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Sign In, Sign Up, Sign Off Handout
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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
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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
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Getting Started with Writing Handout
Friday, October 17, 2014
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
Dr. Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite, October, 2014
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The Writing Pyramid CTG 14
Thursday, October 9, 2014
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!
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Eye Gaze Alphabet - Heather's Version!
Eye Gaze Alphabet
My friend Heather is a brilliant SLP and great Mom! She modified the typical 2-movement encoding alphabet eye gaze for her son.
Each block contains letters as in typical Etran board.
Letters are on a colored background.
However, she noted that some students may find it confusing to first look at your letter, then look at the block that has the border the color of your letter. That may be confusing, as you are actually needing to IGNORE the letters with your second look, and just focus on the background.
Therefore, her version presents the five colors as separate squares (hers are velcroed on, so they can be placed on a separate choice board, if necessary).
Thus, the student looks first at the block containing his letter, then at the separate color square. Thus, to choose N, you look first at the N block, then at the blue square.
Note also that vowels are on circles, while consonants are on squares.
It's great to have multiple versions of materials, so that you can find the one that is the best match for YOUR student. Thanks Heather for your creativity and willingness to share!!
My friend Heather is a brilliant SLP and great Mom! She modified the typical 2-movement encoding alphabet eye gaze for her son.
Each block contains letters as in typical Etran board.
Letters are on a colored background.
However, she noted that some students may find it confusing to first look at your letter, then look at the block that has the border the color of your letter. That may be confusing, as you are actually needing to IGNORE the letters with your second look, and just focus on the background.
Therefore, her version presents the five colors as separate squares (hers are velcroed on, so they can be placed on a separate choice board, if necessary).
Thus, the student looks first at the block containing his letter, then at the separate color square. Thus, to choose N, you look first at the N block, then at the blue square.
Note also that vowels are on circles, while consonants are on squares.
It's great to have multiple versions of materials, so that you can find the one that is the best match for YOUR student. Thanks Heather for your creativity and willingness to share!!
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