Speaker(s): Judith Schoonover, Assistive Technology Trainer, Loudoun County Public Schools and
Sally Norton-Darr, Assistive Technology Trainer, Loudoun County Public Schools
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Live Broadcast Date: March 17, 2015
Earn 1.5 Contact Hours
Overview:
The correlation between language development and literacy has been widely researched, acknowledged, and accepted. Adapting books encourages communication, social skills, reading, direction following, and fine motor skills involving the use of engaging and interactive activities that focus on designing an environment for literacy success. Adaptations include making books easier to use (turning pages or holding), and text easier to read (scaffolding) and to remember, consistent with the principles of Universal Design for Learning. Everyday technology and specialized software can be used to adjust print and create literacy support materials for all learners. Multiple samples, resources, and the foundation of a collaborative and multi-modal approach will be explored.
Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to list the three pillars of Universal Design for Learning and their application to literacy and language learning.
2. Participants will be able access the information necessary to immediately apply taught strategies via tutorials and digital resources.
3. Participants will be able to name at least three resources to develop language and literacy skills in all learners via exploration of samples in order to utilize and apply this information in their own practice areas.
Speaker Bio/s:
Judith Schoonover, MEd, OTR/L, ATP is an occupational therapist and former elementary school teacher. She is certified as an AT practitioner by RESNA and is a founding member of the Loudoun County (VA) Public Schools AT team. Judith has worked in schools for more than 35 years, publishing and presenting on the topics of school-based occupational therapy, transition, and assistive technology. She is the Vice President of the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association, and has served as the communication liaison for the American Occupational Therapy Association Early Intervention and School Special Interest Section. Currently, Schoonover represents AOTA on the National Joint Committee (NJC)for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities, and participates on several National Association of Directors of Special Education (NASDE)workgroups.
Sally Norton-Darr, MS, CCC-SLP, is an assistive technology trainer for Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia as well as a nationally certified speech-language pathologist. Sally has worked in a wide variety of venues and positions in several states and currently enjoys her work in the public schools consulting with teachers and evaluating students and classrooms to suggest often readily-available tools to help all learners achieve success. She has fun presenting internationally, regionally, and virtually to diverse audiences on a wide range of practical low-,mid-, and high-tech strategies, interventions, and solutions. Sally is the also the co-author of the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) book publication: The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools.
End Date: 9/30/17
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