Accommodations vs. Modification
This session will identify the federal and state regulations associated with modifications and accommodations. How they differ and how they impact a student’s programming will be explored. Gretchen Hicks and Megan Davis. SLP consultants from Easterseals Outreach are the presenters.
Selective Mutism 101
This session will review symptoms associated with Selective Mutism (SM), other disorders often confused with SM and discuss basic ways to help the student with this disorder in the classroom. Lory Greer, Licensed Psychological Examiner from Easterseals Outreach, is the presenter.
3D Printing for Accessibility.
Bill Beavers is a guest presenter from ESVI. Come online and learn the basics of 3D printing from simple design tools, to making the g-code files that are sent to the printer to create the final product. We will also cover the basics of the 3D printer and how to get them to perform as expected and maintenance. There will be examples of how to use these for creating projects that will aid those with special needs in daily life.
Story Box as Universal Design
This hour will review the principles of UDL and the use of the story box literacy strategy for emergent literacy learners and young students with complex learning needs. Access to the literacy and language curriculum and time in the regular classroom for students with multiple disabilities is often severely limited by narrowly focused curriculum combined with a wide range of needs and a lack of adaptations. We will review the principles of UDL and apply them to the story box strategy for emergent literacy student.
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Healthy Relationships
Do some of your students struggle with understanding healthy boundaries, personal safety, and social interactions? If so, this is the Lunch & Learn for you.
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Prompting Strategies
During this session, we will cover three prompting strategies: least to most graduated guidance and simultaneous prompting. Information will be shared on how to know which procedure to use, gathering baseline data, determining prompt level and avoiding prompt dependency.
Lunch & Learn: AAC Implementation Ideas
We will be viewing a video entitled Ruby Bridges was not Alone. Students with complex needs require support in language development, early concept development, vocabulary, and background knowledge. We often struggle to find the time and technology to embed AAC modeling in our lessons and classroom activities, particularly in inclusive classrooms. This webinar was first developed for a teacher who asked “don’t tell me WHY I should model AAC, tell me HOW.” This webinar will explore simple, hands-on descriptive teaching strategies. Based on Gail van Tatenhove’s descriptive teaching method, we will examine how to shift from referential to descriptive teaching to scaffold access to the regular curriculum for emergent students. We will see how the simplest graphic organizers can support our AAC modeling and foster language growth in our students with complex needs. This is an archived webinar shown March 28, 2018 published on Youtube by Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium. Erin Sheldon began her career in AAC as a mom of a daughter who has Angelman’s syndrome and is now a special educator.
Lunch & Learn: What’s new in the loan program for 2019-2020?
Many new items have been purchased for our loan program. Everything from switch adapted toys and games, C-Pens to assist with reading for students with high incidence disabilities, speech watch and new AAC devices. Come and explore all the new devices for Arkansas students.