Site Pages - Webinars

Adam's Model of Learning (Dr. Gretchen Hanser, June 2012)

This June 2012 webinar was developed by Dr. Gretchen Hanser for the Louisiana Department of Education. In this approximately 11 minute webinar, Dr. Hanser provides an overview of Adam’s model of word reading, a model which applies to students who are learning to read words conventionally (and not for those students who are at the emergent literacy level). The webinar content really underscores the need to provide instruction within meaningful contexts.

Click HERE to link to the webinar (Adams Model of Learning).

Click HERE for the handouts.

Alternate Pencil Strategies (Dr. Vicky Roy, 2010)

Alternate Pencil – Why Bother? (an introduction, first in a 3-part webinar series, recorded in November 2010)

In association with the Louisiana Department of Education's Alternate Pencil Project, Dr. Vicky Roy produced this webinar which provides an introduction to the use of "alternate pencil strategies" for students who cannot access the full alphabet in typical manners.

Click HERE to view the webinar (Alternate Pencil - Why Bother -an introduction)

The handout for the November 2010 webinar can be accessed by clicking here: Alternate Pencil: Why Bother? (Introduction) Handout

Alternate Pencil – Getting Started (second webinar in a 3-part series)

In association with the Louisiana Department of Education's Alternate Pencil Project, Dr. Vicky Roy produced this webinar which provides information on basic strategies to use in getting started with the use of alternate pencils for students who cannot access the full alphabet in typical manners.

Click HERE to view the webinar (Alternate Pencil – Getting Started) (NOTE: The screen will be black for about the 1st minute of the webinar.)

Click HERE for the handouts for the Alternate Pencil - Getting Started webinar.

Alternate Pencils: Advanced Strategies (third webinar in a 3-part series, recorded in April 2010)

In association with the Louisiana Department of Education's Alternate Pencil Project, Dr. Vicky Roy produced this webinar which addresses advanced strategies in supporting students' use of an "alternate pencil."

Click HERE to view the webinar (Alternate Pencil: Advanced Strategies).

Click HERE for the handouts for the Alternate Pencil: Advanced Strategies webinar. The handout is entitled Alternate Pencils: Moving Beyond "Let's Write"

Note that there is a "false start" to this webinar, so please ignore the first opening of the webinar. The webinar does not actually begin until one minute and 38 seconds into the session, and the screen image (PowerPoint slide program) does not begin until two minutes and thirty-two seconds into the session.

The handout for the April 5, 2010, webinar can be reached here: Alternate Pencils" Moving beyond "Let's Write"

Alternate Pencils: Measuring Progress (Dr. Vicky Roy, September 2012)

Alternate Pencils: Measuring Progress

Presenter: Vicky Poston Roy, Phd, CCC-SLP

Webinar duration: approximately 55 minutes

Handouts: Measuring Writing Progress

Webinar Description

This webinar, recorded in September 2012, provides an overview of how to measure the progress in writing of students who use an “alternate pencil” strategy.

To view the webinar, click HERE (Alternate Pencils: Measuring Progress)

An Overview of Literacy Development and Implications for Students with Significant Disabilities (Dr. Gretchen Hanser, June 2012)

This June 2012 webinar (approximately 12 minutes) was developed by Dr. Gretchen Hanser for the Louisiana Department of Education. The webinar covers information about the emergent to conventional literacy continuum. The content of the webinar provides a basis for understanding literacy instructional needs of students with significant and complex disabilities.

Click HERE to access the webinar (An Overview of Literacy Development and Implications for Students with Significant Disabilities).

Click HERE to access the handouts.

Augementative/Alternative Communication (AAC) (Penn State University)

An Introduction to the Use of AAC for Children with Complex Communication Needs is a 20 minute webinar produced by Kathy Drager, Janice Light, David MaNaughton of Penn State University. It provides an excellent overview of the use of AAC (augmentative/alternative) communication supports for students with complex communication needs. To access this webinar, click on the following link:

http://mcn.educ.psu.edu/aacpennstate/webcasts/introduction/index.htm

Cunningham's Whole-to-Part Model of Silent Reading Comprehension (Dr. Vicky Roy, October 2012)

Cunningham's Whole-to-Part Model of Silent Reading Comprehension (Dr. Vicky Roy, October 2012)

In association with the Louisiana Department of Education, Dr. Vicky Roy produced this webinar which provides an overview of Cunningham's Whole-to-Part Model of Silent Reading Comprehension.

Click HERE to view the webinar (Cunningham's Whole-to-Part Model)

The handout for the October 2012 webinar can be accessed by clicking here: Cunningham's Whole-to-Part Model

Developmental Spelling: Linking Assessment and Intervention (Dr. Caroline Musselwhite, May 2012)

Developmental Spelling: Linking Assessment and Intervention

Presenter: Dr. Caroline Musselwhite

Webinar duration: 50 minutes

Handouts: Developmental Spelling Assessment Strategies

Webinar Description

This webinar, recorded on May 29, 2012, provides an overview of developmental spelling assessment strategies for use with students who have complex disabilities, as well as recommendations on how to actually use the assessment results to support student progress.

To view the webinar, click HERE (Developmental Spelling: Linking Assessment and Intervention)

Literacy Assessments

WEBINAR: Literacy Assessments (Part 1): Significant Disabilities (guidance for school year 2011-2012)

Presenters: Dr. Caroline Musselwhite and Nanette Olivier

Webinar duration: approximately 52 minutes

The Literacy Assessments (Part 1): Significant Disabilities webinar, recorded on August 15, 2011, provides an overview of the literacy assessment requirements for school year 2011-2012 related to students with significant disabilities in Louisiana public schools. The Part 1 webinar provides a review of three assessment tools and their use with this population of students: DIBELS Next, the BRIDGE, and the Literacy Rubric. Also included in the webinar is information about resources available for school personnel to use in supporting implementation efforts.

Procedures to view the webinar (Part 1):

In order to view this webinar, you must first download the AT&T participant software at the following website: http://uc.att.com/support/download_attc_participant.html

Please note that this software is only compatible with Windows operating system at this point. You will then be able to open and SAVE the webinar file to your PC for viewing by clicking on the following address:

http://sda.doe.louisiana.gov/ResourceFiles/Literacy%20Assessments/Literacy%20Assessments%202011-2012%20Significant%20Disabilities%20Phase%201.vcr

The following are handouts related to the Part 1 webinar:

7/28/11 Memo from Dr. Kerry Laster

Memo attachment: Guidance for Students with Significant Disabilities

Memo attachment: District Reporting Form- Significant Disabilitie

Memo attachment: Resources – Significant Disabilities

Memo attachment: Sample Assessment Tools Chart – Significant Disabilities

Memo attachment: Guidance for Students who are Blind/Visually Impaired

Memo attachment: District Reporting Form – Blind/Visually Impaired

Memo attachment: Guidance for Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Memo attachment: District Reporting Form – Deaf/Hard of Hearing

PowerPoint: Part 1 Literacy Assessments

Flow Chart – Kindergarten

Flow Chart – Grades 1-3

Literacy Rubric

Literacy Folder Overview

Literacy Experiences Summary

Literacy Assessments: K-3 Guidance for 2012-2013

This July 2012 webinar (approximately 28 minutes long), developed by the Louisiana Department of Education, provides an overview of guidance related to K-3 Reading Assessments/DIBELS Next for school year 2012-2013. The focus is on assessment practices for students with significant disabilities.

Click HERE to link to the webinar (K-3 Significant Disabilities Literacy Assessment)

Click on the titles below for handouts related to the webinar.

PowerPoint K-3 Significant Disabilities Literacy Assessment (2012-2013)

Sample Assessment Tools

Literacy Folder Overview

Literacy Recommendations Summary and Communication Profile

Literacy in the IEP (Dr. Caroline Musselwhite, January 2011)

Webinar - Literacy in the IEP: Extreme Makeover

Presenter: Dr. Caroline Musselwhite

This webinar, recorded on January 25, 2011, takes a lighthearted (but very meaningful) approach to incorporating literacy targets in IEPs for students with significant disabilities. Dr. Musselwhite guides the listeners to look in their "IEP closets" and decide what to toss out, and what to consider when shopping for new IEP content. The webinar is short (51 minutes), but can help you get started on writing IEPs that prepare the IEP team and the student for success.

To view this webinar, click HERE. (NOTE: The slides do not show up on the screen till approximately 34 seconds into the webinar.)

The following are handouts related to the webinar:

Literacy in the IEP: Extreme Makeover (PowerPoint slides)

Adaptations/Modifications/Supports form

Literacy Instruction - Predictable Chart Writing (Dr. Vicky Roy, September 2011)

WEBINAR: Predictable Chart Writing: Writing as a Component of Emergent Oral & Written Language Development

Presenter: Dr. Vicky Roy

Webinar duration: approximately 45 minutes

Click HERE to link to the webinar (Predictable Chart Writing). NOTE: The audio does not begin until 17 seconds into the recording.

Click on the following for a copy of the webinar handout: Writing as a Component of Emergent Oral & Written Language Development

Literacy/Communcation (Dr. Gretchen Hanser, December 2011)

Literacy Instruction for Students with Significant Disabilities: An Ideal Way to Teach Communication (a 2-part webinar)

Presenter: Dr. Gretchen Hanser

Webinar duration: Part 1 (43 ½ minutes); Part 2 (45 minutes)

Part 1, recorded on December 13, 2011, underscores the connection between literacy and language, and provides information about how to foster communication through reading and writing activities. Note that the slides for the webinar will not appear on your screen until about one minute and 26 seconds into the webinar.

Click HERE to access the webinar (Part 1).

Part 2, also recorded on December 13, 2011, addresses teaching tips and strategies to promote communication through literacy. Also included is information about commercially available programs which can support literacy instruction and communication. Note that the webinar (both audio and slides) does not begin until 38 seconds into the session.

Click HERE to acces the webinar (Part 2).

Handouts for Part 1 and Part 2 of the webinars:

· Generic Reading Interaction Overlay

· Generic Reading Interaction Board – Cheap Talk 4

· Generic Reading Interaction Board – Cheap Talk 4 landscape

· Generic Reading Interaction Board – Cheap Talk 8 landscape

· Loc-Line Mounts

· Part 1 Literacy – Communication PowerPoint slides

· Part 2 Literacy – Communication PowerPoint slides

Phonics Instruction: How to do a Making Words Lesson (Dr. Gretchen Hanser, June 2012)

This June 2012 webinar was developed by Dr. Gretchen Hanser for the Louisiana Department of Education. This webinar (approximately 18 minutes long) provides great information on the application of phonics instruction in working with students with significant disabilities.

Click HERE to access the webinar (Phonics Instruction: How to to do a Making Words Lesson).