Communication Workgroup Day 3

Facilitators: Jessica Chandler, TBLVL/COMS/ECSE,

Colleen Johnson, TBLVL/COMS, and Kristin Leslie, ATP, MAT, OTR/L

In the Chat: Share a book you have enjoyed recently.

Agenda

• Review
• Group Norms
• Special Guest:

Dr. Melissa Pebly, PSU

• Breakout Room Discussion
• Research Highlight
• January 14th, 3:30-4:30
• Brenda DelMonte, SLP & Sarah Kinsella, SLP

For your review...

Communication Bill of Rights & Group Norms

1. Let's keep our responses crisp, concise, and conversational.
2. Generate light, not heat, by focusing on illuminating insights, understanding, and productive discourse.
3. Practice respectful listening—actively listen to others' perspectives without interrupting or dismissing them, fostering an atmosphere of mutual respect.
4. Be additive—look for opportunities to enhance what another participant has shared in ways that improve understanding.
5. Not everyone needs to answer every question. 
6. Share student stories and stories of collaboration. They help the audience connect to the ideas and possibilities for students and teams.
7. Define acronyms, terms, and concepts that may be unfamiliar to the audience to ensure clarity and understanding.

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Supporting AAC Users in Storytime

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Special Guest:

Dr. Melissa Pebly

Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Special Education at Portland State University

Breakout Room Discussion

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Prompts -

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What stood out to you about Dr Pebly’s presentation?

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How might you apply a tool or strategy you learned about today?

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Breakout 1

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Prompts -

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What stood out to you about the presentation?

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How might you apply a tool or strategy you learned about today?

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Notes/Take-aways:

Self-contained classrooms are often not given curriculums- we are improvising

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Explicit teaching of the ways to interact with the core word symbols and the modeling is really important.

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Do you add tactile components to the core word symbols? Braille?

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Preparation of materials for storytime- materials, prep time, UDL

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Repeated lines! Thank you for this resource.

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Breakout 2

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Prompts -

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What stood out to you about the presentation?

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How might you apply a tool or strategy you learned about today?

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Notes/Take-aways:

-in IEP meetings suggest that families attend story time in public library. But now will also look on how to break down barriers to allow them to get to the Library.

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-Market story hours to the community so that students with complex support needs feel welcome.

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-We are looking for inclusion and structure different from a sensory friendly story time.

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-Like the connection between resource and activities.

-Story time will look different for students with visual impairments. Slides on big screen and provide iPad if needed, tactile and large visuals. Project Libro is a project Dr. Pebly

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-Unlocking Literacy for Students with Disabilities: https://oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/98873/student/367517

Comprehensive Literacy for All Book Collection Search Page

https://specialedtechcenter.com/clfa_search/ really aligned with the work that Dr. Pebly spoke about.

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Breakout 3

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Prompts -

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What stood out to you about the presentation?

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How might you apply a tool or strategy you learned about today?

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Notes/Take-aways:

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Re-readings

This reminds me of Barb Larks Activity Planning sheet that gives a plan for the re-reads. Comprehensive Literacy for All Book Collection

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Making experiences multisensory - Story box/bag, tactile experiences. Making books more interactive.

Also reminded of the Unlocking Literacy for Students with Disabilities learning modules with ideas for students with significant support needs.

Unlocking Literacy for Students with Disabilities: https://oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/98873/student/367517

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Podcast - Accessible Learning Experience Podcast Luis Perez - Inclusive Early Childhood for Students with Visual Impairments

Breakout 4

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Prompts -

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What stood out to you about the presentation?

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How might you apply a tool or strategy you learned about today?

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Notes/Take-aways:

Research Highlight

Project ENABLE

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VIEWS2 Valuable Initiatives in Early Learning that Work Successfully

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Video of the Week: Structured Literacy Support for AAC Learners

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Building AAC Capacity to Foster Communication Inclusion

Resources from Today’s Session

Session Folder Link

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• Communication Workgroup Running Notes

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• Session Folders
• Presentation Resources
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• Participant Shared- Resources

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Jan 14th 3:30-4:30

Alternative Access to AAC

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Special Guests:

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Sarah Kinsella, MA, CCC-SLP

& Brenda DelMonte, MA, CCC-SLP

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