This program will be a week long summer institute that will teach about the fundamentals of Balanced literacy instruction. It will highlight how to teach Balanced Literacy to individuals with signficant disabilities who may require the use of AAC to communicate and learn.

Seminar Flyer

Registration and Information Web Site

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Learning Outcomes:

As a result of this activity participants will be able to:

1) discuss theoretical models and processes of literacy and their relationship to individuals who use AAC.

2) identify the five components addressed by Florida's Reading Initiative (i.e., phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and reading comprehension strategies) as they relate to students with significant communication impairments.

3) describe a range of assessment and intervention strategies that address the five components addressed by Florida’s Reading Initiative as well as writing and their application to individuals who use AAC.

4) identify a range of technologies, and a variety of materials and classroom modifications, that support literacy learning and use by AAC users.

5) provide parent and professional support and pursue continuing self-education.

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CEUs
This activity is approved for a total of up to 4.0 CEUs (40 professional development hours).

To register for CEUs, download the Session Attendance Report Form, complete the form, and save the file using this file name model:

2009-LiteracyInAAC-Lastname-Firstname.xls.

(Use your name in the filename.) Then send the file as an email attachment to ceus@aacinstitute.org. This is a spreadsheet file (.xls). If any difficulty is encountered in using this form, write to ceus@aacinstitute.org to request an alternative file format.

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Evaluation and Learning Assessment
Please take a moment to download, complete, and return the Evaluation and Learning Outcomes Form. After completing the form, save it, attach it to an email message, and send it to ceus@aacinstitute.org.

Download Evaluation and Learning Assessment Form now.

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CEU certificates will be sent to those submitting all forms.