Foundations of Communication Session #2

Foundations of Communication Session #2

Presenters

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  Perry Flynn

  M.Ed. CCC-SLP

  Perry Flynn is the Consultant to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the area of Speech-Language Pathology and a Professor at UNCG, He is a Board Certified Child Language Specialist and Fellow of ASHA. He is a certified therapeutic horseback riding instructor and member of the Board of Directors of Special Olympics North Carolina.

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  Maureen Kaniuka

  MA, CAS

  Maureen boasts being in education since the dark ages, with 36 years serving in a variety of roles, including classroom teacher, reading and math specialist, school psychologist, and statewide autism consultant in North Carolina. She earned a BA in Elementary Education and Philosophy from Boston College, a Masters and Certificate of Advanced Study in School Psychology from East Carolina University, and an add-on in Curriculum, Instruction, Supervision from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Maureen is affiliated with a range of professional organizations and has presented at statewide and national conferences on a range of topics. She was named the North Carolina School Psychology Practitioner of the Year in 2016.

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  Matthew Martinez

  MA

  Matthew has been in education for 24 years, serving students with significant cognitive disabilities. He earned his BA in Moderate and Severe Disabilities from Morehead State University and a Masters in Low Incidence from East Carolina University. He has had the privilege of educating students with significant cognitive disabilities from kindergarten through age 22 and he continues to advocate through his work as the state-wide consultant for Significant Disabilities at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Learning Objectives

Identify a variety of augmented communication systems and how they can be implemented across the school day.

Connect communication goals for complex learners to the educational standards.

Plan activities using a core board that foster communication in a variety of classroom and educational settings.

Agenda

Agenda

15 minutes	Assessment
15 minutes	Alternative systems of communication
15 minutes	Core vocabulary in action
15 minutes	Resources and Tar Heel Reader
20 minutes	Communication across environments, SETT framework
20 minutes	Planning activities given a case study, educational standards and topic
20 minutes	Questions from the audience and conclusion

Disclosures

Disclosures

Financial Disclosures:	Perry is paid by UNCG. He is receiving compensation for this course. Matthew is paid by the NC Department of Public Instruction. He is receiving compensation for this course. Maureen is paid by the NC Department of Public Instruction. She is receiving compensation for this course.
Non-Financial Disclosures:	Perry has no non-financial relationships to disclose. Matthew has no non-financial relationships to disclose. Maureen has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Content Disclosures:	Perry has no additional content information to disclose. Matthew has no additional content information to disclose. Maureen has no additional content information to disclose.

ASHA

ASHA

This course is offered for .2 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate Level, Professional Area

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