November 3, 2013
by Robin Parker -
Need some help with core vocabulary teaching? Check out The Core Vocabulary Classroom Kit by Gail Van Tatenhove. Really awesome visual supports to go with core word teaching and active learning. *There is a fee for this kit. However, Gail Van Tatenhove also has many free resources on her website and on Minspeak’s website. **We receive no financial benefit from this product. We just think it is a great resource.
Filed under: Video of the Week
Tagged With: Core Word Vocabulary, Gail Van Tatenhove, resource
October 27, 2013
by Carole Zangari -
In many schools, educational teams struggle to develop appropriate curriculum-based instruction for students with significant disabilities. In this week’s video, the group from PaTTAN has collaborated with from University of Kentucky to present a workshop addressing this topic. Enjoy Educating Students with Complex Support Needs in a Standards-Aligned System, presented by Jeannine Brinkley, Sarah Kennedy, Dori Anderson, Debbie Brown, Mariel Zeller, and Sharon Leonard.
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Tagged With: classroom, education, Instruction, PaTTAN, standards
October 20, 2013
by Carole Zangari -
How can we address the needs of AAC learners as they grow and change? In this video, Karen Sheehan discusses iPad apps that can help students who with communication, organization, note taking, and reading. Thanks to the Accessible Technology Coalition for making this available.
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Tagged With: education, note taking, transition
October 13, 2013
by Carole Zangari -
The wonderful team at PaTTAN provides amazingly strong content for school-based professionals and families in support of students with AT needs. Lucky for those of us who live far from Pennsylvania that they videotape some of their trainings and provide them online for the broader world. In this set of videos, Drs. Jacqueline Kearns and Jane Kleinert from the University of Kentucky, share information about helping students with significant communication challenges become better communicators as they learn academic content.
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Tagged With: communicative competence, education
October 6, 2013
by Robin Parker -
A song brought to you by some great advocacy people AND definitely guaranteed to make you smile. This is not new but the ideas are relevant now just as before. ISAAC International AAC Awareness Campaign TASH Communication Committee Everyone Communicates Judy Bailey Snoopi Botten
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Tagged With: advocacy, inclusion
September 29, 2013
by Carole Zangari -
What’s an accessible book? SET BC shows us one type in this video. Check it out and then click here to download some to enjoy with an AAC learner. It’s a great day for reading! Once on the page, scroll down to access the video.
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Tagged With: accessible books, literacy, reading, SET BC
September 22, 2013
by Robin Parker -
Core Counts: Making Activity Based Instruction Count with Core Vocabulary Thank you to Paul Andres and Gail Van Tatenhove for sharing this awesome webinar. Don’t let the length of the video scare you, every moment of it COUNTS! The direct link for the video is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-xfv3VpvAg
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Tagged With: communication, meaningful language experience
September 15, 2013
by Carole Zangari -
As readers of this blog know, we have learned much from the work of Dr. Caroline Musselwhite. Today, we are pleased to share a video series from SET-BC entitled Write to Talk. Recorded in 2005, Dr. Musselwhite’s ideas on how to make the language-literacy connection work for people who use AAC are as relevant today as they were when this video was first posted.
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September 8, 2013
by Carole Zangari -
Need a video to introduce families and colleagues to core language? Check out this one from Carla Butorac from Behavior Communicates.
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Tagged With: Carla Butorac, core language, core vocabulary
September 1, 2013
by Robin Parker -
Dr. Caroline Musselwhite addresses the topic of overall good literacy instruction. She presents information about how to teach students with significant disabilities using fairly common literacy instruction strategies. There are 11 short video posts to help you get started. She discusses the issues of AAC and suggests strategies that are easy to implement and highly effective. Keep Calm and Watch On…
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Tagged With: Instruction, literacy, resources