Presuming Competence: Austin Moore's Journey

About this episode

Austin Moore shares his journey as a spelling coach and discusses the importance of presuming competence in communication for non-speakers.

In this episode of the Holistic Speech Path podcast, we welcome Austin Moore, a spelling coach based in Atlanta who shares his journey into the world of spelling and communication for non-speakers. An absolute brilliant mind with a big heart, Austin discusses the importance of presuming competence, the challenges faced by practitioners, and the various methodologies available for teaching spelling. The conversation delves into the brain-body disconnect, gestalt language processing, and the tr...

People in this episode

Hosts: Fatima Hassan, Megan Harcourt

Guest: Austin Moore

Topics covered

• presuming competence
• spelling
• communication for non-speakers
• gestalt language processing
• brain-body disconnect

Keywords

• spelling coach
• non-speakers
• presuming competence
• gestalt language processing
• communication methodologies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Holistic Speech Path

Places: Atlanta

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