Interactive Alphabet USE CTG 14

Interactive Alphabet USE:  It's Way More Than Just Letter Identification!

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Interactive Alphabet USE Handout

Sign In, Sign Up, Sign Off Handout

CTG 14 Handout:  Sign In, Sign Up, Sign Off - Authentic Name Writing PLUS!

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Sign In, Sign Up, Sign Off Handout

CTG GETTING STARTED WITH WRITING HANDOUT

Preconference Handout:  Getting Started with Writing for Students with Significant Disabilities:  Mission IS Possible

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Getting Started with Writing Handout

Digital Texts CTG Handout

Digital Texts Handout - October, 2014


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Digital Texts Handout

Video Feedback Handout

Video Feedback:  Closing the Gap, 2014

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Video Feedback handout

The Writing Pyramid Handout: Closing the Gap 2014

CTG Handout - The Writing Pyramid
Dr. Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite, October, 2014

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The Writing Pyramid CTG 14

The Names Book: – 10 Years Old and Still a GREAT Resource!!

The Names Book:  Using Names to Teach Reading, Writing, and Math in the Primary Grades, by Dorothy Hall & Patricia Cunningham (2004)

Names are powerful for all of us.  I am always thrilled to see how many students who are considered to have significant intellectual impairment are able to recognize the names of so many of their classmates.  This is likely due to two factors:

1)   Names are important to all of us

2)   We actually teach names, even if incidentally, using name cards during Circle Time/ Morning Meeting, for schedules, etc.

If students are able to learn to recognize their names as sight words, how much more could we do using their names for instruction?  Hall and Cunningham have done this, using names to support emergent and early conventional writing (e.g., Predictable Chart Writing), phonemic awareness and phonics, and math skills.  This book is clearly written and presents ideas in a way that will support teachers, aides, therapists, and parents.  Enjoy!