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PODDCommunicationBook2DayIntroductoryTraining
withLindaBurkhartNovember14th&15th
Easton,CT
Childrenwhohavecomplexcommunicationneedsorhaveonlylimitedspeech,inadditiontootherchallenges,often
struggletointeractandcommunicate.Thismayincludechildrenwhohavephysicaldisabilities,multipledisabilities,
sensoryprocessingchallenges,limitedsocialinteractionskills,and/orarangeofcognitivelimitationsandlearning
difficulties.
Thistwo-daycoursewilldemonstratetheuseofaPragmaticOrganizationDynamicDisplay(PODD)approach
developedbyGaylePorter(Melbourne,Australia).Generictemplatesformulti-page“lighttech”communication
bookshavebeencarefullydesignedtosupportgenuinecommunicationforavarietyoffunctionsthroughoutthe
day.Thesetemplatesmaybecustomizedforarangeofaccessmethodsandotherindividualneeds.
Comelearnstrategiesforcreatingmulti-modallanguagelearningenvironmentsthatprovidereceptivemodelsand
expressiveopportunitiesforlanguagedevelopment.LearnstrategiesforteachingandusingPODDwithchildrenand
theircommunicationpartners.Videosandcaseexampleswillbeshared.Participantswillhaveanopportunityfor
hands-onpracticewithPODDCommunicationbooks.
Participantswillbeableto:
• Describethechallengesfacedbyprofessionalscreatingcommunicationsystemsintermsofvocabulary
organization,layout,design,rangeofaccessstrategiesandcustomizingforindividualrequirements.
• Discusstheimportanceofreceptivelanguageinputandcreatingalanguage-learningenvironment.
• DiscussthefeaturesofaPODDcommunicationsystemintermsofvocabularyorganization,layout,design,
rangeofaccessstrategiesandcustomizingforindividualrequirements.
• UsePODDgenerictemplateresourcestoproducecustomizedcommunicationbooks.
• DiscusstheteachingandlearningstrategiesforimplementingPODDcommunicationsystemswithstudents
andteammembers.
AboutthePresenterLindaBurkhartisawell-knownteacherandleaderinthefieldofassistivetechnology,adaptiveplay,and
augmentativecommunicationforchildrenwhofacesignificantdisabilities.Shehasconductedworkshopsand
presentationsnationallyandinternationallysince1982.Shehasalsodevelopedmanypublicationsandsoftwareto
beusedintheseareas.
Dates/Time:November14-15,2016,8:30am-4:30pm
Location:EastonCommunityCenter,364SportHillRoad,Easton,CT06612
CostofAttendance:Earlybirdrate$350perparticipantbyOctober1st,$375perparticipantafterOctober1stMorningcoffee/teaandlunchprovided,pleaseshareanyfoodallergies/restrictionsuponregistration.
Formoreinformationortoregister,pleasecontact:KateMcLaughlin,M.S.,CCC-SLP
AACServicesofConnecticut,L.L.C
Phone:(203)360-2879orEmail:[email protected]
PODDCommunicationBookTwoDayTrainingwithLindaBurkhart
November14-15,20168:30am-4:30pm
EastonCommunityCenter364SportHillRd,Easton,CT
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