UPCOMING LIVE WEBINARS
Designing Accessible Content to Include All Students
Bringing Literacy to Life: Using AAC & Sensory Elements to Build Connections
By Rose Raciot and Kristin Leslie Wednesday. May 15 2024 3:30 pm – 5:0pm (Central Daylight Time)
By Megan Stewart Thursday. March 21 2024 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm (Central Daylight Time)
Do you have students who are facing barriers to accessing core curriculum due to language, learning style or disability? Foundational to Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is the belief that ALL students need access to core instruction. Assuring that students have “accessible versions of educational materials may mean the difference between learning barriers and learning opportunities.” (National Center on Accessible Educational Material). As educators, we are tasked with providing learning materials that are accessible to diverse student groups. What resources are available to guide educators through this process? The Special Education Technology Center (SETC) in Washington State has created a free online learning course in an Open Educational Resources (OER) format to help educators navigate the process of vetting and creating educational material that is fully accessible to students, staff, and parents. Join us to discuss how to break down access barriers by integrating this professional development content in your classroom and district practices.
One of the hallmark features of a comprehensive literacy program is helping learners build connections to what they are reading. However, helping students with complex communication needs build these connections can prove to be a challenge, especially when tasked with integrating varying types of AAC and additional strategies for literacy instruction, while keeping in mind their individual sensory needs. Throughout this session, participants will examine the benefits of incorporating AAC, literacy, and sensory components into lessons, and discuss how incorporating these elements into lessons increases learners’ motivation, connection to, and engagement within the lesson. Additionally, examples of successful lessons and school-wide activities will be shared with opportunities for participants to brainstorm and construct lessons and activities for implementation in various settings.
Megan Stewart , M.S. CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist, 20 years as an SLP, focusing on learners with complex communication needs, Owner of
Rose Raciot , MS, OTR/L, AT Specialist and Consultant for the Special Education Technology Center at Central Washington University.
Kristin Leslie , ATP, MAT, OTR/L, Director of the Special Education Technology Center, Central Washington University.
Do you need to document your learning? Members simply view an archived webinar and, upon completion, can request CEUs and/or certificate a of contact hours. It is really just that simple.
www.closingthegap.com/webinars/archived-webinars/
Made with FlippingBook Ebook Creator