Gretchen Hanser Digital Books Handouts - CTG 15

Below are links to Dr. Gretchen Hanser's wonderful CTG 15 handout for Digital Texts.  The handout is presented in 6 slides per page and 4 slides per page formats.  Enjoy!!

Digital Texts CTG 15 (4 per page)

Digital Texts CTG 15 (6 per page)

North Bay Down Syndrome Associatione: Speak - Read - Write

WHAT:  This 2-day seminar costs $10 (which is refunded at the door!) and includes free lunch!  IPads will be raffled off!

My part is:
Emergent Literacy
• Assessment
• Shared Reading
• Emergent Writing
• Early Conventional Writing
• Self-Selected Reading
• Interactive Phonics
• Phonemic Awareness

WHERE: 

Fountain Grove Inn, Hotel & Event Center

101 Fountain Grove Parkway
Santa Rosa, 95403

Download the flyer below!
North Bay Down Syndrome Flyer

Angelman Communication Training Series Flyer

Please share this flyer for the yearlong Angelman Communication Training Series which includes:
• Weekly webinars
• Core language supports
• Lots of materials to download

All for FREE!

ASFCTS Flyer

Emergent Balanced Literacy for Upper Elementary Through High School – Apps Included!

WHO:  This workshop is sponsored by the North Bay Down Syndrome Association.  It is intended for family members, teachers, and therapists of students who are emergent readers and writers.

WHAT:  This is a 2 day conference.  Day 1 is about emergent literacy and day 2 is about conventional literacy.

WHERE: 

Fountain Grove Inn, Hotel & Event Center

101 Fountain Grove Parkway
Santa Rosa, 95403

HOW TO REGISTER: 
Registration page

Caroline Musselwhite's Alberta Tour - October / November, 2015

WHERE & WHEN:  5 Cities in Alberta, Fall, 2015
- Grand Prairie,  Tuesday, October 27
- Lloydminster, Thursday, October 29
- Edmonton, Friday, October 30
- Red Deer, Monday, November 2
- Medicine Hat, Tuesday, November 3

HOW TO SIGN UP:
Download the 1 page flyer, with links to each workshop
Alberta Tour Flyer

See you in Alberta!!

 

Core Vocabulary: First 40 Words from Dynamic Learning Maps™ (DLM)

Many people have been asking about the DLM™ First 40 words that we are including in our Angelman Communication Training Project.

'The DLM Core Vocabulary Project was initiated to determine the vocabulary that is necessary for students with significant cognitive disabilities to engage, learn, and demonstrate knowledge in an academic environment.'
            (The Dynamic Learning Maps Core Vocabulary, DLM Professional Learning Team at UNC-Chapel Hill, May, 2013).

These words have been extensively researched by the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies for words needed for AAC Core vocabulary and Academic Core Vocabulary.

DLM™ FIrst 40 Handout

For more information, please go to the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies website, with many links for information to the research and to presentations about their implementation of Core 40.

More info on Core Vocabulary

Communicative Functions Checklist by Keisha Tipton

Below is a DRAFT version of the Communicative Functions Quick Checklist, developed by Keisha Tipton.  Please give us feedback on its usefulness and any changes that you suggest.

This could be helpful in tracking changes across time.  Look for:
• New functions that the student is now showing
• Old functions being shown in ways that are easier to understand (ex:  moving from body language only to sign, or adding vocalization, or using AAC device)

For use across time, use a different color each time you assess.

Thanks so much to Keisha Tipton, special educator and mother extraordinaire, for sharing this!  Download the form using the link below.
Communicative Functions Quick Checklist