In October last year I was lucky to be invited to attend the Angelman UK Communication and Literacy Conference in Coventry in the UK. It was the second time that Angelman UK ran a conference focused on these areas – and they were kind enough to video my plenary presentation on “Communication: The Sky’s the
Due to the very high level of interest in the 2019 Literacy Intensive, we will be offering the course twice in 2020 for the first time! The Literacy For All Intensive Course is a 5-day instructional course that covers theoretical and practical aspects of comprehensive literacy instruction for children and adults with disabilities, including complex
This afternoon I was delighted to present with Molly Sharp, an amazing teacher from an outstanding school, The Grove Education Centre. Our presentation was around using the Communication Matrix as a tool to assess and guide our communication intervention, practice, goals and future plans. As promised during the session, we are sharing the PowerPoint and
Two years ago at the ISAAC Conference in Toronto I attended my first ever presentation about phenomenology. A phenomonological approach is where individuals tell their stories to make meaning of their truths, realities and experiences. Phenomenology then allows researchers to interpret the meaning of the experiences through hearing and observing the words and descriptions of
Upcoming Adelaide Workshop 23rd of January, 2018 8:30am to 3:30pm The Grove Education Centre 39 Leslie St West, Woodville SA 5011 Workshop Description Including the diverse range of students in special education settings in a literacy program can be extremely challenging. This presentation will outline a balanced literacy approach that can be used with ALL students to actively intervene
In May I was lucky enough to attend the ASSERT Communication and Literacy Conference in Coventry in the UK. The conference ran for three days – and I promised I would share my presentations on my website. To those who attended – my sincere apologies that it has taken me so long to get this
Let’s Chat with Personalised Alphabet Cards
Last October, Sally Clendon and I ran a literacy course at Currumbin Community Special School. The school were fabulous hosts – and while we were there, we were able to see many of the great resources they use. One which particularly impressed us was their personalised alphabet cards. They credited me with this idea –
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