Workshops in Alberta Canada, September 28, Red Deer; October 3, Edmonton, & October 5, Lethbridge!

WHAT:  Three workshops in Alberta, Canada, sponsored by

Alberta Regional Professional Development Consortia (ARPDC)

WHO:  Dr. Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite

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WHERE & WHEN:
 

Wednesday, September 28 at CrossRoads Church, Red Deer County AAC Language Learning: Make it Fun, Make it Interactive! K-12 (https://goo.gl/7xf05Y) This quick-paced, interactive session will support students in using core vocabulary for authentic purposes, with peers, and using repetition with variation. Strategies include: barrier communication games, combining core vocabulary and literacy, and determining authentic purposes for all practice.

Monday, October 3 at Fantasyland Hotel, Edmonton Communication Circles: Supporting Communicative Competence for AAC Users (http://goo.gl/neKVj1) This learning opportunity will include lecture, demonstration, brainstorming, and case studies focusing on ‘Communication Circles’ or circles of peers who support AAC users in learning and practicing skills. These circles work with students weekly, keeping data and anecdotal notes.

Wednesday, October 5 in Lethbridge Communication all day long! Communication Circles, Topic Setting, AAC Language and More This quick-paced, interactive session will support students in using core vocabulary for authentic purposes, with peers, and using repetition with variation. Strategies include: using RPM-GO (Rehearse, Practice, Model, Generalize), combining core vocabulary and literacy, and determining authentic purposes for all intervention. This session will also support setting up Communication Circles with peer supports, and scaffolding topic setting.