Wednesday Webinar- The ABCs of Literacy: Where to Start with Children who have Sensory Loss and Multiple Disabilities

Description:

Developing literacy skills is critical for every child, and may carry special challenges for a child who may not fully hear spoken language, see the printed word, and/or have additional challenges. Join us as Julie Durando and Ira Padhye share strategies for providing meaningful literacy instruction to students at the earliest stages of communication and concept development. Specific attention will be given to students with sensory loss combined with physical challenges and cognitive delays. Based on the philosophy that all children are on the continuum of literacy, this session will introduce a free, informal checklist that may be used to target literacy skills and experiences most relevant for an individual student. The presenters will share various techniques to promote the development of literacy skills when working with young children who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities. They will also provide examples of schedule systems, story boxes and adaptations and accommodations that meet the needs of students with low vision, blindness, field loss, and Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI).