Date change - Spring Quarterly Meeting, Tues. May 21

"Alternate Access: Scanning and More"

Join us for our FREE, networking and information meeting on May 21 (NO meeting April 23) where Cynthia Heryanto, SLP (nee Weinstein) of NAPA, Neurological and Physical Abilitation Center and Anne Davis, SLP, of Pasadena Child Development Associates will share on the topic of scanning in augmentative and alternative communication.

Where: Villa Esperanza Services, 2116 E. Villa Street, Pasadena, CA 91107
When:  Tuesday, May 21 - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Cost:    FREE! as always

Please RSVP by replying to this email by Friday, May 17th, so we can have a chair, handout, and snack plate for you...

If you missed our Winter Quarterly Meeting in February, take a look and view the Powerpoint Presentation HERE (updated following the CSHA convention).
Hope to see you May 21st in Pasadena!

ASHA Leader Celebrates Chapel Hill Snippets

 

The April 1, ASHA Leader celebrates Chapel Hill Snippets in their "Blog Jam" section (link to this great blog, below)

Verbs, Verbs, Verbs (printable adapted books)

Frustrated by the limitations of leveled readers for some of your students? You're not alone. To better target vocabulary skills of atypical learners, SLP Ruth Morgan of Chapel Hill Snippets has been posting books, apps and observations randomly compiled into one blog post to help fellow SLPs locate some of her found verb treasures. 

"I like to make adapted books. The reason for making my own, or adapting the ones I find, is simple—the leveled readers in our school book room simply aren't designed to teach language. Vocabulary is often not controlled, and the syntax structures become too complex early on. The school's books are designed for typical language learners who need to learn to read. My adapted books are designed for kids who may be able to 'word call' a bit, but need to learn sentence structure and vocabulary."

Snippets' author, Ruth Morgan, also contributed the article, "Make it Work: Dominate your IEP Data", in this month's Leader. Give it a read!

IRSF Webinar Series (FREE), April Dates & Topics

The International Rett Syndrome Foundation Educator's Network has hosted some fabulous webinars this year. Next month they will host the last in a series with Susan Norwell, "Wrapping It All Up" (4/2/13) and a session with Judy Lariviere, "Let's Talk: Supporting Conversations for Individuals with Rett Syndrome Using AAC" (4/18/13).

May and June dates/topics are to be determined.

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