I liked the directness and applicability to my therapy sessions." N.J. (May 2023)

"I enjoyed learning about the presenter's experiences with real children in therapy. It helps you to better understand the path she took to improve her students overall language. I enjoyed learning about children with ASD and the path to developing language and how to look at it in a different light to build on their language." W.F. (May 2023)

"I now have a better understanding of what Natural Language Acquisition is. The use of all the examples was helpful." L.H. (May 2023)

"Practical and functional course. The explanation of the functionality of echolalia was beneficial." P.A. (May 2023)

"Data collection, examples of gestalt through the developmental stages, and examples of conversations with the clinician/parent input and opinions were beneficial. I liked the focus on language learned, the window to learn grammar, and breaking down the myths and misconceptions about delayed gestalt language processors." M.D. (May 2023)

"Ideas of how to use a variety of language, figuring out the meaning of echolalia, and remembering to not focus on grammar right away was beneficial. I liked the ease of doing course on my own time and the variety of information provided." R.M. (May 2023)

"I liked the assessment portion of the discussion and the examples provided." A.B. (May 2023)

"Learning developmental stages of GLP and assessment examples were beneficial." M.K. (May 2023)

"Understanding the stages of NLA and knowing how to assess a child who has gestalt language processing was beneficial. I liked the many examples and case studies." E.J. (May 2023)

"The clear description of NLA stages with specific examples was beneficial. I liked the ability to complete the course in my own time." S.R. (May 2023)

"The general concept of gestalt language processing was new to me so that alone was beneficial. This makes so much sense. I liked that the overall framework was continually referenced." B.V. (May 2023)

"This entire course is helpful while working with this population. I liked presenter's calm voice and demeanor, as well as examples while having visual slides up to keep me on track. I also liked that this course was broken down and I could come back later on to the next "chapter" to jump back in." B.D. (May. 2023)

"I liked all of it. There was so much information. I liked that I could stop and start when it was convenient for me." A.M. (Apr. 2023)

"I found the discussion of how to take language assessments for GLP students and analyzing them beneficial. I found the real-life example videos to be really helpful as well." E.O. (Apr. 2023)

"Learning what occurs during each stage of language development was beneficial, and this course clearly explained the different stages of language development." K.B. (Apr. 2023)

"The discussion on moving from gestalts to mitigated was beneficial." J.B. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked how detailed the assessment portion was." S.C. (Apr. 2023)

"Discussion about how echolalia can develop was beneficial. I liked the descriptions and links to research." R.R. (Apr. 2023)

"The explanation of the NLA assessment protocol was beneficial. I liked the examples and the research." C.T. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the specific examples of real children! The examples of gestalts vs. self-generated phrases and the knowledge that it will appear that speech goes 'backwards' as it develops was beneficial." R.D. (Apr. 2023)

"All of it was very beneficial. I'm just beginning to learn more about this topic. Great introduction! I liked the topic and research behind it." K.N. (Apr. 2023)

"I have a better understanding now of the stages and what to do in each one. I liked the ability to move at my own pace." B.P. (Apr. 2023)

"I appreciated this course as a review of language acquisition of typical and nontypical development kids. I also appreciated the references to research to back up what I was already intuitively doing in therapy sessions." L.P. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked that the presenter gave examples of how to score language samples as I often have a hard time figuring out which stage of language development a lot of my kids are in. I liked that real-life examples were provided and that she gave examples of how to score language samples." E.W. (Apr. 2023)

"The assessment section was beneficial. I conducted research for a project regarding early communicative intent and used articles from Amy Wetherby and Barry Prizant. It helped to have a working knowledge of their research in language/play development." C.S. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the discussion of breaking down the stages and highlighting when to start building back up like we are more used to doing. The course was easy to follow along." C.K. (Apr. 2023)

"The assessment was beneficial. The topic of NLA stages was most interesting. I can only imagine how the families of my students will find the information I learned super interesting. I liked the handouts and the ease with which I could navigate through the course." M.B. (Apr. 2023)

"It was so helpful to learn the different stages of language development and to learn that all children move through a stage of echolalia. I am looking forward to using the tips from the treatment section, and using the assessment protocol to guide my practice. This course was so compassionate towards the children that Marge Blanc works with and affirms their value as human beings. Thank you, Marge, for providing such a thorough and resourceful course while maintaining the human connection." L.Z. (Mar. 2023)

"I really learned a lot about the stages and what is NLA or GLP. I will also be better able to do an assessment to determine what stage/s the child is using. I liked the examples and the information." J.B. (Mar. 2023)

"All of it was beneficial!! The speaker obviously has a wealth of knowledge and experience. In addition, she is able to communicate the material very well. The examples and resources provided were excellent. I will be able to go back and study particular sections again because they are presented in a good progression." K.M. (Mar. 2023)

"Explanation of the stages and how to do the assessment. The language samples and explanation of how to determine which stage an utterance is in was helpful." L.K. (Mar. 2023)

"Good content and suggestions for making language therapy more appropriate for the gestalt language learners on my caseload. I will think about my language modeling while referencing what I learned and change my approach as I learn more about each student, breaking down their scripts (if they have them) and exploring how to apply these new techniques." E.R. (Mar. 2023)

"Learning how to create goals and decide which gestalts to model. I liked the case study examples." E.S. (Mar. 2023)

"I will apply this to my gestalt language learners. It was helpful to know the research and rationale behind tx as well as the developmental stages of NLA. Examples were helpful." M.Y. (Mar. 2023)

"The stages of Natural Language Acquisition and Assessment were beneficial. I liked the depth of information provided and the fact that some information was repeated in order to aid in recalling the information." J.D. (Mar. 2023)

"Understanding NLA and the different stages. Lots of examples and Marge used simple terms to explain the concept clearly." P.Y. (Mar. 2023)

"Very informative. Lot of information and examples provided. Understanding the different stages of Natural language acquisition, assessment, and treatment." B.R. (Mar. 2023)

"Real life examples. All of the information regarding the development of NLA was beneficial." J.B. (Mar. 2023)

"Learning the 6 stages of language acquisition. I liked the examples of pts and levels they were at, how they learned." R.F. (Mar. 2023)

"The content was presented clearly and the presenter was interesting. I liked the NLA Assessment tool." J.L. (Mar. 2023)

"Mitigating language. Interesting, well presented." J.B. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked everything....it was fascinating." M.L. (Feb. 2023)

"I found this course incredibly helpful in learning how to connect and communicate with my ASD patients. I am so excited to use my knowledge from this course and apply it to my daily practice to support NLA by encouraging language use at all stages. Marge Blanc's passion for her work and clients shines through her educational matter. Marge is truly knowledgeable about this topic and it is obvious that she loves her clients and their families." M.H. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked Marge's vast knowledge of this topic. And specific examples and case studies." S.P. (Feb. 2023)

"All of the information was applicable to my current caseload of children. All of it was helpful, especially the language samples." W.S. (Feb. 2023)

"Breaking down the developmental stages for gestalt language processors and how to determine which stage they are at most of the time to model language at their stage of language development is beneficial. I liked the examples and stories of how NLA is used in Marge's practice." G.L. (Feb. 2023)

"Very informative course. Assessment of NLA and how to identify and explain to colleagues and families about gestalt language processing is beneficial." R.B. (Feb. 2023)

"The scoring protocol and clear, distinct stages will help me tease out where some of my clients are in developing their language skills. I appreciated the extensive references, it gives me additional information to look up!" S.C. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the review and examples of the different stages. I also liked that the stages were discussed in the overview and then revisited throughout." J.D. (Feb. 2023)

"Stages broken down. Easy to follow, practical course." A.D. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the assessment portion. The presenter was easy to follow." K.L. (Feb. 2023)

"Practical application for clinicians. NLA stages of language development, assessment, treatment." A.Y. (Feb. 2023)

"Learning about Gestalt language processing in neurotypical and ASD populations. I liked the examples." M.W. (Feb. 2023)

"Learning the stages of gestalt language processing was beneficial." L.S. (Feb. 2023)

"Looking at it as stages instead of delays was good information." L.R. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the examples of utterances from different stages of NLA." C.M. (Feb. 2023)

"The Assessment and Treatment Principles were beneficial to learn. I liked the mitigation and development of grammar." L.A. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the treatment section with examples of how to provide language models based on a child's gestalts." A.H. (Feb. 2023)

"Treatment ideas for NLA learners. I liked the examples." I.S. (Feb. 2023)

"Learning the difference between normal (analytic kids) and ASD kids was beneficial for my practice." S.A. (Feb. 2023)

"Learning the language to explain to families why I get excited when their kids start developing poor grammar. I liked the assessment tool - I get frustrated when I inherit goals that try to up the MLU when the kids are mostly echolalia." B.S. (Feb. 2023)

"Understanding how to assess and then treat according to NLA steps/progression. I liked all of the real-life examples (e.g., language sampling). I liked that course was broken up into sections that I completed at my convenience." L.V. (Feb. 2023)

"This was my first introduction to gestalt language processing and the stages of natural language development, so really, the entire presentation was fascinating! I liked the real-world examples of real children she had worked with during her practice." J.K. (Feb. 2023)

"The stages of language development were beneficial. Liked having the powerpoint in front of me for notes." K.B. (Feb. 2023)

"Awareness of echolalia as having more communication intent. I liked the knowledge and research used by presenter." S.L. (Feb. 2023)

"All of it was beneficial. This topic needs to be much more widely known in the medical field." K.S. (Feb. 2023)

"Just understanding the progression of development is extremely helpful. I liked the content." L.H. (Feb. 2023)

"Course was a good introduction to NLA. I liked the description of the stages of NLA." A.B. (Feb. 2023)

"I work with autistic students so the echolalia being a step toward language acquisition was interesting. I liked the background and the relevance." K.E. (Feb. 2023)

"I appreciate thinking about each stage of NLA and to acknowledge the very positive language abilities in children with the ASD diagnosis. Marge Blanc shares her knowledge and insights clearly, and supportively and inspires further interest in the topic." S.S. (Jan. 2023)

"Everything about it! The assessment portion is very helpful. Marge Blanc is a great presenter and explained everything very well." B.M. (Jan. 2023)

"Assessment of NLA and how to determine at which level a child is communicating. I've been reading more and more about Gestalt language and NLA so I loved how this course explained it. It will be very useful and I look forward to starting the next two courses." V.H. (Jan. 2023)

"Knowing the steps of language acquisition for gestalt language processors and steps to take in assessment (collecting a language sample, determining the sources and meaning of gestalts, and identifying the stages of language acquisition for each utterance) will be beneficial in my daily practice as an SLP. And I appreciate that I can review the presentation as needed." G.G. (Jan. 2023)

"Love the stages and how they are all related. Great source of information and it is so true!" L.X. (Jan. 2023)

"I will be better equipped to explain gestalt language processors." H.C. (Jan. 2023)

"The idea of echolalia as intentional communication is a valuable insight and premise. I liked the subject matter and the personal approach of the presenter." E.H. (Jan. 2023)

"Learning the stages of gestalt language processors and the assessment and treatment approaches were beneficial. I enjoyed the examples of actual children's language samples and progression through developing language. I also liked the resources that can be used when talking to parents and colleagues for training." K.R. (Jan. 2023)

"I purchased the book and enjoyed solidifying my understand of NLA through taking the course. Watching this course, one can tell that Marge is passionate about the course, and extremely knowledgeable. It makes watching and listening so much easier." H.D. (Jan. 2023)

"I work with several kids who are GLPs. I was never taught in grad school how I was supposed to work with these types of language learners. I now have a solid framework to base my treatment and understanding of what I've been seeing all along." J.B. (Jan. 2023)

"The case studies and explanation of stages were beneficial. I liked the slides to support online learning." S.M. (Jan. 2023)

"The information about assessment and treatment as well as the information regarding the stages was beneficial." R.F. (Jan. 2023)

"This is a thorough introduction to Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition. I was empowered to know that if a child who is a GLP did not get early intervention in NLA, it's not too late for him/her to make progress through the stages, even if not all the way to self-generated grammar." T.T. (Jan. 2023)

"Every section of this presentation is useful to me in my clinical practice. I have a new lens to view the language of my clients through; both ASD and neurotypical kids. This course was well organized and easy to follow." H.P. (Jan. 2023)

"Content was relevant to my clinical practice." A.M. (Jan. 2023)

"I appreciated the outline of the stages of gestalt language development, and the section about assessment. Marge is an excellent speaker. She speaks at a good rate and is easy to follow. The course was well-organized." A.S. (Jan. 2023)

"The functional therapy examples were great." C.A. (Jan. 2023)

"The chart and stages were helpful for future reference." E.A. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked that I was provided with many visuals and case studies." M.G. (Dec. 2022)

"Handouts were great." A.C. (Dec. 2022)

"The entire course was very informative, and each topic was explained in a way to make application easy in treatment sessions." J.C. (Dec. 2022)

"The course was very informative, and I did the research that supports this movement. This course gives me a better way to view the kids that I am working with." S.F. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked how course is self-paced, so I can adequately focus on the content." M.M. (Dec. 2022)

"Language development and gaining a better understanding of NLA. I liked the course format and content." K.S. (Dec. 2022)

"How to identify stages of NLA and then assess/treat them. Self-paced and easy to follow with great resources." R.M. (Dec. 2022)

"Speaker went through the stages of gestalt processors, assessment, and tx. Practical for everyday use, can get started right away. I liked the expertise of the speaker." K.L. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the treatment portion for working with kids on the autism spectrum. Course was easy to follow and the instructor explained complex topics in a way I could understand." A.M. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked all of it and especially the assessment and treatment sections. Easy to understand and use." C.S. (Dec. 2022)

"I really enjoyed learning about assessment and listening to the break down. Course is helpful paired with the book. It is really eye-opening that there is another lens in which to look at language development." S.S. (Dec. 2022)

"The stages, examples of scripts, treatment ideas, and language samples were beneficial. The visual support and reviewing at the end of each section was great." M.B. (Dec. 2022)

"The stages of development for Gestalt Language Processors and how to apply this to treatment was really helpful." A.E. (Dec. 2022)

"The assessment process was most beneficial at this point in my learning. I liked the way the information was presented along with real-life examples and quotes." H.C. (Dec. 2022)

"Assessment and treatment - how to determine what stage a child is at and from there what to focus on teaching and which direction to take the treatment plan. Real life examples and demonstrations of actual students and treatment plans done with them." K.M. (Dec. 2022)

"The stages of NLA were detailed, and so were the language sample examples." M.K. (Dec. 2022)

"This course showed what NLA is and how it works. The segmentation of the sessions were clearly organized." M.A. (Dec. 2022)

"I'd never heard of this before, which is wild because I went to a school that boasted its ASD program. I will immediately begin implementing this into my work with students. VERY descriptive and easy to follow. I feel confident I could do this treatment." K.E. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the encouragement and reminders to analyze and look more closely at echolalic function and how to support language development." K.A. (Dec. 2022)

"I gained an understanding of the progression of language development through each stage. This gives me an excellent framework and targets for each stage. I felt that the language sample charts were really helpful in seeing where a child is at in terms of the different stages." M.J. (Nov. 2022)

"Lots of examples of language samples and how therapy progressed. I like the strong theoretical and practical foundations, along with research history." J.A. (Nov. 2022)

"All of this was useful because I didn't know a lot about gestalt learning." E.A. (Nov. 2022)

"I like the ability to move at your own pace." M.C. (Nov. 2022)

"I learned that it is important not to rush a child to the next level before they are ready. I liked that it gives some structure to language development for children with echolalia." K.B. (Nov. 2022)

"All topics are good. Developing skills to observe and understand Gestalt processors, learning a tool for assessing Gestalt processors, and a way to explain natural language acquisition by children to their caregivers." N.M. (Nov. 2022)

"Breaking down each stage of NLA and using language samples was extremely beneficial to help me understand better what level my students are at." A.H. (Nov. 2022)

"The information was very clear." J.F. (Nov. 2022)

"I like the pace." R.A. (Nov. 2022)

"The information about mitigating long gestalts into phrases and recombining will be beneficial to my daily practice. I enjoyed learning about how some individuals hear single words while some individuals hear sound contours." R.H. (Nov. 2022)

"Recognizing that ASD children with echolalia may be using the same language acquisition strategies as typically developing children who are demonstrating jargon." M.F. (Nov. 2022)

"The slides had a lot of information and the presentation went into depth on each slide." T.D. (Nov. 2022)

"Understanding the stages of language development in NLA and how to approach treatment was good." L.W. (Nov. 2022)

"It was interesting to consider neurotypicals and divergent children as passing through the same language stages at different times. I like the convenience and ease of the course. I will be able to benefit from her lifetime body of work." K.K. (Nov. 2022)

"Using the language sample model across multiple sessions will be beneficial. The pace was great." C.F. (Nov. 2022)

"Great introduction to the NLA process. Very helpful information." J.H. (Oct. 2022)

"The NLA stages, assessment, and application of goals were beneficial to my daily practice.  I like the detailed examples with students on caseload." K.U. (Oct. 2022)

"Differentiating between treatment approaches between analytical and gestalt language processors was good information.  I like the examples." B.S. (Oct. 2022)

"The references to the presenter's personal experience/stories made the information relatable. Very complete and applicable novel information to me; exciting." K.W. (Oct. 2022)

"I like the real world examples." D.A. (Oct. 2022)

"The assessment for gestalt language learners is applicable for much of my caseload and extremely important to understand." R.L. (Oct. 2022)

"A new way to look at the gestalt language processor. So glad to know this new info and share it!" D.D. (Oct. 2022)

"The clarity of the course and examples were helpful." D.B. (Oct. 2022)

"There are specific examples of language samples."  V.S. (Oct. 2022)

"The course has clear descriptions of stages."  S.H. (Oct. 2022)

"Assessing the stages through language samples and Marge's comment to keep many language samples to track progress were beneficial for my daily practice."  S.L. (Oct. 2022)

"The course was informative. Learning more on treatment for Gestalt Language Processors."  M.B. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the SLP's personal experience as examples throughout each stage. And learning the stages of teaching functional language."  E.B. (Oct. 2022)

"Easy to follow, broken into manageable sections."  L.B. (Oct. 2022)

"Lots of examples with good relevance."  K.R. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked how there was research included to back up the information presented."  A.H. (Oct. 2022)

"My new assignment includes 3 SDC classes serving children in grades K-5. Now I can see there are children in all stages of Gestalt language processing."  K.R. (Oct. 2022)

"Love that this type of language learning is finally coming to light!"  A.P. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the examples and the reality of older children not being able to get to the more complex stages of the language grammar."  N.O. (Sept. 2022)

"I love the means of language sampling and will be using this in my practice. This framework has given me a whole new way of thinking about how to assess, write goals for, and teach grammatical language in practice."  K.J. (Sept. 2022)

"I appreciated how it was divided into smaller consumable sections."  A.D. (Sept. 2022)

"Everything in this course was beneficial to me. They did not teach most of this in grad school."  L.G. (Sept. 2022)

"I appreciated the insight into the stages of gestalt language development, assessment, and intervention."  M.L. (Sept. 2022)

"I have a better understanding of Echolalia now. I enjoyed the stories about the children the presenter worked with in her research and seeing their progress."  K.M. (Sept. 2022)

"The stages of NLA and the general understanding of this form of language development were good."  T.L. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked how the course was separated into sections."  K.A. (Sept. 2022)

"The dialogue examples were useful."  A.B. (Sept. 2022)

"I now have a better understanding of gestalt language as something more than “just echolalia.”  H.K. (Sept. 2022)

"The course was very informative."  L.W. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked the topic about how to assess children on our caseloads and modeling more mitigatable phrases for them."  T.R. (Sept. 2022)

"I have been very interested in NLA and this course was a great introduction. I liked that it was provided by Marge Blanc, had a strong research base, and was very practical."  H.D. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked that it was self-paced and that I am able to re-view the course as often as needed."  C.H. (Sept. 2022)

"I like that it's broken into sections and has lots of examples."  J.P. (Sept. 2022)

"I am thrilled to have a developmental model to follow when assessing language development for my students who are gestalt language learners. I enjoyed seeing examples of language sampling and the straightforward presentation of the material."  N.G. (Sept. 2022)

"I like that I can go back to the part I did not understand and go into depth to other part that I may have doubts."  D.C. (Aug. 2022)

"All of this is new information for me and I'm so excited to implement NLA with several of my clients.  I like that I can implement this into my practice immediately." N.P. (Aug. 2022)

"I work with many children with ASD and this course will affect how I teach them language. The course was well-organized and even difficult concepts were explained in detail."  W.F. (Aug. 2022)

"The topics were all extremely beneficial to me.  The instructor was passionate and engaging and had a good combination of research and anecdotal information to teach us."  G.V. (Aug. 2022)

"The course clarified the topic for me."  K.J. (Aug. 2022)

"I like the info it provided about a new topic."  A.M. (Aug. 2022)

"I found the review of Natural Language acquisition vs. Typical Language Development helpful as it pertains to assessment and intervention with both neurotypical and ASD gestalt language processors.  I liked the practicality of learning about how to mitigate a child's echolalia as a support to continuously building grammar and ultimately self-generated, meaningful utterances."  M.D. (Aug. 2022)

"The flexibility in completing the course was nice."  J.T. (Aug. 2022)

"The different steps you can take to turn echolalic speech into functional language were good to learn."  H.P. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the handouts and the presenter's knowledge."  S.T. (Aug. 2022)

"It was nice to stop and continue as needed, going at my own pace."  K.C.-M. (Aug. 2022)

"Marge is very passionate about this topic." K.W. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the way the information is organized."  B.K. (Aug. 2022)

"This course sets the clinician up for success to be able to start ax & tx right away with gestalt processors. Very practical information with precise examples to refer back to as you start working with a new client."  J.D. (Aug. 2022)

"I benefitted from learning about the origins of GLP, and how it compares to ALPs.  I appreciate how the presenter de-stigmatizes GLPs."  A.T. (Aug. 2022)

"This course gave a framework that can be used in practice."  A.P.-S. (Aug. 2022)

"The knowledge of ASD communication and how to better support this population was good."  L.O. (Aug. 2022)

"The use of language samples to illustrate the NLA stages was very helpful."  J.S. (Aug. 2022)

"Overall topic was of interest for my caseload and my own daughter."  (Aug. 2022)

"I like the outline, the visual paired with the lecture."  E.E. (Aug. 2022)

"The easy access and that it's available for us to continue with the program at our own rhythm is great!" M.F. (Aug. 2022)

"I loved how in assessment that it was reiterated several times that this could take a month. It is so important to get this right as to where to go with therapy." K.C. (Aug. 2022)

"Learning the different stages and assessment was beneficial. I liked the ability to access the course online, and go at my own pace." W.H. (Aug. 2022)

"Marge is engaging & provided information to reshape my therapy sessions with students who are echolalic." S.S. (July 2022)

"Each section was clearly explained and the examples from children were extremely helpful." N.S. (July 2022)

"I liked the real life examples."  M.D. (July 2022)

"Good and important topic."  C.T. (July 2022)

"The assessment portion was very helpful and the content was relevant."  F.H. (July 2022)

"I like the discussion regarding how to do the assessment and how to do the detective work to figure out the stages that are observed.  I also liked the language samples. Having not done this before, it was helpful to see examples of each of the stages."  M.K. (July 2022)

"The process of language development section was informative and I loved how Marge reminds us that until we know a child is not using language, we cannot call him/her "nonverbal." I also found the assessment and treatment sections beneficial for starting to think about where to go with my students who are echolalic.  Also, it was easy to follow, I loved the notes to follow along and the usefulness of the content."  L.C. (July 2022)

"The Information related to NLA, the stages of NLA and how to integrate those stages into treatment/practice were good."  T.O. (July 2022)

"The course is very informative"  V.L. (July 2022)

"Seeing examples of how to score a language sample to determine stages of NLA was very helpful. Both examples and research background were helpful."  L.O. (July 2022)

"The examples and language samples were easy to learn from."  N.C. (July 2022)

"The entire presentation will be beneficial for my daily practice because I work with many gestalt language learners who do or do not have a diagnosis of ASD.  I like that I can reference the course again when I need a refresher and that I am able to see the slides and videos at my own pace."  M.P. (July 2022)

"The discussion around the Stages of Development of language with the addition of the stages for the Gestalt learner was of particular interest to me. I appreciated the review of prior research and language acquisition across neurotypical and ASD children." L.A. (July 2022)

"The examples were very helpful to my understanding of how to progress a child's language development and how to assess their language sample." S.B. (July 2022)

"The stories about students, the research highlighted, recognition that SLPs need to take their place on teams to assist children were great!" T.H. (July 2022)

"I found the stages of natural language development most helpful. It is interesting to see the grammatical breakdown of utterances. I like the pace, organization and ease of navigating through the slides." J.S. (July 2022)

"Loved the assessment portion, the breakdown of stages and specifically the information about grammar and getting to single words. I like the content, and the fact that I could take it on my time." E.K. (July 2022)

"The background into the research that has already been done. I had not learned about this in graduate school, but I think it is so important as many of the students I have worked with seemed to have been gestalt language processors. I wish I had been taught this in graduate school instead of doing therapy that was just reinforcing gestalts and not offering opportunities for spontaneous language to occur." A.Y. (July 2022)

"I think understanding how the echolalia becomes mitigated and potentially how to use that more functionally during therapy will be beneficial." A.R. (July 2022)

"I absolutely loved every aspect of this course. In particular language foundation and the research articles. Case Examples too. I loved the course, was very flexible and beautifully explained by the presenter. Loved the pace and helped me rewind whenever I wanted to. The handouts offered with the course makes it easier to refer and stay on topic. It has opened my eyes to the whole world of Natural language acquisition, Gestalt language processing. A must for all SLPs. Thank you so much!"  A.H. (July 2022)

"I enjoyed the in depth discussion and examples of NLA, gestalts and functions of echolalia. The examples of language samples and scoring was very beneficial.  In depth discussion of how autistic children learn language and that all echolalia is functional. I look forward to being able to use the NLA assessment protocol to assess my autistic learners and also begin teaching new phrases." J.B. (July 2022)

"Learning about Gestalt language processing in general - this was not something we really touched on in schooling." B.G. (July 2022)

"I like the life examples." B.M. (June 2022)

"The dedication of the speaker was great!" K.S. (June 2022)

"I loved the specific examples and the breakdowns of language samples."  J.D'C (June 2022)

"I loved the practical examples provided and the language samples taken from real clients. It made the information much easier to conceptualize."  K.W. (June 2022)

"A super interesting course that helped me expand my resources to support the communication and language of autistic children. I would only hope that one day it would have a Spanish translation option.  I liked the research sources and the exposition of real cases about the boys Marge worked with."  A.M. (June 2022)

"I learned a lot more in depth about echolalia." M.I. (June 2022)

"The speaker was concise." D.G. (June 2022)

"I appreciated the assessment piece, as well as the very real examples of what NLA language samples look like." K.U. (June 2022)

"How language acquisition and pragmatic skills develop simultaneously and how treatment activities facilitate this acquisition." T.C. (June 2022)

"I have a lot of students who are gestalt language processors. This course is very applicable to my work. I always have found it challenging working on with these children. The speaker provided a good explanation about the gestalt language processing and analytic language processing which I was not exposed to this information in the grad school." T.H. (June 2022)

"The patient/case study examples with language sample analysis provided to model her discussion were great!  Thorough examples and discussion of meaning." J.T. (June 2022)

"The entire course will be beneficial for me as I begin to assess and treat my GLP's!  Marge is wonderful to listen to. She explains things so simply, yet eloquently. Great presenter and great notes to follow along with, and make notes on. This course is the foundation for the next two courses in NLA." S.P. (June 2022)

"The representor's content is impactful on a daily basis." J.A. (June 2022)

"I like the pace and relevant information." L.U. (June 2022)

"I liked that I could do it at my own pace and go back if needed." M.S. (June 2022)

"I liked that it was separated into sections. This helped to break it up and take pauses, if needed. Of course the content was great, too." T.J. (June 2022)

"I like that it has self-paced modules." N.C. (June 2022)

"I like that it had lots of repetition of key info throughout each component of the course." J.S. (June 2022)

"The explanation of how to model language for gestalt language processors based on their existing gestalts were beneficial. I appreciated the background information, as well as the useful information that can be applied to practice."  J.W. (June 2022)

"Easy to navigate the modules, great topic and useful in my practice." R.W. (June 2022)

"Can watch at my convenience, pause, come back to it, preview assessment." M.M. (June 2022)

"I found the assessment and treatment strategies easy to understand and implement. I like that it validated how I viewed echolalia and treated it as communication. It gave me better strategies on how to help develop more functional lang and grammar in gestalt language users." K.K. (June 2022)

"I enjoyed learning about the process of language development in gestalt processors. The presenter was easy to listen to and presented the information in an easy to understand way."  M.M. (June 2022)

"Learning about the different stages and how to progress from echolalic/gestalt speech to more single words, phrases, etc. Also learning how to integrate this stages into practice and how to help others foster the language development.   liked that we were provided with a handout to follow along with and there were personal/clinical examples brought in to the presentation (real-life examples)." H.P. (June 2022)

"It provided information that I can implement right away." C.B. (June 2022)

"I think the assessment analysis and examples will be helpful." H.H. (June 2022)

"This was so enlightening and made so much sense! I appreciated the history, detail and examples provided. I will use this and also apply to AAC aspects of my practice.  I appreciated the examples given throughout!"  K.N. (May 2022)

"Gestalt Language Processing or Natural Language Acquisition was not something I was readily taught in graduate school and I need this information for my NLA clients!  Marge followed her outline and visual supports well, and encouraged the participant that they could do it!"  S.S. (May 2022)

"This provided me insight into how to work w/ a young child on my caseload who presents w/ echolalia."  C.S. (May 2022)

"This course makes so much sense that I can't believe it's the first time I'm learning about this. Using these strategies has totally changed the way that I relate with parents and children who are gestalt language processors in my daily practice."  L.W. (May 2022)

"I really like this topic – it's been so eye-opening to helping me understand the language development profiles of my clients." E.C. (May 2022)

"I LOVE the way this will help me help my ASD students learn more communicative language!!! I'm so excited to get started!" R.W. (May 2022)

"I appreciated the more in-depth discussion of sequence of learning that happens." A.S. (May 2022)

"Useful to apply to my students and their language development and states." R.K. (May 2022)

"This completely changes my perspective on what echolalia and scripting are. I now understand what purpose they serve and feel like I can rework MANY plans of care to better fit the needs of my patients. The instructor made the content easy to understand by providing examples and repeating information to solidify learning." K.D. (Apr. 2022)

"I have been looking for a course about echolalia and how to best support my autistic patients in growing language skills from echolalia, and this course was perfect! I liked the steps of language development in NLA provided and the examples of assessment and treatment." M.M. (Apr. 2022)

"The process of teaching gestalt language learners language was helpful, as I have multiple echolalic children who I work with now." L.F. (Apr. 2022)

"Learning the NLA Stages so as to understand what language I can model to help children to the next stage was beneficial for my daily practice." E.J. (Apr. 2022)

"The Assessment section and background of the framework are beneficial for my practice. I like the straightforward presentation of materials." L.M. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked that the course is self-paced." K.K. (Apr. 2022)

"The course is systematically structured, easy to follow and understand." M.L. (Apr. 2022)

"Great examples! I like hearing about the author's personal experiences."  D.B. (Apr. 2022)

"Looking at echolalia more closely as intent, and working with staff who are around our students all day to help work collaboratively to increase our student's ability to communicate is beneficial for my practice."  K.S. (April 2022)

"I like Marge Blanc's style, examples, and depth of knowledge." R.C. (Apr. 2022)

"Makes sense and gives me guidance in how to assign language goals for these kids and how to understand their language and help them progress." S.G. (Apr. 2022)

"This course made me look at language development through an entirely new lens. I feel rejuvenated in my treatment of language development for gestalt language learners." L.T. (Apr. 2022)

"I was not familiar with the Gestalt learner. This course explained how they learn." D.C. (Mar. 2022)

"It was easy to follow. The assessment section was especially helpful." T.R. (Mar. 2022)

"Recognizing echolalia as a path to better overall language."  S.H. (Mar. 2022)

"This was very informative and very interesting to follow." A.D. (Mar. 2022)

"I found the assessment and background knowledge (development) most beneficial. I liked the examples." M.P. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked that I have a little bit of all the areas to get started and that makes me feel slightly more prepared to work with my students tomorrow. I also really appreciated the comment about how we cannot call our unintelligible students 'non verbal'." A.A. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the evidence for letting children learn through their scripts, and for letting parents feel more comfortable about what is going on when their child scripts." J.B. (Mar. 2022)

"I am really interested in how to change my intervention style when working with a GLP. Excellent information that I can apply immediately to my practice." J.R. (Mar. 2022)

"The examples of different gestalt language processors are beneficial because I realized that another one of my students does this. The course clearly laid out the stages that students move through." E.B. (Mar. 2022)

"This applies to a particular student that I have been trying to figure out and will help me teach his team and create a better therapy plan for him." A.W. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the manner in which it was presented with specific examples and consistent review of what was previously explained." S.C. (Mar. 2022)

"ALL OF IT was beneficial... especially how to move through each stage and when to move through them. Easily digestible and interesting tying the older research to newer information." J.S. Mar. 2022)

"I better understand why children use gestalt language and how that language can be mitigated in order to help them become more flexible in their language use.  I like the examples of utterances from actual children and how to assess them."  J.G. (Feb. 2022)

"I like how it was broken up into manageable sections. I also loved the illustrations. They helped me understand some of the concepts better."  C.P. (Feb. 2022)

"I appreciated the presenter's delivery. It was very clear and engaging."  L.K.-L. (Feb. 2022)

"I am working with several individuals that I plan to start assessment with right away! I found the assessment and treatment information very helpful. I like that I can assess without necessarily making extra purchases for specific tests/ tools based on what I learned."  J.F. (Feb. 2022)

"The whole course was very beneficial. I have a high number of gestalt processors on my caseload. I will start taking language samples next week!" H.C. (Feb. 2022)

"Learning how to use a child's gestalts to help the child generate novel language." M.H. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked learning language development through the lens of NLA. Course is easy to access and listen to." A.S. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the breakdown of language development in both typical and neurotypical children." M.K. (Feb. 2022)

"Now that I understand that many of the children that I see are using gestalts, rather than give them scripts to use like I have seen before, I can help them mitigate their gestalts into new phrases.  I liked that Marge used real examples to help us to understand what the levels of language development might look like."  C.J. (Jan. 2022)

"Going through the stages helps me to better understand where my clients are developmentally and how I can better model language during our sessions! I loved the content and thought the course was engaging and easy to follow." E.F. (Jan. 2022)

"I have been learning about NLA, and this was a good review before I dive into the next two stages."  Y.S. (Jan. 2022)

"I have read the NLA book, so was looking forward to hearing more re: the ax and tx components of the presentation."  M.S. (Jan. 2022)

"I appreciate the break down of gestalts. I feel like I may be able to figure out how to use them, however, many of my clients aren't even at this level yet."  N.M. (Jan. 2022)

"Marge is SO passionate about this and it shows through her enthusiasm, quality descriptions and dedication to our gestalt language processors."  M.H. (Jan. 2022)

"The interview style felt very natural and comfortable. I have a better understanding now of level 3." N.K. (Nov. 2024)

"All of it! I liked the stages laid out for NLA progression, the videos of therapy sessions and mitigating. Marge Blanc is great!" N.H. (Nov. 2024)

"Learning a new way to teach students to progress from echolalia to self-generated language. I liked the descriptions of each of the four stages of NLA." L.O. (Nov. 2024)

"Discussing how gestalt compares to analytical language development was beneficial. I liked following along with the test preview while watching the videos." K.G. (Nov. 2024)

"I found the videos of actual clients extremely helpful in making me think about my own clients and their gestalt language learning. I liked the format of individual sessions that allow you to go back and forth to spend more time on areas of interest." J.W. (Nov. 2024)

"Very informative course, worked at my own pace." S.L. (Nov. 2024)

"I loved how I can directly apply this to my practice. It gives me confidence in my practice and what I should put in place with my clients." E.L. (Oct. 2024)

"I enjoyed the treatment activity ideas (e.g. integrating movement, following the child's lead). I liked all the treatment videos." L.H. (Oct. 2024)

"I liked hearing from many parents, clinicians and educators!" H.A. (Oct. 2024)

"Beneficial discussing that babbling/jargon is an important stage in language development and recombining gestalts as models. I liked the acknowledgment and focus on the priority of sensorimotor." M.D. (Oct. 2024)

"I enjoyed learning about the DST. The course contained real-life examples and video clips of actual clients." S.M. (Oct. 2024)

"It was beneficial learning more about grammar and how it impacts children with autism. I liked the videos of therapy." A.T. (Oct. 2024)

"I had a high school student who mitigated his comment right after I acknowledged it...he added "Yes, the blue one." He had never done that before. Now I understand WHY! I feel supported and ready to go to bat for him re: educating his teacher (and Parent) that his utterances are NOT meaningless. With the help of this course, I believe I can demonstrate that with some recovery work and hopefully reversing some of the negative experiences and models he has had. The case studies teach the most information because we can see the examples in real-time." S.G. (Oct. 2024)

"The discussion about echolalia and scripted speech being meaningful was very eye-opening. I enjoyed the examples provided of children using their language to talk about their interests." A.O. (Oct. 2024)

"It was beneficial discussing the differences between Analytic Language Processors and Gestalt Language Processors, the stages of NLA, the importance of Stage 3, and benefits of using the DST and the DSS in addition to NLA with Gestalt Language Processors. Ben's mother, Linda, is so very insightful!!! I so enjoyed her conversations with Marge." S.J. (Sep. 2024)

"In-depth discussion on stage 3 word combinations in gestalt language development. I enjoyed the videos of real therapy situations and how therapy geared toward supporting the natural language model has positively impacted their communication." J.K. (Sep. 2024)

"This is one of the best courses I have taken and I really enjoyed it! I work with a lot of GLPs and I will be using this often. I loved the video examples." A.H. (Sep. 2024)

"Learning the DSS and DST were the most helpful for guiding my practice. I liked the real life examples." A.B. (Sep. 2024)

"The discussion in regards to sessions being very child-led in treatment. Providing adequate adult modeling when in treatment, but not forcing a child to use your exact modeled examples. I absolutely liked that the course itself is self-paced. If there is a section not understood you can go back as many times as needed to watch material over and retake an exam. Being able to retake an exam gives the opportunity to determine where you did not understand something." E.B. (Sep. 2024)

"I found all sections had important information that will help me understand and better treat my gestalt language learners. I liked the whole section of NLA development and how to assess language of gestalt learners." M.V. (Sep. 2024)

"How to look at language development in a NLA framework - how to actually encourage and build gestalts as well as how to identify them. I liked that we got to see Marge talk (rather than just listen). She is a dynamic speaker with a passion for this topic and I learn much more from watching people than from just looking at slides." P.I. (Aug. 2024)

"Every single bit was beneficial! I loved that it is all so relevant! Especially liked the real-life examples, from autistic people, SLP's, parents, and academics." S.C. (Aug. 2024)

"Going into more depth and explanation of the DSS. I have some experience with it, but Marge's in-depth explanation really helped me understand the process of using it for language samples and the purpose for modeling grammar. The course was very thorough. I really liked Linda's description of her son Ben. So beautiful to see her joy in loving her amazing son and the joy of discovering more and more of who Ben is and who Ben is becoming." S.D. (Aug. 2024)

"How to really listen and try my best to understand my preschoolers gestalts and help other educators who work with them understand that they ARE communicating. I liked that I could attend to the course at my leisure. I liked that Marge provided different speakers from different backgrounds and experiences to share what they know about GLP. I liked the video examples of GLP kids working with their therapist to really see it in action." N.C. (Aug. 2024)

"The example videos of gestalt language processors were helpful in seeing real life application." L.H. (Aug. 2024)

"The stages of language development in NLADST. I liked the ability to do it in one's own time." D.T. (Aug. 2024)

"The examples shared about some gestalt learners and how they benefited from being supported in a gestalt language processing way instead of an analytic way. I enjoyed the video examples of clients and reflection of growth in clients when supported in the gestalt language learning way." D.S. (Aug. 2024)

"Understanding how my students may be using echolalia to communicate. Liked all the personal stories." P.T. (Aug. 2024)

"Listening more closely to the echolalia and what the child might be communicating. I also thought the DST and DSS information charts were good resources, and the slides that provided some resources for myself and my families will be very useful. I liked the real-life videos." S.G. (Aug. 2024)

"All information was woven together and presented thoughtfully. Appreciated the examples. Valued the many perspectives and voices in the conversation. I enjoyed Marge’s passion and strong knowledge and experience base." K.N. (Aug. 2024)

"How to help gestalt processors through stages 3 and 4 was beneficial. I liked the discussion on how to help educate parents and colleagues and the videos and specific examples." M.I. (Aug. 2024)

"Beneficial strategies to teach mitigation and new combinations (working through the stages). I can help parents whose children are gestalt language processors to engage with their children using their current language abilities." S.D. (Aug. 2024)

"The whole definition of Gestalt was helpful. I liked the resources, video cases, and words of caution for future." S.M. (Jul. 2024)

"Language acquisition of stages of development were beneficial. I enjoyed the videos and charts." C.F. (Jul. 2024)

"The samples and videos were helpful. Very interactive in its presentation with all the interviews." R.N. (Jul. 2024)

"The entire course will be beneficial, as GLP and NLA were not something I learned about extensively in grad school. The video examples!" K.G. (Jul. 2024)

"All of the information was great. I enjoyed the video examples and interviews with parents and other professionals." E.D. (Jul. 2024)

"The individualized therapy was helpful, and I liked the video examples." E.R. (Jul. 2024)

"The explanations and rationale that allow me to respond to practitioners who do not acknowledge NLA were beneficial. I liked the comments on the research for NLA, this is what I was looking for in order to be able to defend the NLA/ GLP to those who say it is not evidence based. I also liked the examples about different GLPs, which helped me to process the concepts being taught." J.M. (Jun. 2024)

"Loved the video clips and stories of real students." K.H. (Jun. 2024)

"I loved the clips with Marge and other therapists discussing NLA. It helped to put NLA in perspective. I enjoyed hearing testimony from Linda. I also enjoyed watching clips of live therapy." W.F. (Jun. 2024)

"Level 3 - section 4 - really helped me to understand how to tackle pre grammar and then grammar development and importance of stage 3 gestalts. I loved the sensory integration section, too. I appreciate the life-long access to the course, and being able to listen and re-listen and then listen again!" S.M. (Jun. 2024)

"The specifics of supporting a child in moving from one level to the next and the tools for assessing which level a child is currently exhibiting. The course was convenient to complete." L.R. (Jun. 2024)

"The parts about sensory integration and ways to incorporate GLP strategies within IEPs were beneficial. I enjoyed watching Marge talk about GLP. So many videos consist of powerpoint slides and voice overs, and seeing the enthusiasm and joy that Marge showed while talking about GLP was really inspiring and nice to see." K.H. (May 2024)

"Understanding Level 3 and how they should stay there for as long as possible as it is similar to levels 1-3 in analytical and learning vocabulary. Examples and examples for potential goals." N.B. (May 2024)

"I enjoyed the real-life examples and real cases." D.M. (May 2024)

"The difference between gestalt processors and analytic processors was a beneficial topic. I enjoyed the ease of being able to leave and come back to complete sections. Also being able to print the test to be able to follow along with the course." J.C. (May 2024)

"The entire course is SO beneficial. It's so helpful to have examples that Marge provides and to have her talk through them. It's easy to use and handy that I could go at my own pace, as time allowed me to. The charts and visuals are also very helpful." S.P. (May 2024)

"I enjoyed the scope of the information!" S.B. (May 2024)

"This course resonated with me deeply and contained an abundance of information that I did not know I needed to hear.  I can now move forward and continue to provide what I know to be right for gestalt language processors and feel empowered to educate staff. I loved the real-life examples and felt connected to the individuals and their families." W.B. (May 2024)

"The explanation of the stages/progression of Gestalt Language Learning was helpful. I liked the clear repeated outline of the stages of Gestalt Language Learning, and the examples of therapy sessions." M.K. (May 2024)

"The discussion of how gestalts have meaning and are valued even after students are able to communicate with grammar. All of the course was so informative and valuable." C.V. (Apr. 2024)

"Examples of the goals for each stage, and deep dive into grammar and stage 3. I really like the videos to hear the individual gestalts and the progression through NLA." K.C. (Apr. 2024)

"The stages and how to do therapy were beneficial. I enjoyed the examples." A.E. (Apr. 2024)

"All of the information was helpful. It changes everything. Using movement, acknowledgement, not forcing a script, following the child's lead, and finding the hidden gems. Changing lives! I enjoyed the videos and parental information." K.C. (Apr. 2024)

"The overall information about Gestalt Processors was beneficial, this was all new information to me! Self paced format." L.M. (Apr. 2024)

"I appreciate the NLA perspective. It fills in many holes in my perspective of working with students who have echolalic language. The webinar was a nice media to be able to access on my own time." J.P. (Apr. 2024)

"Discussing how to help people with echolalia was beneficial. I also liked discussing the stages of gestalt learners." K.B. (Apr. 2024)

"SO many examples for modeling! Real stories from real clients and their success with NLA." L.H. (Apr. 2024)

"I very much appreciated hearing real-life stories from Marge and Linda. Videos and transcripts helped make things clearer." M.R. (Apr. 2024)

"The grammar section was helpful. I enjoyed the videos and informal "chatting" format." A.D. (Apr. 2024)

"DSS and DST scoring understanding. I appreciated the in-depth talks of GLP and how to relate it to my own GLP clients." H.R. (Apr. 2024)

"Beneficial discussion about specific strategies and supports you can use/try with gestalt language processors. I liked the information regarding the differences between ALP and GLP." S.B. (Mar. 2024)

"The handouts will help me better explain to parents and educators the type of therapy I've been doing and why. I enjoyed the videos of therapy showing how to help children bridge their ideas, gestalts, and intentions." B.B. (Mar. 2024)

"The video examples and transcriptions were beneficial. I liked the information on scoring using the DSS and NLT." S.S. (Mar. 2024)

"It was beneficial discussing the importance of language sampling and parent input. I liked the videos of the students and listening to their gestalts." L.Z. (Mar. 2024)

"The specifics about grammar were helpful; Linda describing her son was amazing and all the specific examples and videos. Loved all the attention to Gestalt Language Processors, the videos, and the examples. Thank you!" N.L. (Mar. 2024)

"Using the DDS to understand and score grammar development. I liked the focus on letting the child develop grammar that is natural to them without the pressure of meeting grammatical scripts, such as "I want ___, please"." A.P. (Mar. 2024)

"The information about how echolalia communicates, and that it is an important part of natural language development will be important information to share with colleagues. I also found the information about stages 3 and 4 to be very helpful. I liked the wealth of information about how to help students move through the stages of natural language acquisition." E.D. (Mar. 2024)

"The real-life cases were beneficial. The course included a variety of theory as well as relevant practice information, along with video examples. It included a wide variety of perspectives, including academics, clinicians, clients, and parents." A.W. (Mar. 2024)

"I found the videos most helpful. What I enjoyed most were the videos and various SLPs and parents sharing their stories." J.W. (Feb. 2024)

"Movement being incorporated and starting to better understand the details and meanings behind my patient's gestalts. I liked hearing things from a parent's perspective." A.R. (Feb. 2024)

"I started learning about GLP when I was an SLPA in Marge's clinic back in 2012. I never learned about this in graduate school, but I continued taking courses and had her book always accessible. It was powerful to get to revisit and relearn a lot of this information with so much more information than was available originally! Plus, I have been able to see the progress in action with students that I have worked with over the years and see those moments when their eyes light up because I've finally "figured it out," and they know that they have been heard. Thank you for everything, Marge!" M.W. (Feb. 2024)

"The topic of echolalia was helpful. I liked the supplementary handouts provided." G.H. (Feb. 2024)

"Discussing the stages of NLA and how to take language samples to note where the client is was beneficial. I liked the video examples." M.B. (Feb. 2024)

"The part about teaching grammar was helpful. I enjoyed the videos and other professionals and parents perspectives." E.L. (Feb. 2024)

"The videos that are shared to understand children better are meaningful. All the information was amazing and helped me unlearn a lot of things." D.J. (Feb. 2024)

"It was beneficial to look at gestalt processing rather than analytic processing at each stage, and also discuss that delayed echolalia is not disordered speech. Stage 3 of NLA is important because that is the natural stage when gestalt language processors realize the power that comes from referencing single words and putting their own words together. I enjoyed the therapy clips and real language samples, and the testimony from parents." N.H. (Feb. 2024)

"All of this course was beneficial! A very comprehensive discussion of NLA, including recommendations for our Stage 3 processors. I enjoyed the video examples and interviews." S.P. (Jan. 2024)

"Staying in Stage 3 for as long as possible was a helpful topic. I liked Marge's communicating about clients - her love and passion for helping them thrive." L.K. (Jan. 2024)

"Parents' testaments and advocacy, using DSS and DST, SLP's treatment plans were beneficial topics. I enjoyed the inclusion of the views of researchers, clients, families and SLPs." E.E. (Jan. 2024)

"Individualized treatment; consideration of the child's sensory needs. I enjoyed the stories about Zoe, Dylan, Sadie, Derek, and Ben." A.H. (Jan. 2024)

"I enjoyed the underlying deep respect for every human." S.S. (Jan. 2024)

"Parts 2 & 3, individualized treatment and supporting individualized treatment were the most beneficial. I loved seeing the real life therapy sessions and how to model language appropriately to help our gestalt language processors move through the stages. I liked the video examples and incorporating parent perspectives as well as seeing and hearing from different SLPs." A.H. (Jan. 2024)

"Beneficial videos and discussion about how to support NLA process and how to use the DSS to guide introduction of mitigating phrases. I enjoyed the resources." Y.M. (Jan. 2024)

"It was very interesting to learn about gestalt processing in general. The examples that were given were very useful." A.R. (Jan. 2024)

"Learning about gestalt language processing has changed how I interact and do therapy with gestalt language processors and has led to greater therapy success and less stressful session for the child and myself. I enjoyed the detailed learning. The parent videos helped to see the aha moments and what it really means in the real life setting." A.R. (Dec. 2023)

"The course highlighted my knowledge and helped me to remember that as professionals, we need to respect neurodiversity and often we as the SLP, especially in the school, are our student's biggest advocates. We need to ALWAYS keep finding ways to connect with our students and clients. I enjoyed the passion and ease with which both the parents and professionals spoke of NLA." C.S. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the breakdown of grammar structures. This course was rich with real-life examples." E.F. (Dec. 2023)

"A deeper understanding beyond what my own research taught me over the last 15 years. I always was fascinated by gestalt language learning and this course gave me a whole new perspective on typical development on the NLA framework. My own son is Autistic and is a gestalt language learner. At 12 he has taken me through every stage right along with him and is the reason I even had a clue how to approach gestalt language and echolalia when I first learned about it. I liked being able to go back and forth with the modules and being able to keep them in my account to rewatch as needed." L.B. (Dec. 2023)

"The understanding of Gestalt language and its non-literal meaning. Marge was an amazing speaker." A.S. (Dec. 2023)

"I loved the practice of letting gestalts remain and reading between the lines. It is often lost in today's speech practices, and I want to harness it. Marge had so many good examples. I loved how the course felt more like a discussion." C.G. (Dec. 2023)

"The identifying and decoding of gestalts was beneficial. I enjoyed the examples and videos." A.B. (Dec. 2023)

"The discussion of the importance of understanding gestalt language processors was helpful. I loved the video examples of therapy." S.R. (Dec. 2023)

"It was beneficial to identify the meaning behind gestalt. I liked the video clips of clients at various stages." R.R. (Dec. 2023)

"The DSS presentation was great, and I like how videos were used to help us understand the material. I liked the printed materials and Marge's enthusiasm." E.S. (Dec. 2023)

"The amount of detail in this course was fantastic. I loved the energy of Marge and Linda." A.G. (Nov. 2023)

"Detailed explanation of how to use DSS to analyze current language and plan for intervention. This course provided specific information on how to proceed with implementing NLA-based interventions. I also loved all the stories about the kids / young people who are thriving when introduced to NLA." D.A. (Nov. 2023)

"The humor and real-life interviews and insights were very applicable. All of this course was beneficial!" M.M. (Nov. 2023)

"This course has been outstanding and will undoubtedly have a profound impact on my therapy moving forward. The inclusion of video examples and the comprehensive exploration of the DSS were exceptionally beneficial during this course. I found immense value in hearing personal stories, and the incorporation of both professionals and parents to share their experiences added a rich and practical dimension to the learning process." R.S. (Nov. 2023)

"This course has left me feeling inspired and equipped to make a meaningful difference. While NLA Course Levels 1 and 2 laid a solid foundation, NLA Course Level 3 brought everything together in a beautifully cohesive manner. I am genuinely excited to apply the extensive knowledge I gained about Gestalt Language Processing to support both children and families effectively." R.S. (Nov. 2023)

"I have started to change the way I model language for my students, which has allowed them to demonstrate more progress. I also learned more about the importance of regulation. And a better understanding of pronouns and why they use the wrong ones." L.H. (Nov. 2023)

"I absolutely loved the explanation of analytical versus gestalt language learners and the differences. I loved the videos - they helped me better understand in addition to providing long lasting examples." C.L. (Nov. 2023)

"To try and live in stage 3 for as long as possible and then how to move into stage 4. I loved hearing all of the stories Marge and Linda told. I enjoyed the videos so I could see what stages 3 & 4 looked like and I could see therapy in action." B.B. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the discussion of language sampling and the use of DST and DSS. Straight-forward, conversational, lots of examples." S.R. (Nov. 2023)

"This can potentially help a large number of my clients. All of this course was beneficial: the language development topic, the background information about NLA, and the references to other research and longitudinal studies done by Marge." E.D. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the variety of perspectives. And the functionality." J.M. (Nov. 2023)

"Good language to use to discuss with parents." M.A. (Nov. 2023)

"After taking this course, I am very excited to get working with my children who are gestalt processors and trying to get them to increase their communication!" N.T. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked the language samples and videos of individuals using Gestalt and progressing with their language development." L.H. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked the whole course! The parent and child pieces particularly. The grammar section and supporting awareness that practitioners will need to join study groups to practice and continue learning beyond these courses was beneficial." M.O. (Oct. 2023)

"The instruction on how to use DSS scoring and the meaning of scripts was helpful. I liked the videos of clients showing how their gestalts actually sound and the activities that each SLP used." L.K. (Oct. 2023)

"It was beneficial understanding levels 1 and 2 and how to bridge it to level 3/grammar when kids are ready." K.B. (Oct. 2023)

"Individualized treatment was beneficial. I liked the videos from treatment sessions and video examples from clients." M.K. (Oct. 2023)

"Good format and variety. Nice split between sections. I liked all the content." J.L. (Oct. 2023)

"This course gives a ray of hope for clinicians like me to learn the development of autistic natural language." V.L. (Sep. 2023)

"I loved the individual stories and connection to caregivers as those are the individuals who will carryover our modeling." M.B. (Sep. 2023)

"It was beneficial learning what gestalt processing is and understanding echolalia is part of the process. Liked ability to complete course at my own pace." M.B. (Sep. 2023)

"Discussion of sensory integration and its importance for this population. I liked all of the parent reports and video examples." S.M. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked the breakdown of the different stages and the emphasis on connection. And I liked the personal examples." D.G. (Sep. 2023)

"Emphasis on really listening to what kids say and using different lenses/approaches to evaluate their utterances. Also, the idea that when one approach isn't working to try the other for awhile and watch for the response. The videos of the kids and testimonies of their parents were great!" L.T. (Sep. 2023)

"The media scripts having more in depth personal meanings was beneficial. I liked the story components related to the child and his mom." N.R. (Sep. 2023)

"This course was very helpful in describing the STAGES of NLA and the use of DSS. It will allow me to approach my GLP learners from a "connection" perspective and natural language models rather than solely prompted models. This will allow me to meet the students where they're at and continue to move them forward with their grammatical development and meaningful, self-generated utterances!" M.D. (Sep. 2023)

"The grammar part brought me back to why we do need to consider development once students reach stage 3 and beyond. I enjoyed the different perspectives of other parents/professionals. I liked how it was broken down into modules." H.P. (Sep. 2023)

"Very practical. Real. I can apply this EBP information in real time and in an authentic manner to afford the greatest language learning opportunities for my GLPs." M.D. (Sep. 2023)

"Discussion pertaining to grammar was beneficial, as well as the discussion pertaining to sensory regulation. I liked that I could follow along with the presentation and the test." S.C. (Aug. 2023)

"Understanding gestalt, mitigations, acknowledgment, and modeling was beneficial. Good balance of examples and discussion." T.T. (Aug. 2023)

"Everything Marge covered in this webinar will be beneficial! I liked the videos of the children with therapists." A.M. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked that Echolalia was viewed as gestalt processing and not something pathological." C.W. (Aug. 2023)

"Thorough explanation of each NLA stage. I liked the videos of gestalt language processors." J.B. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked the videos and conversational like structure of the course. Sensory integration to find teachable moments." D.R. (Aug. 2023)

"The information about delayed echolalia was beneficial. The speaker was very knowledgeable and easy to follow." T.A. (Aug. 2023)

"I enjoyed hearing from the practicing SLPs in the schools with realistic application and examples. I liked the personal stories and insight from different perspectives." K.H. (Aug. 2023)

"The discussion of grammar and DSS analysis is what I most needed from this course! The rest was good information and discussion. I liked the review of DST/DSS." K.G. (Aug. 2023)

"I benefited from this entire course. The information about acknowledging gestalts and responding appropriately to gestalts was very important. The information about potential goals and ways to encourage mitigation was very helpful. I enjoyed the information presented by Marge Blanc, the parents, and the SLPs. I enjoyed the video clips a great deal." L.S. (Aug. 2023)

"The following confirmed some thoughts of my own: I'm always telling staff that a child is communicating something whether it is through words, behavior, gestures etc. Relationship with students is of the utmost importance if true progress is to be made. This course has helped me add a new perspective to hidden meanings in echolalia and how it may be used to build communication pathways for some students." A.B. (Aug. 2023)

"In-depth information! Wonderful revelations I've never been exposed to before. It was beneficial discussing and understanding the meaning of echolalia and gestalts and guiding patients toward acceptance and mitigation." A.B. (Aug. 2023)

"The whole idea of Gestalt Language Processor was beneficial. I have been thinking that children with Autism were using scripts to communicate, and they wanted to be a part of conversations, so they quoted scripts. This course confirmed this and also opened my eyes to the power of the child choosing movie clips to communicate. Also, it has changed the way I have approached therapy. The first child told me thank you for playing with me. They valued that so much. One child was going to be dismissed from lack of progress, and she began to make eye contact and engage with me. She even tried to feed me during play." M.S. (Aug. 2023)

"All sections add relevant information for anyone who knows, loves, or works with a gestalt language processor. Discusses "why" and importance and significance of the impact of proper, in-depth understanding of echolalia and gestalt language processing and natural language acquisition. This course isn't facts thrown at the learner. It offers the research, practice, and human stories in multiple formats (written, spoken, video, pictures, interviews, etc.) from the parent, clinician, and client perspectives." R.G. (Aug. 2023)

"Actual examples of how to model language with students who are GLPs. I liked the real life videos and examples. And how much Marge, the parents, and her colleges cared for the children." O.P. (Aug. 2023)

"The treatment videos and videos of parents talking about their children and direct therapy results/interpretations were beneficial. Course had a lot of practical application, was not heavy on theory, but did reference evidence-based theory." L.W. (Jul. 2023)

"The parental input was great!" C.S. (Jul. 2023)

"The hidden messages in scripting and reference to actual stories in this regard were my favorite. I liked the relevance of this course to practice and the case examples got me thinking about interactions I have had with my clients who are most likely GLPs." M.K. (Jul. 2023)

"The details, developmental sequence, and the role of grammar in NLA were beneficial. I liked the video examples and the client-centered approach. Also, the role of sensory integration with regards to NLA." S.W. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the topic of acceptance of neurodiversity with educators in public school systems." K.K. (Jul. 2023)

"I always enjoy the case studies the most. You are amazing, Marge! I liked that I could work on course at any time, and that the video player remembered where I was in the lecture." L.C. (Jul. 2023)

"The entire course as a whole helps to restore humanity. You can't discuss NLA without also acknowledging that we need to be more finely tuned into the fact that our echolalic students have been communicating this whole time. This course doesn't just offer information but a new perspective on humanity. It has encouraged me to slow down and appreciate all that our students say and all they are. It is so tempting (in the name of financial survival) to go about the day's scheduled sessions with goals and agendas in mind... without stopping to smell the roses (appreciating our students and how they think)." R.M. (Jul. 2023)

"This Level 3 course I found to be the most informative and helpful. I really liked this course so much, that I purchased the book as well. I liked that I was able to print off the test and could answer questions as I went through the course. I also loved the stories and videos, which helped me to understand the process better." J.E. (Jul. 2023)

"Following student's leads, the meaning in the student's gestalts and deciphering the secret messages in their language were beneficial topics." J.S. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the breakdown of what each stage can look like and appreciated the DST and DSS information. I liked that there were several different video examples." F.G. (Jul. 2023)

"Examples of therapy and reading the written out utterances were beneficial." S.K. (Jul. 2023)

"I enjoyed all of it and found specifics to therapy and goal writing particularly helpful. I also liked hearing from parents." B.C. (Jun. 2023)

"So much was beneficial. Two things stand out: 1. Deepen my listening to understand the meaning in the gestalts. 2. Use language sampling routinely in practice with NLA in students with echolalia. I also liked the stories from parents and SLPs." K.A. (Jun. 2023)

"Reminder that gestalt processing individuals have a lot to communicate if we are listening. I liked the humanity presented by talking about each child's unique abilities and personalities that came out more as they were able to communicate more." T.H. (Jun. 2023)

"Course was extremely comprehensive... lots of information. I really loved the section on the Hidden Messages in Scripting." L.G. (Jun. 2023)

"Finding the underlying meaning of gestalts. This course is meaningful for the students I work with." Y.P. (Jun. 2023)

"Gestalt processing - how to asses, model and mitigate. I liked all the real life examples and videos and testimonials." K.M. (Jun. 2023)

"I really liked the words of Dr. Elizabeth Torres and Jen Schonger. This was a more interactive course. The speaker's face was shown, there were a lot of great video clips and examples from students/patients, and there were interviews with parents and well-respected professionals." S.K. (Jun. 2023)

"Specific stages and how to work through them and between all of them was beneficial. I liked the specific examples." C.M. (Jun. 2023)

"The video clips were awesome! Best way to learn is by watching! Well-organized course with good video examples." J.B. (May 2023)

"I liked the topics presented by Dr. Elizabeth Torres relating to self-exploration and self-discovery as well as the importance of sensory integration and co-regulation. I loved the embedded videos of actual clients communicating and the interviews with Linda and Dr. Torres." M.L. (May 2023)

"Section 4 was very helpful. It helped me understand NLA Stage 3 (and 4) much better." M.G. (May 2023)

"The explanation of how to score language samples so that progress can be documented was helpful. Also, seeing the examples of the clinician working with the child and the responses she used in response to what the child has said was also helpful in understanding how to incorporate this method with my students." L.H. (May 2023)

"This course was well presented with many examples of the children that this approach has been used with. Seeing their progress helps us better understand how this approach can help them." L.H. (May 2023)

"The topic on collaborating with OT was beneficial. This changed the way I think about sensory integration." H.M. (May 2023)

"Sensory integration and communication availability were beneficial topics." K.S. (May 2023)

"I liked the idea of following the gestalt processor's lead and meeting them in their world. The implications of this approach are very, very useful." H.D. (May 2023)

"All of it was beneficial. This was an extremely helpful, useful, and most validating course I have ever taken. A CEU course has never made me shed so many heartwarming tears! I liked the videos and frequent examples. Seeing the principles applied and explained was very helpful." K.S. (May 2023)

"Learning how to target/model stage 3 was beneficial. I liked the self-pace for this course." R.M. (May 2023)

"I liked the "real life" discussion with the families. And learning the difference between analytic and gestalt language acquisition." E.H. (Apr. 2023)

"This course was inspiring." G.M. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the discussion of both gestalt and analytic language processing part of NLA. I will always look at echolalia differently." R.S. (Apr. 2023)

"Understanding the different stages of NLA was beneficial. I liked watching the videos and learning from the different case studies and how their utterances were scored." M.L. (Apr. 2023)

"All of it! There was a good balance of theory, case studies, and examples of how to implement therapy techniques." J.F. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked all of it, especially the stories related to specific kids and adults. I liked the dialogue between Marge and the mothers and the stories of new revelation." L.H. (Mar. 2023)

"In-depth course. Taught in detail on a topic that is a mystery to most SLPs. This course was excellent in teaching me how to refine my student's gestalt language stage from echolalia to mitigations to effective communication." A.R. (Mar. 2023)

"Information about using DSS with our GLP students was beneficial." J.D. (Mar. 2023)

"The videos were very helpful to learn about waiting and responding to the student's utterances in a more naturalistic way. I liked the description of the NLA stages." E.H. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the sensory integration information. Lots of good learning formats." R.H. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the real-life video examples. Course was easy to listen to and the video examples helped to see real people using gestalt language development." M.M. (Mar. 2023)

"I loved the whole course. Marge is so passionate about NLA and has given me the excitement and tools to continue to support my students with NLA. The discussion between Linda and Marge was great in that it demonstrated the joining of ideas between the SLP and the parent. This stresses the importance of building a community with parents in order for establishing trust which then leads to progress. I liked getting the multiple perspectives from parents, SLPs, OTs, students, and educators." K.R. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the information about GLP and the videos of children. DSS and DST to know what to model at each stage." S.H. (Feb. 2023)

"I learned how to acknowledge echolalia and where to go from there. The videos with examples were beneficial." B.M. (Feb. 2023)

"All of the examples of children using delayed echolalia were extremely beneficial. The idea that these scripts are meaningful is so important. Liked the option to come back to course and listen to small chunks at a time. And option to print the test so I could listen and work on it at the same time." S.G. (Feb. 2023)

"I loved the section on hidden messages. The videos were wonderful, especially when we saw the same patient over time." J.D. (Feb. 2023)

"I enjoyed the discussions surrounding all of the clients. I especially liked hearing from the parents. There was SO much to take in that it was nice to be able to pause, return to specific parts, and resume. I loved all of the videos!" A.E. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the videos of clients, examples of language samples, and how to analyze them. Learning how to better support my clients who are advancing to higher stages of NLA development." C.R. (Feb. 2023)

"This entire course will be beneficial for my daily practice. Understanding gestalt language development will be essential for supporting my gestalt language processors and educating families and educators to better understand language development with autistic individuals. I love how Marge included families and other professionals in her course and shared stories of her clients." A.J. (Feb. 2023)

"Course was excellent. Wish I had had this course when I was a student!!" M.B. (Jan. 2023)

"Stages 1-2 and analyzing language samples were beneficial. I liked the new information to support gestalt language learners." M.A. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the treatment approaches and how to model language in stage 2. Learning how to analyze both grammar and gestalt language stages." S.D. (Jan. 2023)

"I L.O.V.E.D. Ben's mum's comments on her son as well as Jen's input. Parents' input are INVALUABLE!!" H.B. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the discussions from parents and providers regarding their personal experiences with NLA. I also liked the videos of actual clients. Stages of NLA, treatment approaches for these children, sensory information, and discussion of rote skills taught and the impact that could have with their flexible use of language." S.H. (Jan. 2023)

"Examples of scoring and mitigation were beneficial. I liked the stories and examples, the hope." S.C. (Jan. 2023)

"Examples and videos of actual children and therapy sessions were very helpful. Reading about NLA and trying to apply it to my therapy sessions was difficult at first. After watching the videos and hearing about "real" kids and therapists, I felt much more confident. This course definitely helped me to really grasp the big picture." J.S. (Jan. 2023)

"I just love learning everything and anything I can about NLA and gestalt language learners. NLA is completely changing my therapy with all of my clients. It's amazing! It's like...YES! This is it. This makes so much more sense than what I was trying to do before!" J.S. (Jan. 2023)

"I loved all the parent and client perspectives. I feel like this is missing from many courses I've taken! In daily practice, this reminds me to always value the family's goals and vision." A.L. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the examples of therapy, and the integration with principles of autonomy and self-regulation for children who have autism. I liked the use of dialogue and interaction between Marge and colleagues/collaborators." J.A. (Jan. 2023)

"I always love hearing from parents. That piece was really inspirational to me as a professional and as a mom. I loved all of the video examples and the interviews/comments from real people - parents, SLPs, professionals, etc." K.C. (Jan. 2023)

"The process of mitigating gestalts was beneficial. The slides and handouts supported my learning." D.W. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the case studies presented by the various therapists in Section 2, because it gave me an idea of the application of this knowledge to our sessions." A.L. (Jan. 2023)

"Grammar for GLPs was beneficial. I liked the real-life video examples of children and therapy sessions." M.D. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the variety of speakers and case examples. And the importance of acknowledging delayed echolalia as having communicative intent." D.L. (Jan. 2023)

"I liked the video examples and the section about moving through stages 1-4." C.L. (Jan. 2023)

"For me, thinking about one student on my caseload, I now know what direction to go in. I will start by taking a language sample, and now I can make a real plan. I loved the videos and stories from parents, SLPs and the clients." H.D. (Jan. 2023)

"Marge's LOVE for her clients is so evident." E.S. (Dec. 2022)

"I absolutely loved this course and I learned so much! I loved how this course was organized and presented. Marge speaking on video from her clinic, conversations between Marge and Linda (loved listening to and watching Linda!), other conversations/interviews, sharing of so much important and relevant information which was clearly and thoroughly explained, and videos of the kids. Thank you!!"💜 K.D. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the practical application of how to work with gestalt processors." S.G. (Dec. 2022)

"The information about how to help gestalt language processors develop generative grammar was helpful. Liked Marge's enthusiasm for her clients and the NLA approach!" M.P. (Dec. 2022)

"Recognizing Echolalia as a form of communication. The presenter has a very calm delivery. Easy to understand. Nice video examples." J.F. (Dec. 2022)

"The levels of gestalt language acquisition & how to treat at each level was beneficial." L.M. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the assessment and treatment planning for GLP. And Marge’s optimism and obvious love of her clients." L.S. (Dec. 2022)

"Marge is a wonderful presenter. I loved seeing how she gets her Gestalt learners." C.V. (Dec. 2022)

"Understanding how to model language and support GLPs has been invaluable. Course had practical discussion about how to implement NLA in therapy." J.R. (Dec. 2022)

"I enjoyed the NLA transitioning to DSS and the video examples." E.M. (Dec. 2022)

"Course went through the role of echolalia in Gestalt language development. Sample videos of therapy using gestalt language models with a variety of different clients was very helpful." M.F. (Dec. 2022)

"Identifying mitigations and using concepts within this course will be helpful. And the additive concepts to support pre-sentence grammar - really helping/supporting a child at the stage 3 level." C.I. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the discussion of DST and DSS and the videos of children and of the parents." T.G. (Dec. 2022)

"Good explanation of how Gestalt Language Processors learn language differently and that echolalia is not disordered language acquisition. I liked the true examples of how gestalts are used to communicate different concepts/thoughts." C.D. (Nov. 2022)

"Learning about grammar and how to analyze appropriately. Course was easy to pace myself over time. It gave real examples. It was given from many perspectives (SLP, parents, etc.)." L.H. (Nov. 2022)

"Liked seeing demonstrations of therapy sessions as well as seeing clients who made tremendous progress. I liked the shared information and thoroughness of every guest speaker." A.S. (Nov. 2022)

"All of this information is incredibly beneficial to the children and families with whom I work. This topic is so interesting to me." D.J. (Nov. 2022)

"It validates and helps strengthen my understanding of gestalt learners." L.H. (Nov. 2022)

"Wow! There was so much information. I feel like all sections provided beneficial information for daily practice. She did a great job of having different speakers and video clips to help the 10-hour course move along and keep our interest." L.G. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked seeing Marge's wonderful therapy space." J.D. (Oct. 2022)

"Learning how to use gestalt first in therapy - I've always approached therapy from a play and sensorimotor premise. Seeing how to use gestalt to work backward to the single-word level makes complete sense now! Great videos. Marge is fun to watch and listen to." A.P. (Oct. 2022)

"Good examples and real-world cases. I liked the goals and targets for gestalt language processors." K.R. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the examples and hearing from a variety of people. And the discussion about self-regulation and how it truly affects a child's participation and language." T.N. (Oct. 2022)

"I really enjoyed all of the videos that showed NLA first-hand." S.S. (Oct. 2022)

"Liked seeing the kids developing their language, the grammar section, the importance of self regulation, and that there is no limit for language if it is useful for the child." D.C. (Oct. 2022)

"I could pace myself, one class at a time, one session at a time, go back when I felt I did not understand the concept, taking time to process and implement the information." D.C. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the client examples and references from other clinicians to their own learning through practice." S.A. (Oct. 2022)

"The course allowed me to learn at my own pace and take in information from current clients to apply. Liked the goals and how you integrate the goals into specific therapy." M.C. (Oct. 2022)

"The course was systematically presented. Learning the grammar development with respect to gestalt language processing was beneficial." A.H. (Sept. 2022)

"I loved learning more about the sensory techniques to help boost my speech sessions! Of course, learning about the gestalt language processing is why I came here too. :)" T.R. (Sept. 2022)

"It validated and put names to what I felt about working with children with autism. I have always believed in a play based language focus and I feel with all of this new research, it is validating."  D.B. (Sept. 2022)

"I very much enjoyed seeing client examples and video clips of the different types of gestalts. The video examples of the clients (especially Jez and Zoe) and clinicians helped NLA and gestalt language processing come to life! Additionally, I was happy to see the information about moving away from that traditional model of therapy and moving into a more neurodiverse-affirming, child led, and affirming interests, thoughts, feelings, and echolalia as unique beautiful parts of our clients. More and more clinicians, parents, and educators need to know more about this. Accepting our kids as they are, validating their ways of thinking, feeling, and communicating is life-changing!!"  J.B. (Sept. 2022)

"This course has been crucial to enhancing my therapy skills with GLPs. I liked the real life examples."  B.S. (Sept. 2022)

"Best continuing ed course I've ever taken!"  K.S. (Aug. 2022)

"All of the course was beneficial, and the discussion about how it's not about "correct" grammar, but self-generated grammar was meaningful. I liked the many examples as well as Marge's teaching style."  K.G. (Aug. 2022)

"I work with autistic students so everything that was discussed is beneficial to my daily practice. I loved the visuals."  S.H. (Aug. 2022)

"Learning to listen carefully to scripting and to read between the lines (and talk to others on the team) to figure out the meaning was beneficial for my practice." M.M. (Aug. 2022)

"The entire course was very helpful. This gave me a structure of how to educate my co-workers about gestalt language and how to describe this best to families. The course will definitely help me with better goal writing and focusing more on mitigation and stage 3, when the kids are ready. The grammar section was great - I had no idea that you can introduce verbs too early, and this will be the biggest shift in my practice." E.K. (July  2022)

"I liked that I could take the course at my own pace." M.L. (July 2022)

"Highly applicable to supporting my students." L.W. (July 2022)

"I found the information about sensory integration very important. Also the explanation of individual treatment sessions was helpful. I really liked the perspective coming from a mother. MAN, her smile could light up the world." J.R. (July 2022)

"Learning about the hidden meaning in gestalts, learning how to individualize treatment for GLPs. I like that it targets an area that I really needed to learn more about!" M.M. (July 2022)

"I feel that the bulk of my caseload consists of NLA processors and I can already see that shifting my focus of intervention is improving their willingness to engage and communicate in the context of treatment sessions." L.G. (July 2022)

"Extremely detailed and informative. I liked all of the content." D.T. (July 2022)

"This course was enriching and inspiring." R.S. (July 2022)

"Oh my goodness. ALL of it. I wish that I had this all ten years ago. I knew the term gestalt and that some kids learned language as "wholes" but I never knew what to do with that information. The DST and DSS were also new to me (or maybe long forgotten?). This is a game changer in my work with autistic students!" S.C. (June 2022)

"I loved the videos of clinicians at work with kids." K.C. (June 2022)

"The section on sensory regulation was very helpful. It was also very useful to learn a bit about how AAC can be used with GLPs.  I loved how in-depth this course was. I also really appreciated all of the case studies/real-life examples." J.W. (June 2022)

"Big emphasis on relationship and connection was very well portrayed throughout." T.S. (June 2022)

"Everything was great! From the basics to the client videos and especially the parent perspective. I appreciated so much that Marge presented primarily from her speech center and not from behind a desk." S.L. (May 2022)

"I liked learning about the differences between gestalt and analytic language processors as well as employing more appropriate language strategies for gestalt language processors." S.L. (May 2022)

"I liked both the specific 'how to' of scoring the NLA and DSS, and also the more general perspective of respecting gestalt processors. The guest speakers helped break up the course." G.H. (May 2022)

"I liked the real life examples – seeing it in action is so much more beneficial than hearing what to do." K.M. (May 2022)

"I am astonished that I have been practicing for almost 25 years with this population and knew nothing about NLA. I liked Marge's easy, loving, joyful, sensory-filled approach to therapy. I began in a rehab center collaborating with OTs and PTs and have felt that it was right for my kids. I did not always get a lot of support even when that positive results were evident. Now, I have the validation and immediately added a trampoline and BIG JOE pillow to my not very big, but very fun playroom." K.K. (May 2022)

"I liked all of it, especially the information on moving into stage 3 and the grammar section with the DSS and DST." C.K. (May 2022)

"I liked the video examples and parent stories." H.J. (Apr. 2022)

"Enlightenment onto the importance of echolalia as acceptable, part of a child's development, and how vital they are for "connecting" to others. Seeing the PASSION in of all the therapists when doing their job, when connecting with their clients...the passion to succeed in communicating with ASD kiddos and adults." A.B. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the examples of how to mitigate at stage 3 - Marge's DSS chart." D.S. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the developmental sentence scoring, and the ease of access of the course. " J.C. (Mar. 2022)

"I currently have a student with Autism and he is echolalic. I now have the knowledge to teach him language." D.C. (Mar. 2022)

"I loved all of it! Especially the grammar section." J.S. (Mar. 2022)

"I currently have a student who needs to begin to move from Level 2 to Level 3. This course was very helpful in helping me plan my therapy. I liked the content because it addressed treatment and gave many examples of techniques being used. I also liked that it was recorded and that I could work at my own pace." M.C. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked how to model gestalts that can be easily mitigated to move a child from stage 1 to stage 2." K.P. (Feb. 2022)

"I appreciated the deep dives into various specific cases to see different ways GLPs can sound and different ways NLA approaches can be implemented. I love REALLY picking apart language development, and this course went full speech nerd with me."  S.L. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked all of it – real life examples. It was perfect!." D.B. (Feb. 2022)

"There was soooo much in this course that will impact my practice. I am re-visiting the way I write goals for my gestalt processors and trying to follow the NLA skill progressions. It's amazing how much more engaged children are when I follow their lead and don't force artificial/unreasonable expectations (e.g., all the sentence strips).  I appreciated the video examples and the parent input." D.M. (Jan. 2022)

"Level 3 of the NLA courses is a must for every SLP working with children who are gestalt language processors. Levels 1 and 2 allowed us to learn the NLA stages and guiding treatment principles. In this Level 3 course we learn how to individualize NLA intervention for specific clients with a host of differences, how and why to incorporate movement, and the power of grammar. Marge eloquently guides this course as we learn to tailor NLA intervention to meet the needs of real children and their families within meaningful and engaging contexts, ultimately fostering sincere and organic expression." C.H.

"With the background of knowing about NLA assessment and stages, the level three course gave me an understanding of how to incorporate this knowledge into treatment. I am able to set up an affirming environment for reciprocal, self-generated language without relying on frustrating techniques such as withholding items." E.F.

"Marge Blanc does it again! This course is a phenomenal in-depth deep-dive into all the areas the first two courses left you wondering about. We can truly wrap our heads around Stages 3 and 4, and it all makes so much sense! The case studies are incredible, and really help solidify and put into action all that Marge teaches. Every single pediatric SLP needs this information. It really should be required coursework in graduate school." A.Z.

"I'm a parent and I thought the topics of the 50% rule helped me understand when it's appropriate to move on to the next stage and to spend enough time in stage 2 & 3. I liked the videos." A.J. (Nov. 2024)

"Real life examples of language samples and therapy sessions. Lots of examples." K.H. (Nov. 2024)

"I enjoyed learning about case studies for students with this style of learning. I enjoyed seeing real-life therapy videos." E.C. (Nov. 2024)

"It was helpful going over all of the steps and how they can intermingle. I liked the videos and commentary." K.M. (Nov. 2024)

"The treatment tapes and the use of sensorimotor elements in therapy were beneficial. I liked the holistic approach to this language issue and the depth of knowledge that Marge possesses." N.H. (Nov. 2024)

"How to identify and plan treatment according to their language level and regulation needs was beneficial. I liked the language samples." C.D. (Oct. 2024)

"I am the mother of a 13-year-old Romanian child with autism who has echolalia. I noticed that he was trying to communicate, but I didn't know how I could help him. Going through this course helped me to understand it better and form the basis of communication. The fact that it is online helped me a lot. In Romania, unfortunately, speech therapists do not know how to develop gestalt language." R.A. (Oct. 2024)

"The real-life video examples and discussing observations from the videos afterward were beneficial. I enjoyed the videos." K.G. (Oct. 2024)

"Loved watching the videos and listening from a totally different perspective, all while thinking about kiddos on my caseload. Also, just how important the sensorimotor piece is for regulation and coordination for everything, importantly, language. I liked the debriefing of each video to "see" what is going on and watch the progressions." A.W. (Oct. 2024)

"It was beneficial to discuss that you are treating students who are developing using NLA in very similar if not the same ways as kids who are developing language in a different way. I liked the examples of how to monitor and update progress." P.B. (Oct. 2024)

"The discussion regarding treatment and choosing targets for each level was beneficial. I enjoyed the examples with actual students." A.S. (Oct. 2024)

"Recognizing and understanding where the child is at in their development in order to provide appropriate models. I liked the videos - to see the session 'in action' and then hear the discussion later about how the SLP's responded." B.S. (Oct. 2024)

"Discussing how many different areas are all used to maximize on the child's stage was beneficial. I liked the presenter!" L.P. (Oct. 2024)

"Just everything. I love how Marge uses sensory regulation to tap into language development and retrieval. I liked Marge's calm voice, love of children and use of videotaped sessions." J.K. (Oct. 2024)

"It was helpful to see the language samples written out from the video clips and to walk through the video with sound off and sound on. Seeing the progression from stage 1 gestalts to more self generated language and that children might go back and forth from one stage to another." N.O. (Oct. 2024)

"Understanding that echolalia is a normal language stage was beneficial, and understanding strategies to help children move from scripting to self-generating language." L.O. (Sep. 2024)

"Helpful understanding that we provide 'other language sources' for children to naturally acquire language. I liked the supplemental videos giving examples in each section." K.W. (Sep. 2024)

"Discussing what treatment sessions look like was beneficial. I liked the ability to go back and watch videos." N.Z. (Sep. 2024)

"The topic where sensory play was introduced was helpful. The course was really interesting. I learned new things and a holistic approach." P.B. (Sep. 2024)

"How to coach a child through the 5 stages of Gestalt language was a beneficial topic. I liked the hierarchy of concepts. This allows the overall concepts to be more easily applied." M.H. (Sep. 2024)

"The video clips helped to show that the treatment is not as hard as it sounds and can happen naturally when the child is regulated and the SLP is following their lead. I loved all the video clips." K.G. (Sep. 2024)

"This is helpful for me to explain to my staff/therapists and guide them when trying to determine stages of NLA, treatment, and how to identify mitigations. I liked the breakdowns of conversations and walking through them to help describe what is happening and what to look for. Love the videos! Helps to visualize." K.S. (Sep. 2024)

"The section regarding treatment contexts was especially helpful." N.P. (Sep. 2024)

"I work with children who are GLPs, so this is very helpful." A.A. (Sep. 2024)

"Treatment for gestalt language processors was helpful. I enjoyed the video clips that took place in actual therapy sessions." I.J. (Aug. 2024)

"All of the information was beneficial. The whole topic is so relevant. I enjoyed the videos and practical examples." S.C. (Aug. 2024)

"Language samples and videos of scenarios were helpful. How to see the patterns in language samples to relate to the here and now, as well as new experiences to continue to grow and develop." M.D. (Aug. 2024)

"It is very good to know that ASD children are following a natural language acquisition that sounds funny because it is gestalt fashion. Also it is good to know how to advance them through the gestalt natural language acquisition toward spontaneous grammar. The course was very interesting and easy to listen to and follow along. Marge made it fun." S.B. (Aug. 2024)

"The understanding that echolalia in autism indicates a language delay and not a disorder. I enjoyed the videos and the assessment and treatment activities." J.V. (Aug. 2024)

"Having kids be regulated and incorporating that into session was helpful. I enjoyed the videos and watching the boy's progress." H.C. (Aug. 2024)

"Examples and ability to watch therapy/practice were beneficial. I liked the videos and explanation of application." T.M. (Aug. 2024)

"It was beneficial interpreting assessment results and understanding the contribution of self-regulation. I enjoyed the videos and language sample examples." B.R. (Aug. 2024)

"I was especially grateful for the video models with analysis! The importance of regulation as a foundation to communication was beneficial, as well!" N.G. (Aug. 2024)

"Watching the videos and seeing the language transcripts with Marge's explanation was helpful. It is tricky to tease out gestalt from mitigations or even when it is spontaneous or mixture of them. Her reasoning was helpful to hear how she rated the phrases." S.D. (Aug. 2024)

"This entire course will be beneficial for my daily practice. I liked the inclusion of video examples and the pace." B.M. (Aug. 2024)

"The video samples and explanation of the NLA levels by the presenter was beneficial. I enjoyed all of the real-life video samples. This will make it easier for me to record and watch videos for children on my caseload in order to complete the NLA protocol to determine their NLA stage." A.M. (Aug. 2024)

"It was helpful to learn about choosing mitigable phrases in Stage 2 that will make Stage 4 grammar learning easier. I liked the video examples and explanations using real life examples." A.B. (Aug. 2024)

"Great usable information! Clearly stated and described. I loved the specific examples of possible NLA statements to build upon." P.I. (Aug. 2024)

"It was beneficial discussing how regulation is really important to our practice. I liked the real-life examples." M.F. (Aug. 2024)

"Treatment and goal writing for the NLA population was helpful. I enjoyed the samples of treatment videos." L.H. (Jul. 2024)

"Video examples of children and their stages were beneficial. I liked the depth of information presented." C.F. (Jul. 2024)

"The distinctions of stage 2 versus stage 3 in NLA were beneficial to discuss. I liked the passion the presenter demonstrates. I also like the notes on making goals that are helpful for the child's regulation and autonomy that are linguistically based." M.L. (Jul. 2024)

"I enjoyed hearing examples of language to model, and seeing videos about how to apply these practices." J.C. (Jul. 2024)

"I liked the discussion that Gestalt Language processors are developing language naturally. ASD kids that are GLPs are language-delayed, not disordered. Echolalia signals a delay, not a disorder. I liked the videos and analysis of the students by Marge." T.E. (Jul. 2024)

"I appreciated the specific examples of children's language at various NLA stages and I especially appreciated the explanations of what the therapists were doing in the examples to build off of the child's gestalts/current language level. I enjoyed the examples and detailing what stage of NLA they were at." K.W. (Jul. 2024)

"Reviewing the different stages children with autism go through was beneficial. I liked that Marge reviewed the information several times." P.T. (Jul. 2024)

"It was beneficial discussing providing redundancy to help students learn mitigable gestalts." A.W. (Jul. 2024)

"How to help move a child through each stage of language development was helpful." S.D. (Jul. 2024)

"Discussing the importance of self-regulation and identification of easily mitigable utterances were beneficial. I liked the dialogues of the children and the responses of the SLP." D.T. (Jul. 2024)

"When discussing the stages of Natural Language Acquisition, it was helpful to have the slides of the language sample/script and discuss them. The videos with the scripts provided too, showing the examples of when something might sound more "gestalty" even though it is progress and then breaking down why it is or isn't." P.N. (Jun. 2024)

"Treatment examples and ideas for personal implementation were helpful. I liked the language samples and examples from previous sessions." S.R. (Jun. 2024)

"Discussion related to activities was beneficial." P.S. (Jun. 2024)

"Beneficial discussing that some gestalt language processors develop language without intervention/ Thinking about child-led, play-based sessions. I enjoyed listening to Marge Blanc's enthusiasm and examples." J.M. (Jun. 2024)

"More detail into levels of NLA and moving through them was beneficial. I liked the examples of therapy." S.F. (Jun. 2024)

"Lots of review of the stages of gestalt language processing was very helpful to keep it in my brain. I liked the video demonstrations." C.S. (Jun. 2024)

"Beneficial reminders of how to look at language history and analyze language level. Lots of videos!" B.M. (Jun. 2024)

"Loved all the treatment ideas and how important it is to understand the difference between stages." K.J. (May 2024)

"Beneficial strategies to facilitate the child to move to a more advanced level. I liked that I could take the course at my own pace, and I could go back and rewatch." C.G. (May 2024)

"How to incorporate strategies into treatment was beneficial. I enjoyed the videos plus transcripts." E.R. (May 2024)

"I enjoyed watching the videos and then reviewing the language sample to better understand the stage levels and how to implement treatment." C.L. (May 2024)

"Ways to build models off of a child's own gestalts was beneficial. I enjoyed all of the video examples!" R.D. (May 2024)

"Supporting movement between NLA stages and identification of utterances from the various stages. I found the video examples to be extremely helpful, especially with the follow-up analysis." M.H. (May 2024)

"The Stages of NLA, especially the concept that as the client acquires self-generated language, their MLU may return to only 1 to 2 words, which is OK. I found the videos and case studies to be beneficial to my learning." M.K. (May 2024)

"Discussing the importance of sensorimotor was helpful. The course was easy to understand." K.T. (Apr. 2024)

"Beneficial discussion that it is best supporting gestalt learners through supporting other qualities. I liked seeing video examples of sessions." D.S. (Apr. 2024)

"Helpful to see how to implement the technique in videos for children with self-regulation needs." A.S. (Apr. 2024)

"Relating the sensorimotor and physical competence to achievement of linguistic outcomes was helpful. I liked the case examples." K.P. (Apr. 2024)

"Understanding the use of different language levels by children and how they can go up and down the stages." M.L. (Apr. 2024)

"I enjoyed video examples of patients and their scripts." K.B. (Apr. 2024)

"Treatment considerations and review of procedures were beneficial. I liked the organization of resources such as handouts and forms provided." E.K. (Apr. 2024)

"How to report progress was helpful and how to build on a child's echolalia, modeling considerations. Provided lots of information that I was lacking." R.M. (Apr. 2024)

"Examples of treatment sessions and ways to model easily mitigable language were helpful. I liked ALL the videos that make it all make sense." L.H. (Apr. 2024)

"I have several GLPs and this was all helpful. I liked the videos and discussion/analysis of language samples." P.H. (Apr. 2024)

"Great videos with transcripts. Keeping in mind that it is a process that takes time." S.H. (Apr. 2024)

"The videos were helpful to gain better understanding of the interactions between client and patient." C.C. (Apr. 2024)

"I loved the use of gross motor activities to be included throughout each session. Glad to see videos as examples this time." S.B. (Apr. 2024)

"I liked the discussion that part of your treatment needs to help the child self-regulate - an essential part is set up of room/space to include motor sensory activities." J.J. (Apr. 2024)

"Honestly all of the course was great. Great examples, easy to understand, all info was relevant." J.L. (Apr. 2024)

"The review of a neurotypical gestalt language processor versus an ASD gestalt language processor was both interesting and fascinating. Marge’s presentation style! It was very easy to follow." K.M. (Mar. 2024)

"This information all applies to my daily work, so all of it was beneficial. I liked the instructor's passion and knowledge." E.H. (Mar. 2024)

"How to apply gestalt language processing theory to treatment. I have already used "it's" and "I'm" and he's starting to use them in different ways! It's truly amazing how much this will help in my sessions. I liked the video examples! And the focus on treatment." S.F. (Mar. 2024)

"The examples of supporting the child's sensory-motor needs are so important. Too often we think we have to sit at a desk to learn language, but the opposite is true. I'm always answering "no" to, "Don't you want him at his desk?". The videos were so informative. It's one thing to discuss it, it's another to see and hear it." K.C. (Mar. 2024)

"The discussion of how neurodivergent children move through the levels and the examples of how language can be modeled to help with mitigation was beneficial." A.R. (Mar. 2024)

"Examples of therapy activities and ways to pick pieces from a child's gestalt to model additional phrases. I loved how the importance of regulation was a key topic toward the end of this course." K.H. (Mar. 2024)

"It was beneficial discussing ways I can model language during a therapy session. I enjoyed the real-life examples provided." C.K. (Mar. 2024)

"Mitigating phrases and words from whole gestalts was beneficial. I enjoyed the video examples." B.B. (Mar. 2024)

"I love the insight that gestalts are meaningful and not something we need to try to eliminate. Definitely as an older SLP I had been taught that echolalic speech was not a part of a normal developmental pattern for speech. I liked the examples of mitigation developing into more complex communication." S.W. (Mar. 2024)

"Watching the videos and being able to read the transcript and then seeing which stage each utterance falls into. I loved seeing the videos and taking the child's regulations into consideration. I had not considered how important physical movement could be to regulation and communication." C.V. (Mar. 2024)

"The different ways kids learn their language was helpful to discuss. The course kept my interest." K.B. (Mar. 2024)

"The videos and the scripts, as well as the discussion, helped me understand the particular parts of the language acquisition; thank you! The videos are great!" N.L. (Mar. 2024)

"Information about the different stages was useful, as well as watching videos of children in therapy sessions with explanation of stages. I liked that I was able to study at my own pace." A.H. (Mar. 2024)

"Understanding the use of easily mitigated language models and relevance. I liked the videos and the transcriptions." L.Z. (Mar. 2024)

"The therapy techniques and strategies were helpful. I liked the tips and tricks for facilitating play-based intervention." S.B. (Feb. 2024)

"Specific treatment ideas while recognizing each child will have different interests/preferences was beneficial. I liked the fact that the course was self-paced." I.T. (Feb. 2024)

"Recognizing how there is a naturalness to autistic language development even in the presence of echolalia. I liked the specific examples." J.J. (Feb. 2024)

"It was helpful to discuss regulation and motor coordination along with SLP coordinating with OTs." C.W. (Feb. 2024)

"Including sensory regulation was beneficial to discuss. I enjoyed the videos." B.M. (Feb. 2024)

"Thank you for a wonderful course. Truly inspiring to see the love for our practice be creatively applied in such an impactful way!" V.R. (Feb. 2024)

"The assessment of levels and videos were helpful." S.W. (Feb. 2024)

"I really enjoyed all of the content. Course was self-paced and presented in a manner that was easy to understand! Excellent topic." S.P. (Feb. 2024)

"I liked the examples of structured therapy sessions." K.G. (Feb. 2024)

"I liked the scenarios and scaffolding for stages of language learning from echolalia to self-generated learning." A.G. (Jan. 2024)

"Treatment considerations, ways to mitigate to help move students to self-generated grammar, and ways to report progress were beneficial. Videos and written language samples were helpful." C.M. (Jan. 2024)

"Discussing how to apply the NLA treatment in my current practice was helpful." J.L. (Jan. 2024)

"It is so important that our kids are understood and this course gives me greater confidence to more fluidly explain NLA and GLPs. The videos, transcripts, and explanations were priceless. Definitely going to rewatch these sections. There are many students at my school who are GLP, and they are often misunderstood by teachers, especially the older elementary and middle school students. My SLP team is currently providing training for our teaching staff and advocacy for these students." S.P. (Jan. 2024)

"The discussion that Mitigation of Gestalts and GLP is part of NLA and ASD has delayed language not disordered. I liked the videos and transcripts - description of stages and how to mitigate at stages 2-3." G.L. (Jan. 2024)

"The process and stages that a student can go through and still make progress were helpful to discuss. I liked the examples." J.M. (Jan. 2024)

"The videos with accompanying language sample and discussion were beneficial." M.J. (Jan. 2024)

"The assessment portion was useful for helping me identify kids who are moving out of one stage and into another. Also, helping to identify 'where they were and where they are going' helps me provide strategies that provide the appropriate language and sensory motor support. I liked the videos, the clear outline, and the examples that included the parent as my primary services occur in the home with parents and primary caretakers." K.M. (Jan. 2024)

"The examples of different treatments were beneficial. I liked the example videos." J.M. (Jan. 2024)

"The treatment and examples of language samples and how to code were helpful. I liked the presenter's real-world examples." B.M. (Jan. 2024)

"Beneficial review of the stages of Analytic Language Acquisition. I enjoyed the video examples and the handouts provided." C.A. (Jan. 2024)

"Using “it…” Using “let’s..” And just the enforcement of what I am already doing, which is trying to use regulation to activities to help children in combination with play therapy. I enjoyed the speaker." A.M. (Jan. 2024)

"I liked how Marge spoke about giving the child mitigable scripts because I wasn't aware that in NLA, you can do that. I enjoyed the videos and the scripts that explained what was going on." B.S. (Jan. 2024)

"Helping others understand that ASD children who are gestalt language learners are not "language delayed." S.P. (Jan. 2024)

"Treatment considerations. I liked the real-life examples." E.P. (Jan. 2024)

"I liked the self-paced format, the video examples, and the comprehensive handouts." J.R. (Jan. 2024)

"The language samples of the two boys and the discussion of them was beneficial. A new approach to the treatment of children with autism." B.F. (Dec. 2023)

"The consideration of sensory needs in order to bring about the child's best language was a helpful topic." C.L. (Dec. 2023)

"The understanding and use of models for various stages of gestalt was beneficial. I liked the videos of real-time interactions and modeling during therapy." V.C. (Dec. 2023)

"Recommendations for how to build in helpful gestalts for later stages of NLA. I really appreciated the videos and the accompanying analysis." E.C. (Dec. 2023)

"Beneficial description of similarities between stages 2 and 4, and the "know where they came from" concept for figuring out where they are. Broken-down transcriptions of kids' language, and discussion of what they are showing within that language and why." L.M. (Dec. 2023)

"The treatment ideas given were helpful. Easy to follow course with a lot of good information." D.S. (Dec. 2023)

"Beneficial progression of the child in the stages of NLA. I enjoyed the explanations from the videos." L.D. (Dec. 2023)

"The discussion of sensorimotor readiness for language use was beneficial." G.F. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked discussing the difference between Asperger's syndrome and Autism." R.K. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the breakdown of the stages and how to score them." J.R. (Dec. 2023)

"The need to understand sensorimotor needs and regulation was helpful." C.S. (Dec. 2023)

"Understanding that everyone uses gestalt at some time. I liked the examples and videos." C.Z. (Dec. 2023)

"The explanations of delay vs disorder and why were beneficial." E.W. (Dec. 2023)

"The treatment practices reviewed will be beneficial to my daily practice. I liked the convenience of being able to view this course with colleagues and discuss various points of interest." A.B. (Dec. 2023)

"I enjoyed watching the therapy planning/discussion when watching the videos. It helped to bring everything together. I feel as though I will be better able to determine stages for students that I work with in therapy. The videos were helpful!" K.G. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked how this course focused on treatment and used videos to help give practical therapy ideas." K.C. (Dec. 2023)

"Seeing treatment in action was beneficial. I enjoyed the real-time video examples." H.M. (Dec. 2023)

"How to set up treatment for gestalt language processors. I liked the course material, and the case studies presented." S.R. (Dec. 2023)

"The importance of a child’s regulation and to engage in activities meaningful to the child was helpful information. I liked the examples and videos." C.R. (Dec. 2023)

"Information regarding the stages was helpful. I liked that the video clips support the information." R.R. (Dec. 2023)

"This course was a wonderful continuation in learning about gestalt language processors. If you are an SLP treating neuro-divergent clients, this is a must-take course to support their learning style just as much as our traditional analytic language learners." C.W. (Dec. 2023)

"Presenter was quite interesting! It was nice to see videos of her therapy!" D.H. (Dec. 2023)

"Application to practice. I liked the example videos of therapy sessions." M.L. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the treatment contexts and activities. And real life scenarios." N.B. (Dec. 2023)

"Learning how to take a child's utterances and break them down to use in combination (1 - 2 word utterances) appropriately in structured tasks was beneficial." R.H. (Dec. 2023)

"Case study videos were helpful. Beneficial comparison to play-based analytic language learners when it comes to treatment." J.M. (Nov. 2023)

"The section on reporting the progress through both progress reports as well as informal reporting was helpful. I liked the use of videos to model the conversational cohesion." M.R. (Nov. 2023)

"The progression of natural language acquisition in gestalt language processors and developmentally appropriate language targets for different stages were beneficial." J.W. (Nov. 2023)

"Breaking down the stages of NLA and showing specific treatment examples was most helpful! I liked the real-world examples of therapy and the breakdown of the conversations in language samples, and that other goals were addressed." S.J. (Nov. 2023)

"Detailed and relevant examples. The review of the principles was very useful to start the Level 2 course. The usage of videos and related discussions was also very helpful." T.D. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the video examples and explanations. Meeting regulation needs alongside developing language. It was useful to be able to rewind and listen to explanations again." S.T. (Nov. 2023)

"I enjoyed the videos which helped me further understand the methods for treatment planning/execution." C.C. (Nov. 2023)

"This course provided valuable insights into the effective implementation of strategies for Gestalt Language Processors. The videos accompanying the course were particularly helpful, offering practical demonstrations that illustrated how to seamlessly integrate these strategies into therapy sessions. The focus on treatment was insightful." R.S. (Nov. 2023)

"Review of Natural Language Acquisition stages helped refresh my knowledge before looking at treatment. I liked the treatment videos and discussion on treatment contexts, activities, and planning." C.C. (Nov. 2023)

"I think taking more time to provide a thorough assessment by evaluating different communicative contexts will improve my clinical skills." G.H. (Nov. 2023)

"The explanations about observing more than one stage in a language sample were helpful. I enjoyed the video models with the explanation that followed." D.I. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked all of the videos in this section. I often use sensorimotor aspects in therapy with my kiddos, not just on the spectrum but in general. I feel like a lot of parents like the tabletop approach because "they need to learn for school," but there is so much to be said for learning in a "fun environment" that fits each kiddo. This is good confirmation and reasoning for why I will continue." C.G. (Nov. 2023)

"Both NLA level 1 and 2 are very informative. I like that everything comes from the author herself with lots of evidence." D.J. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the many examples provided. I found relief in knowing that my play-based, child-centric sessions look as they should look. I often stress now that I work so closely with parents (who are uneducated about NLP) that they want immediate growth and structured activities." D.D. (Nov. 2023)

"The targets for instruction specific to the level were helpful. I liked being able to see the work in progress on video." K.B. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the visual aides of therapy and child's mitigated gestalts vs just reading about them." A.L. (Nov. 2023)

"Real-life examples and treatment suggestions." J.W. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the examples of therapy and the thought process behind the interactions. The video examples were beneficial." S.V. (Nov. 2023)

"Using gestalt language processing to understand language development with neurotypical and ASD children. I liked the videos." F.B. (Oct. 2023)

"The explanation of the stages of gestalt language development was beneficial. The discussion that the context can influence the level was helpful." M.A. (Oct. 2023)

"The discussion of how to determine what stage of GLP a child is in was beneficial. I liked being provided with examples of how to model different stages." R.D. (Oct. 2023)

"I found the breakdown of the stages very beneficial and will definitely apply them to the children on my caseload. I learned how to use echolalia to generate better language and to slowly move into the next stage." P.K. (Oct. 2023)

"I really enjoyed the play videos that showed children following the methods and treatments, demonstrating how the concept works. I liked the examples of how to move from contacted words to individual words and liked the advice on using verbs the child produces to engage in more phrases." P.K. (Oct. 2023)

"Learning more about selecting language targets to support mitigation. I always enjoy seeing how theory works in treatment and seeing videos of treatment." E.F. (Oct. 2023)

"Discussing how to move from assessment to treatment was beneficial. I liked how functional and child-centered this course was. As well as the constant reminder that all children are individuals and their language development process and progress will look different." J.W. (Oct. 2023)

"It was beneficial to discuss that gestalt language processors can be neurodivergent or neurotypical. I enjoyed the videos and dialogue between clients and therapists." L.K. (Oct. 2023)

"I will be talking about the importance of regulation for our students to access scripts and language. I liked the videos and info about regulation." R.A. (Oct. 2023)

"It was beneficial to discuss how to expand upon a child's echolalic utterances and promote the development of different combinations, facilitating self-generated language." L.B. (Oct. 2023)

"This course gave a realistic view of how to support GLPs through simple play-based activities. I also appreciated how progress was demonstrated, and examples of different stages were given. The implementation with multiple communication partners was beneficial." G.J. (Oct. 2023)

"I understand better now when to add the NLA approach for students who are clearly using gestalts, and also who have what others view as babbling. I enjoyed all of this course." A.C. (Sep. 2023)

"Examples of integrating interests into language based therapy were beneficial. I liked the video examples." S.M. (Sep. 2023)

"Learning the stages of development and how to choose treatment activities that align." C.S. (Sep. 2023)

"Understanding of NLA will help guide language targets as we implement play based therapy. The importance of regulation!!" K.T. (Sep. 2023)

"The treatment considerations were helpful as I work with a large ASD population in the schools. I appreciated the video examples to supplement the principles we were learning." E.R. (Sep. 2023)

"All of it! I found the assessment section immediately helpful. Individual access and pacing. Ability to view again." K.N. (Sep. 2023)

"Interesting course! Easy to follow and informative. Stages of NLA, video examples, treatment ideas." C.L. (Sep. 2023)

"The video examples and language analysis were beneficial. Explanations were clear and the terms were easily understood." E.J. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked the video modeling of treatment sessions. The treatment considerations and ways to incorporate sensory needs were helpful." V.B. (Aug. 2023)

"Treatment context and planning were beneficial topics. I liked the way of presentation, well-explained strategies, and role of SLP and OT to work together." V.L. (Aug. 2023)

"The incorporation of sensory regulation activities into sessions was beneficial. I liked the videos and the inclusion of two distinctly different gestalt language learners." C.W. (Aug. 2023)

"I enjoyed putting the knowledge to practice with the examples and case studies and given ideas of easily mitigable words and combinations for therapy." K.H. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked the case studies and videos. And that course provided video examples of what was being taught and discussed." E.A. (Aug. 2023)

"A deeper understanding of NLA." N.H. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked all of it. Course repeats the information and explains it very well. This has been very helpful for me." K.A. (Aug. 2023)

"I found having treatment child-centered continues to be most beneficial. When providing an adult model a child centered approach allows the therapist or adult model to provide spontaneous assistance. I liked that this level 2 course went into greater detail in regards to treatment and the videos gave great examples of how a session could possibly go." E.B. (Aug. 2023)

"How to break down a child's gestalts so that they can be mitigated into developing and progressing their language was helpful. I liked the ability to stop and review concepts so that I had a full understanding." J.V. (Aug. 2023)

"A child's regulation is important to interaction and communication at their level. Learning that stage 2 can look like stage 4, and children may sometimes revert back to stage 2 at stage 4." E.I. (Aug. 2023)

"The overall topic was important for me to learn. It's an important topic that was not enough of a focus in my graduate education." S.G. (Aug. 2023)

"Learning that any time, any stage, it's possible to be triggered back to early stage 1/2 gestalts. However, we have to be aware that the use of the early gestalts may have nothing to do with the "original" meaning. It may be simply a place to jump off from into different meaning. So, if we over-analyze those early scripts and gestalts and assume a student is using them for what the media initially conveyed or what they themselves initially used it for, we may miss the current present meaning and usage, and we are not following the student's lead. So interesting!" L.F. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked the treatment ideas, especially using the child's interest and the child's words most used." M.B. (Aug. 2023)

"The videos were helpful to see how you're using the strategies presented. I liked the videos, treatment ideas, suggestions for providing feedback and talking with parents/team." E.D. (Aug. 2023)

"I absolutely appreciated the design and content of this course. Learning about treatment contexts, activities, and planning was most beneficial. Watching a session in action from multiple perspectives clarified the multifaceted nature of the role of an SLP in NLA intervention. Watching the kids express their feelings, state preferences, and lead interactions at a seemingly "pre-mature" linguistic stage makes my heart full." M.K. (Jul. 2023)

"I really enjoyed the whole discussion. This material helped me to gain better insight into some of the children on my caseload. I liked the info regarding moving from echolalia to self-generated grammar. Videos are always useful in showing how techniques are effective in a natural manner." A.R. (Jul. 2023)

"It was helpful to see the videos of play-based therapy and language models used. I liked the videos of the therapy sessions as well as the final assessment which summarized the concepts very well." H.C. (Jul. 2023)

"Topics regarding treatment and goals as well as information on the current research. I liked being able to learn at my own pace." M.R. (Jul. 2023)

"Clear explanations of the different stages and interpretation of real life case studies." J.C. (Jul. 2023)

"Gained a greater understanding of NLA, assessment and treatment. I liked the way the presentation was organized." S.W. (Jul. 2023)

"I appreciated the examples of how to address emotional regulation as part of the therapy process." A.P. (Jul. 2023)

"This course has opened my mind to be more intentional to what the child's leading and inclination is in regards to language sampling than my own agenda. I liked the real life videos and examples." L.W. (Jul. 2023)

"Understanding how to practically implement techniques that support natural language acquisition. Seeing that therapy for natural language acquisition doesn't look very different from the play therapy we already implement, it's just the target words that change." R.M. (Jul. 2023)

"Understanding the stages and the movement between stages was beneficial. I liked the video examples." B.H. (Jul. 2023)

"The idea of meeting the kids where they are and the importance of self regulation was beneficial. I had a student this year who was very similar to the child in the video. She did not like people in her space, and constantly licked items. She would elope away from others. Her lack of regulation was not conducive to accessing her linguistics and language areas. I liked the video examples and their explanations." M.L. (Jun. 2023)

"I enjoyed learning about the other language goals that occur during treatment, such as social interaction. I liked the use of various video examples and inclusion of transcripts from real therapy sessions." G.M. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the explanation of how children go back and forth between stages and how all of the language in a particular sample may not be all in the same stage. It seems obvious now, but I had not thought of it that way when I took the Level 1 Course. The handouts were very helpful to organize and preview the information before I listened to the course." L.K. (Jun. 2023)

"Mitigation of core words and choosing the most salient language was beneficial. I liked the examples and videos." A.T. (Jun. 2023)

"I really liked seeing real examples of therapy sessions. I enjoyed that this course was a mix of evidence-based research and real-life examples." H.G. (Jun. 2023)

"In depth explanation and easy understanding supported by slides." T.M. (Jun. 2023)

"Using sensorimotor activities to collect an authentic language sample. I liked how course was broken into sections." A.B. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the sensorimotor activities in treatment and collaboration with OT. And the video clips and written dialogue." L.K. (Jun. 2023)

"Examples of how to integrate motor and sensory needs into therapy. I loved the video examples." E.P. (Jun. 2023)

"The importance of regulation is crucial in moving forward with kiddos, and this was communicated via lecture and video clips very clearly." J.W. (Jun. 2023)

"I enjoyed the many examples of students to follow through this course, and see them move through the stages. I liked the explanation of the GLP stages." M.R. (Jun. 2023)

"The presenter is great. Very knowledgeable and easy to follow. I liked the video examples!" M.C. (Jun. 2023)

"Discussion of the stages was beneficial. I liked the assessment tool." T.C. (Jun. 2023)

"Learning how to document on what you are seeing. I liked that this was an extension of the first course." J.G. (Jun. 2023)

"I liked the videos and transcripts of language samples." M.H. (Jun. 2023)

"Learning how to keep the spontaneous language flowing. I liked the video examples of therapy in action and the technical information provided in reference to each video." R.G. (May 2023)

"Comparison of typical language development and gestalt language was beneficial. I liked how other principles of therapy can be combined for all children regarding their language processing style." J.A. (May 2023)

"I liked the treatment protocols and the discussion about discerning Stage 4 grammar from Stage 2 mitigations. I feel like I now have some tools to help my students with echolalia." A.K. (May 2023)

"Specific examples of language models to help with moving to stage 3." M.H. (May 2023)

"Learning how to approach treatment for Gestalt language learners. This course was direct, to-the-point, and with concrete examples." N.J. (May 2023)

"I appreciated learning more about how to better incorporate NLA into my treatment approach. I liked the concrete examples and videos of how this can be used with clients." C.M. (May 2023)

"This course was very engaging - the videos were great! I enjoyed watching the videos of sessions being conducted. This allowed me to see evaluation and treatment in a first-hand experience." W.F. (May 2023)

"I liked the different examples, videos, and the beautiful, joyful approach to understanding these children." M.D. (May 2023)

"The examples that were shown were very helpful in seeing how the gestalt language can progress to more natural language." L.H. (May 2023)

"Treatment considerations for next steps were beneficial." C.P. (May 2023)

"Appreciating the different levels of language development for gestalt processors." M.P. (May 2023)

"Application and use of treatment techniques with varied student needs was beneficial. I liked the video models." M.K. (May 2023)

"I liked the examples of language stages through videos." S.R. (May 2023)

"This course applies to almost my whole caseload. I liked that I could do it at my own pace." T.G. (Apr. 2023)

"Seeing what a treatment session looks like and what are the goals within the session. I liked the videos and real-time demonstrations/examples." K.M. (Apr. 2023)

"The videos were very helpful, and also the summary of what we observed. The importance of self-regulation and the need to respect what a child needs in terms of sensory processing was beneficial." E.H. (Apr. 2023)

"Very relatable and practical. The videos were helpful and I recognized some characteristics of my own students in the children in the videos." P.N. (Apr. 2023)

"I will start using more sensory activities with my gestalt language learners. I liked the information on where to start (i.e., modeling gestalts with I'm, let's, and it's). I found the transcripts and the videos very helpful." H.D. (Apr. 2023)

"I liked the helpful models to support a child where they are in their language development and taking into account the process of gestalt language processors." E.R. (Apr. 2023)

"The importance of regulation in treatment with children with ASD was beneficial. I liked the video clips and conversation examples." K.G. (Apr. 2023)

"This course changes the perspective in that echolalia is still a normal language development, it just seems delayed because they can articulate, but very young children can't. I like that this course changes that perspective." R.S. (Apr. 2023)

"Analyzing the stages and how to distinguish between the stages was beneficial." D.A. (Apr. 2023)

"Learning how to plan for therapy." T.Y. (Apr. 2023)

"I enjoyed the treatment portion of this course, along with how progress is reported. The presenter was knowledgeable and moved at an adequate pace. I enjoyed the video examples as well." A.K. (Mar. 2023)

"The idea that natural language modeling can be used, not just with our analytic processors but with our kids with echolalia and very little self-generated language as well, with the goal of moving ALL kids to more complex self-generated language." C.S. (Mar. 2023)

"Real-life examples and follow-up analysis. I liked the examples of the language Marge provided for the children and the way it was done." S.R. (Mar. 2023)

"Learning the language to describe what I see in my little clients was beneficial. I liked learning about another way children learn language and how to use that in therapy." B.S. (Mar. 2023)

"Case-based discussion. I liked the reference to individuals who have worked through NLA." L.S. (Mar. 2023)

"I enjoyed the discussion of how regulation can impact language development. The videos and transcripts were helpful." J.D. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the video examples of the process in action. Learning how to analyze the language sample to pull out meaningful targets." E.A. (Mar. 2023)

"Choosing gestalts that are relevant and incorporating sensory information. I liked the video examples." A.L. (Mar. 2023)

"Reviewing the levels of NLA and how to be aware of where the child is coming from and where he/she is headed." L.V. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the videos of the treatment sessions and videos showing use of suggestions." B.M. (Mar. 2023)

"Learning how to apply NLA in treatment was beneficial." C.N. (Mar. 2023)

"The videos depicting the way the child was responding to the clinician were very informative." N.S. (Mar. 2023)

"Videos with examples of how clinicians modeled to the child were beneficial. I liked the accessibility of course with ability to rewatch when needed." M.B. (Mar. 2023)

"Real world examples. I liked the videos of therapy." I.S. (Mar. 2023)

"The videos helped with increased understanding of the process for intervention." L.S. (Mar. 2023)

"Learning to analyze the language sample and then utilize that to plan language targets." A.B. (Mar. 2023)

"All content was good. The therapy videos were helpful to see the children's progress." K.S. (Mar. 2023)

"Learning how to help with mitigations was beneficial." A.M. (Mar. 2023)

"I liked the language development principles and play therapy." K.B. (Feb. 2023)

"All of the material is very beneficial for me and my therapy with my children with autism. The videos present real-life examples which are very helpful." W.S. (Feb. 2023)

"I appreciated the presentation of the different children and how treatment eventually facilitates the beginning stages of grammar." L.A. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the breakdown of the language sample and explanation provided. And the interactive videos." S.S. (Feb. 2023)

"Steps to planning therapy to enhance gestalt language development. Marge Blanc's obvious love and respect for the children with whom she works." L.F. (Feb. 2023)

"The video examples of therapy were awesome! It's so helpful to see what therapy should look like (and very validating to see that my sessions are very similar). The parts all about sensory motor considerations were beneficial. I am excited to find new materials to use in my practice that give kids access to sensorimotor experiences to aid their regulation and language development." J.B. (Feb. 2023)

"Seeing that NLA-based therapy is very easy to integrate into play-based therapy that I am already practicing. Marge is a wonderful instructor. She cares about her patients and it really shows in her work." M.H. (Feb. 2023)

"Informative course. I liked the language development info and video examples." K.S. (Feb. 2023)

"Videos of therapy. Liked I could go at my own pace and work it around my busy schedule." R.B. (Feb. 2023)

"The stages of treatment were helpful and also the importance of incorporating sensorimotor, play-based activities in therapy for optimal language input and output. I am taking a DIR Floortime course at the moment and can see how these two approaches overlap and could be implemented simultaneously for a child." G.G. (Feb. 2023)

"Viewing treatment was beneficial. I liked the discussion and analysis of language produced, and how to make language and sensory motor input part of the whole process." S.S. (Feb. 2023)

"The examples of each child's progression and examples of thinking through what each statement might have meant were very beneficial. The examples were good and the PowerPoint was effective." N.V. (Feb. 2023)

"Practical! Analysis of gestalts and recommendations for goal writing." K.M. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the therapy techniques. There was a lot of practical information that I can directly use in my daily practice." J.F. (Jan. 2023)

"Loved the topic of this course; very informative. Videos and first hand experience." L.X. (Jan. 2023)

"It was beneficial thinking about how to determine what we are modeling with the stage the child is at as well as where they have been." T.P. (Jan. 2023)

"Treatment considerations were beneficial. Very informative course. I liked the video clips." H.P. (Jan. 2023)

"The entire course was beneficial for treatment purposes. The videos were great examples of how to choose targeted language gestalt to mitigate in therapy. All of the treatment videos were helpful to see the material put into practice." A.J. (Jan. 2023)

"I loved the video examples! Learning that even if we encounter a GLP who is already at Stages 4-6 it is helpful to acknowledge where that child has come from language-wise and still affirm the occasional gestalts the child uses. And learning how important it is to follow the child's interests and sensorimotor needs to be able to compete with the media that naturally attracts the child." T.T. (Jan. 2023)

"Learning that echolalia is a delay, not a disorder. I liked the video examples." V.R. (Jan. 2023)

"The instructor was enjoyable to listen to and the information is so important to help the autistic community, especially those who can't explain this gestalt way of thinking for themselves." H.D. (Jan. 2023)

"Learning how I could measure progress was beneficial. And that I could take course at my own pace." T.L. (Jan. 2023)

"I assess and provide therapy to many young children who are Gestalt language processors. This course opened my eyes to a better approach to assessing and providing intervention to clients as well as to explain NLA concepts and considerations to parents." N.M. (Dec. 2022)

"The discussion on treatment I found to be interesting. The Level 1 and Level 2 courses were very interesting. I learned a lot and it is so wonderful to see that those kids who are echolalic do not have a language disorder - they are just delayed. It is also good to see and hear that echolalic speech can develop with self-generated speech. I have new insight in moving forward with these kids." S.F. (Dec. 2022)

"Course gave new ideas! Breaking down echolalia and mitigating it was beneficial." N.M. (Dec. 2022)

"The comparison of analytic language processors to Gestalt language processors and how they are not disordered, but delayed, was beneficial information. The examples were helpful in understanding the concepts." M.C. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the stages of development - breaking down the spontaneous utterances of clients." D.G. (Dec. 2022)

"Solidified understanding that models are OK - even if you feel progress is slower." E.H. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the discussion of picking contracted forms to help with both a gestalt as well as development of grammar in higher stages of language development." C.G. (Dec. 2022)

"Videos shown were helpful." V.H. (Dec. 2022)

"Videos of treatment were very helpful as examples, and discussion of the different factors to consider when planning intervention for a specific student (especially one with significant sensory and motor needs)." K.W. (Dec. 2022)

"Picking out the word that they are trying to communicate in the echolalic speech was really helpful in this course. I appreciated the ability to go at my own pace." M.C. (Dec. 2022)

"I loved the videos. I also loved the positivity and focus on making the viewer feel competent and confident in both our original skills and in our new knowledge. I appreciate that concepts were repeated, but in different and new ways that kept me attentive." L.F. (Dec. 2022)

"I liked the discussions about how to use effective language models. The integration of sensory-motor abilities in treatment choices was helpful." M.F. (Dec. 2022)

"I appreciated the discussion about the importance of regulation for a child's language skills and practice. I liked that there were real treatment videos included." M.J. (Dec. 2022)

"Great way to see how to take early gestalts and find ways to mitigate and introduce new/forward-thinking content. Videos were helpful." C.I. (Nov. 2022)

"I came away with knowledge on how to treat each child based on their level of language acquisition and their interests." C.C. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the review of the video scripts prior to the presentation of the video to better watch for steps and needs." C.D. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the specific examples that were shared through videos of children." M.S. (Nov. 2022)

"I liked the video examples." T.D. (Nov. 2022)

"Learning the language development of gestalt language learners was beneficial to my daily practice." G.C. (Oct. 2022)

"The use of the natural environment, specific speech production, and particular intentions for each child was good. I liked the course content." S.J. (Oct. 2022)

"Functional material and treatment ideas." K.R. (Oct. 2022)

"I just thoroughly love this model of teaching language development to children with ASD. I have often found children that I work with using echolalia functionally. This is wonderful evidence to tie to my practice." D.J. (Oct. 2022)

"The discussed stage and method of development evaluation was beneficial to my daily practice." M.K. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked the information on including sensory-motor experiences in your therapy and that you can do it even in small spaces." A.D. (Oct. 2022)

"Observing treatment sessions was very beneficial to be able to have a better sense of how it could be applied in practice.  It was great to see the video clips of how sessions are conducted in the clinic and were great examples which demonstrated how this could be carried out in the field."  A.H. (Oct. 2022)

"NLA stages and how to take these into account to set linguistic goals will guide my sessions. I will apply the NLA approach to all my kiddos."  M.L. (Oct. 2022)

"The examples from the SLP's real experiences, the video models, and transcripts were good."  E.B. (Oct. 2022)

"The explanations of the stages and how to use the assessment protocol to analyze the stages was beneficial information for me."  S.H. (Oct. 2022)

"I enjoyed learning of the stages of Gestalt language."  A.D. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked Marge's breakdown of the transcripts presented. And determining which stage the child is in."  J.Z. (Oct. 2022)

"Liked learning about gestalt language processors and picking language models."  M.L. (Oct. 2022)

"The sample language exchanges between clinicians and child were good."  K.R. (Oct. 2022)

"All of the information can be implemented into daily practice immediately."  N.P. (Sept. 2022)

"Marge is a wealth of knowledge and truly the expert on this subject. I will definitely be using more sensorimotor activities and play-based routines to build gestalts."  H.D. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked how the videos went along well with the context and topics the speaker was talking about. It was good to see live examples."  M.M. (Sept. 2022)

"This course is confirmation of what I'm doing is best practice. :)"  J.S. (Sept. 2022)

"I enjoy how this course is broken down into multiple sections. The sections are rewarding when you finish each."  J.D. (Sept. 2022)

"The specific treatment approaches to use were good. I liked seeing videos of actual clients and treatment strategies in action."  T.R. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked the examples of gestalt models and practice identifying a child's mitigated gestalts."  M.S. (Sept. 2022)

"I like that I am able to re-watch this training as I begin to implement what I have learned and explore what this looks like with my clients."  C.H. (Sept. 2022)

"I liked all the videos."  W.F. (Sept. 2022)

"It was nice to see assessment and treatment techniques in action. Very straightforward presentation. Enjoyed having video content."  N.G. (Sept. 2022)

"The course helped me understand so many of my students."  K.J. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked that Marge stressed the importance that we have to meet the child where he is and continue to mitigate language and continue to teach to the next level of development, and that we have to consider the 'whole" child in the process---which means that we need to understand what motivates the child, what his sensory needs are and how to facilitate self-regulation and then superimpose linguistic models to match the self-regulation and move forward."  M.D. (Aug. 2022)

"The video examples and written scripts of the child's language made it easy to follow the content."  A.R. (Aug. 2022)

"The video examples were most beneficial as I can get an understanding of what terms were what stages. Easier to identify by seeing it take place than just being told by an instructor."  K.C.-M. (Aug. 2022)

"Use of video examples and discussion was good." J.M. (Aug. 2022)

"I enjoyed learning more about the stages of NLA and where children fall. I really enjoyed Marge's real-life experiences and examples to help illustrate her points."  A.T. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the videos." K.B. (Aug. 2022)

"The transcripts of the child's speech and interaction with the clinician were helpful."  J.T. (Aug. 2022)

"Reviewing the scripts prior to the videos was helpful - knowing what it meant and what to look for in advance. Lots of repetition of the stages and what they look like. I also sincerely appreciate the acknowledgement that things aren't always easy to parse out." L.F. (Aug. 2022)

"I liked the commentary and case studies." N.S. (July 2022)

"This was an Ah-ha moment for me that helped me understand how all language learners fit in! Break down gestalts into usable mix/match parts – non ASD kids use gestalts that sound like jargon and are usually able to break it down into component phrases or single words by the time they are intelligible, so we see those as “first words." The videos were helpful to see the therapists in action." M.K. (July 2022)

"I liked taking a deeper dive into NLA and how to incorporate it into therapy sessions." M.H. (July 2022)

"I liked the ease at which I can use this information in my daily practice with my students."  T.O. (July 2022)

"The written examples of verbalizations at each stage of development with supporting videos were good."  K.G. (July 2022)

"There were a few interesting "nuggets" surrounding gestalt language processing being considered a delay as opposed to a disorder, which was eye opening."  G.K. (July 2022)

"The videos were cute and good examples." S.J. (July 2022)

"Super applicable right away." K.B. (July 2022)

"Information from previous course was reinforced. The videos showed ideas put into practice." T.H. (July 2022)

"I enjoyed watching videos and reviewing the stages of NLA again. I liked the format as it was easy to follow and the treatment section with examples the best."  T.N. (July 2022)

"I liked the video examples which really allowed me to see the types of gestalts the clients were using in real time, also reinforcing that we need to follow the child lead and interests is key in working with autistic children.  I also liked that I could go at my own pace , take notes, re-watch videos and listen to certain sections more than once."  J.B. (July 2022)

"I learned the importance of self-regulation to set up a child’s readiness for language modeling during play routines.  Easy explanation, the slow pace helped me stay connected to the topic."  A.H. (July 2022)

"The need to cater to student interests and not focusing on compliance-based therapy is beneficial for my daily practice."  A.Y. (July 2022)

"I learned the importance of self-regulation to set up a child’s readiness for language modeling during play routines.  I liked the many examples Marge gave of clients."  J.S. (July 2022)

"I enjoyed all the video examples and transcripts.  Real life examples that were not perfect, but a realistic approach on how NLA can be applied."  L.S. (June 2022)

"This course will help me when working with echolalic children.  I enjoyed learning about the NLA protocol."  M.I. (June 2022)

"The blending of the patient's sensorimotor needs with the language and social goals during treatment sessions were helpful."  T.C. (June 2022)

"Knowing the stages of ALP and GLP (outlined in this course), I will be able to determine which kind of language processor my students are during assessments. If they are GLPs, I will now be able to take language samples and score them according to which stage they are in (most likely), using the 50% rule.  I love the stories and videos Marge shares. It helps to SEE it in action, and then breaking it down afterwards is a HUGE help as well."  S.P. (June 2022)

"The videos and explanations were good."  S.C. (June 2022)

"I enjoyed the videos."  B.G-M (June 2022)

"All of the course was beneficial.  I like the pace and information."  L.U. (June 2022)

"Very informative and real life examples."  D.B. (June 2022)

"The real-life video examples were very helpful." J.W. (June 2022)

"The presenter appeared very knowledgeable about the content. I enjoyed that videos were included throughout the presentation as concrete examples. And stressing that therapy with these children is similar to play-based therapy for other children. It doesn't have to seem scary or overwhelming." M.N. (June 2022)

"I felt this built onto treatment plans introduced in Level 2 and I found the treatment videos helpful. I found it very functional and also I think an important component of working with ASD kids." K.K. (June 2022)

"I liked the overall emphasis on treatment with different children, and seeing therapy in action through videos." A.D. (May 2022)

"The discussion of letting a child have fun and seek what he/she says under the conditions of preferred sensorimotor experiences was good." M.S. (May 2022)

"I liked that it was broken up into sections with titles, has handouts, and audio can be made faster or rewound." R.K. (May 2022)

"The language sample analysis and case scenarios with videos and explanation from Marge were great." M.L. (May 2022)

"I appreciated all of the video examples and explanations of what was happening (and which stages various utterances were considered to be in)." C.R. (Apr. 2022)

"I really love Marge's affection for her students and her passion for the subject." J.V. (Apr. 2022)

"Discussion about stage 2 and stage 4 similarities, differences and considerations was beneficial. I liked the video examples." C.S. (Apr. 2022)

"The video clips provided good examples of sessions." H.Z. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked the review of previous course information prior to starting Level 2, and the insights regarding gestalts and mindfulness needed when choosing language models. I also liked the video examples and thorough handouts." K.L. (Apr. 2022)

"I think the need to take gestalts and analyze them for the purposes of mitigation in order to move into stages 3 and 4 was particularly helpful." C.R. (Apr. 2022)

"The live videos were helpful to gain a greater understanding!" J.E. (Apr. 2022)

"I liked the video examples with discussions." K.P. (Apr. 2022)

"The therapy videos and explanations were helpful. The easy to follow presentation style was my favorite." T.R. (Apr. 2022)

"I loved learning and understanding that the right therapeutic approach can make a huge difference in the child's development of language. I loved the videos and explanations of what is happening from a linguistic perspective." P.D. (Mar. 2022)

"Understanding that delayed echolalia is just a delay and not a disorder is beneficial to my practice. This gave me something to do in therapy for my students who use delayed echolalia."  L.C. (Mar. 2022)

"Videos are very interesting and helpful in describing the language play/modeling." K.T. (Mar. 2022)

"Gestalt learners is very interesting. I need this information in order to treat my students effectively. I liked that I was able to take at my own pace."  D.C. (Mar. 2022)

"This was a great course I love being able to watch these in practice." A.D. (Mar. 2022)

"I enjoyed having the different stages outlined of what therapy might look like. Having the ability to see how therapy works with NLA students was helpful." A.A. (Mar. 2022)

"I will be more likely to work with OT and get my students good and happy before completing a language sample. -good examples of how to score-warm and loving attitude towards children reminds me/shows me how to respond to dysregulated kids". J.B. (Mar. 2022)

"I could listen to Marge speak all day. The information she provides and the detail is exceptional." M.P. (Mar. 2022)

"Lots of examples with explaining how NLA therapy works during play." T.K. (Mar. 2022)

"The detail given in relation to the videos - so informative and makes one think. I love listening to passionate people." M.P. (Mar. 2022)

"Great to learn about a topic not many other providers are covering." A.W. (Mar. 2022)

"Lots of examples explaining how NLA therapy works during play." T.K. (Mar. 2022)

"It was easy to understand while offering new information." L.R. (Mar. 2022)

"The language samples written out and discussed before showing the videos helped me to understand what I should be watching for. There were multiple videos included to support the information."  E.B. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the treatment and progress report ideas and the real life videos of treatment in action!" J.S. (Mar. 2022)

"I liked the videos to help demonstrate treatment and assessment - Assessing children who are GLP and using intervention strategies paired with the videos." S.M. (Mar. 2022)

"Helpful intro to supporting a child moving from gestalt to self-generated language." J.R. (Feb. 2022)

"The videos are very helpful to see how these utterances are generated vs. just reading the generated utterances. Visual context is helpful." J.S. (Feb. 2022)

"Loved the video samples from sessions and appreciated the commentary, especially when speech productions were inaudible."  L.K-L (Feb. 2022)

"I loved the videos of therapy that Marge included in the training. It is helpful to see what a therapy session looks like with our gestalt language processors."  M.H. (Jan. 2022)

"I found it helpful to watch the videos and go through the transcripts. It was beneficial to see such individual difference between different children.  I liked learning that we just need to adjust our play therapy a bit and just a good reminder that taking data is important so we know what the child is doing and saying and how the child is communicating-what level or levels they may be at developmentally. I also enjoyed seeing the mix of sensorimotor activities while using language/communication." L.C. (Jan. 2022)

"How to mitigate and move through the levels to help my students acquire language naturally." D.T. (Jan. 2022)