Communication Opportunities Throughout the Day, Part 2 - Got a device, now what? Auckland
Event description
Following on from the success of Communication Opportunities throughout the day, we have listened to the feedback from participants and are pelased to bring you Part 2 - Got a device, now what?
We are piloting this course in 2024, with a course in Auckland and Christchurch.
This practical and hands on workshop is aimed at supporting teams around a child who has a communication device to extend their skills and move the device use to the next level.
Workshop content
- General device housekeeping - Are you confidently able to add personalized vocabulary, edit pronunciations and back up your user file
- Visual Strategies - a quick over view and how these are used in combination with your device
- Modelling – how to model language one level above that of your student, general and targeted modelling
- Language functions/what is communication
- Descriptive teaching
- Assessments to use and goal setting/IEP goals
- Prompting
- Building relationships
- Accessing the curriculum
- Self determination
- Gestalts
- Skills of communication partners