Past Events http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs Events which have already happened. daily 1 2010-05-25T14:56:14Z Literacy Instruction in Special Education Classrooms: Instructional Practices and Interactions Around Learning http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/literacy-instruction-in-special-education-classrooms-instructional-practices-and-interactions-around-learning Literacy instruction in special education often uses a reductionist approach, focusing on drill and practice, sight words, and memorization rather than deep comprehensive literacy learning. This session will discuss how evidence-based practices from general education significantly improved literacy outcomes for students with moderate to severe developmental disabilities.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2012-11-01T19:20:00Z Event Selecting Core Vocabulary for Secondary Students With Complex Communication Needs http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/copy_of_literacy-instruction-in-special-education-classrooms-instructional-practices-and-interactions-around-learning Students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) face numerous challenges when communicating, accessing academic curriculum, and relaying their wants, needs, and thoughts.  Choosing core vocabulary that addresses the multiple communicative needs of the AAC user is a complex task.  This presentation will describe the ways in which core vocabulary can be selected for secondary students to allow for access across a variety of environments.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2012-11-01T19:20:00Z Event Engagement Through Words: Using the Common Core to Create a Core Vocabulary http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/engagement-through-words-using-the-common-core-to-create-a-core-vocabulary Students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) face a plethora of challenges when accessing and engaging with academic materials. With the development of the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) it is essential that students in grades K-12 be provided a vocabulary that addresses a variety of vocabulary and communicative functions demanded by the standards. This presentation will address the ways in which core vocabulary can be selected and expanded to meet the academic demands of the new CCSS. During the presentation, participants will be provided a free resource on core vocabulary that can be used as a low-tech system, but can also be taken and applied to an array of high-tech systems.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2013-01-22T15:35:00Z Event Paraeducators in self-contained special education settings http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/paraeducators-in-self-contained-special-education-settings at the 2012 TASH Conference Paraeducators make up a significant percentage of the special education workforce, but research about this essential group of personnel is scant. This study uses participant observation and interviews to shed light on some of the issues faced by paraeducators and teachers negotiating paraeducator roles and responsibilities as they collaborate to educate students with severe disabilities.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2012-11-01T18:25:00Z Event Morphological Complexities of Science Vocabulary: Helping Adolescents Navigate Big Words http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/morphological-complexities-of-science-vocabulary-helping-adolescents-navigate-big-words This poster will provide evidence-based information related to the morphological complexities of science vocabulary
that typify science texts in 6th-12th grade. In addition, we offer a corpus of science vocabulary and a frequency-of-use approach to
selecting morphemes that will best support adolescents' ability to successfully navigate morphologically complex science words.

This poster will provide evidence-based information related to the morphological complexities of science vocabularythat typify science texts in 6th-12th grade. In addition, we offer a corpus of science vocabulary and a frequency-of-use approach toselecting morphemes that will best support adolescents' ability to successfully navigate morphologically complex science words.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2012-11-01T20:10:00Z Event A Core Issue: A Core Vocabulary for the Common Core http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/copy_of_morphological-complexities-of-science-vocabulary-helping-adolescents-navigate-big-words Students who use AAC face numerous challenges accessing the academic curriculum. The new Common Core StateStandards (CCSS) provide us with a unique opportunity to develop core vocabulary, including language necessary for academics. This presentation will include considerations used in developing and expanding a core vocabulary for the new CCSS.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2012-11-01T20:10:00Z Event Meeting the Academic The Common Core: Multiple and Flexible Pathways for Comprehensive Literacy Instruction for ALL Students http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/meeting-the-academic-the-common-core-multiple-and-flexible-pathways-for-comprehensive-literacy-instruction-for-all-students Meeting the Academic Needs of Students with Cognitive Disabilities Wisconsin DPI Cognitive Disabilities Conference Keynote Speaker: Dr. Penelope Hatch
The Common Core:  Multiple and Flexible Pathways for Comprehensive Literacy Instruction for ALL Students
This presentation will focus on literacy instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities. It will begin with an overview of a model of silent reading comprehension and a review of past instructional approaches for students with significant cognitive disabilities, specifically “functional literacy.” This information will be compared with the new CCSS and CCEEs. The presentation will highlight the opportunity teachers now have to provide comprehensive literacy instruction. Video examples of students with cognitive, communication, sensory, and/or motor challenges will be included to illustrate multiple and flexible ways for students to engage in reading and writing, interact during class activities, and demonstrate knowledge.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2012-07-11T13:25:00Z Event Literacy for Students with Cognitive Impairments http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/literacy-for-students-with-cognitive-impairments Workshop Content/Course Overview:

  • To introduce theoretical models and processes of literacy and their relationship to individuals with cognitive disabilities and/or complex communication needs.
  • To address the principle components of successful literacy instruction (i.e., phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, reading comprehension strategies, spelling, and writing) as they relate to students with cognitive disabilities and/or complex communication needs.
  • To describe a range of assessment and intervention strategies that can be used with individuals with cognitive disabilities and/or complex communication needs.
  • To familiarize participants with a range of technologies, and a variety of materials and classroom modifications, that support literacy learning and use by students with cognitive disabilities and/or complex communication needs.
  • To share a range of resources and strategies for continuing self-education as well as parent and professional support.
]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2012-07-11T13:20:00Z Event Literacy Institute for Teachers of Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/copy_of_literacy-institute-for-teachers-of-students-with-significant-cognitive-disabilities Session II INSTITUTE DESCRIPTION:
Teachers will learn:
1. Introduce theoretical models and processes of literacy and their relationship to individuals
with significant disabilities.
2. Help professionals recognize oral and written language development in students with
significant disabilities.
3. Address the components of the North Carolina Extended Content Standards as they relate to
literacy learning for students with significant disabilities.
4. Describe a range of assessment and intervention strategies that address the emergent and
conventional literacy needs of students with significant disabilities.
5. Familiarize students with a range of technologies, and a variety of materials and classroom
modifications that support literacy learning and use by students with significant disabilities.
6. Share a range of resources and

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2012-06-29T14:45:00Z Event Literacy Institute for Teachers of Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/literacy-institute-for-teachers-of-students-with-significant-cognitive-disabilities Session I INSTITUTE DESCRIPTION:
Teachers will learn:
1. Introduce theoretical models and processes of literacy and their relationship to individuals
with significant disabilities.
2. Help professionals recognize oral and written language development in students with
significant disabilities.
3. Address the components of the North Carolina Extended Content Standards as they relate to
literacy learning for students with significant disabilities.
4. Describe a range of assessment and intervention strategies that address the emergent and
conventional literacy needs of students with significant disabilities.
5. Familiarize students with a range of technologies, and a variety of materials and classroom
modifications that support literacy learning and use by students with significant disabilities.
6. Share a range of resources and

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2012-06-29T14:45:00Z Event 2012 David E. Yoder Symposium http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/2012-david-e.-yoder-symposium Description of Session: By definition, routines are part of daily life and are the meaningful events, common chores, and the work associated with living.  Routines are appropriate for embedding intervention because they provide a context in which the family is being a family first and a support to their child’s special needs second. Instead of scheduling the family activities around the child’s therapy sessions and at home lessons, in a routines based approach, the family activities become the child’s therapy and practice.  This paradigm shift changes many of the roles and common practices for early interventionists.  This workshop will present strategies that service providers can use to enhance the family role during the assessment process as a foundation for their active participation in assessment and intervention.  Developing routines with the family that are flexible and dynamic and yet intentionally embed intervention to promote maximum child learning will be illustrated with video examples.  The use of adult learning principles and problem solving practices will be discussed and modeled throughout the training to increase the familiarity of the participants’ knowledge and application of these theories to enhance the involvement of diverse caregivers.  Finally, a model of consultation that focuses on the interaction between the caregiver and the child will be illustrated for use in routine based assessment and interventions.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan Symposium 2012-01-12T17:35:00Z Event Closing the Gap Preconference http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/closing-the-gap-preconference Dr. Gretchen Hanser will be presenting a full day preconference workshop on October 19, 2010 at the Closing the Gap Conference in Minneapolis, MN on writing for students with significant disabilities, including deaf-blindness.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2010-06-01T15:30:00Z Event International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Conference http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/international-society-for-augmentative-and-alternative-communication-conference Dr. Gretchen Hanser and Dr. Penny Hatch will be presenting on literacy and writing for students with significant disabilities at the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Conference in Barcelona, Spain.  More information regarding ISAAC's 14th Biennial Conference can be found here.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2010-06-01T15:25:00Z Event Literacy in AAC Workshops http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/literacy-in-aac-workshops Dr. Karen Erickson and Dr. David Koppenhaver will be co-teaching a pair of workshops on literacy in AAC at the University of Auckland and the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Contact Sally Clendon for further info.

]]> No publisher Skip Ryan 2010-06-01T15:15:00Z Event International Step by Step Association's Annual Conference http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/events/international-step-by-step-associations-annual-conference Dr. Patsy Pierce will be presenting at the International Step by Step Association's annual conference in Riga, Latvia.  More information regarding the conference can be found here.

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