An Innovative Training Project: Enhancing the Capacity of School Personnel in Maine To Promote the Use of Alternative Communication Strategies for Students with Disabilities.

Autor/inn/en	Gitlow, Lynn; Gilmer, Debbie; Mintz, Barbara; Kurtz, Alan; Bilodeau, Colette
Institution	Maine Univ., Orono. Center for Community Inclusion.
Titel	An Innovative Training Project: Enhancing the Capacity of School Personnel in Maine To Promote the Use of Alternative Communication Strategies for Students with Disabilities.
Quelle	(1998), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Augmentative and Alternative Communication; Communication Disorders; Conferences; Distance Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Inservice Teacher Education; Program Evaluation; Resource Materials; Severe Disabilities; Staff Development; State Programs; Teamwork; Technical Assistance; Training; Workshops; Maine + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kommunikationsstörung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehrerfortbildung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Quellenmaterial; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Regierungsprogramm; Technische Hilfe; Ausbildung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung
Abstract	This brief paper describes an innovative training project, the Augmentative, Assistive, and Facilitated Communication project, designed to enhance the capacity of school personnel to use alternative communication strategies with children having severe communication impairments. The project has provided training and technical assistance to school personnel, developed and disseminated model materials, and developed communication systems for 10 students selected as the project demonstration participants. Ten interdisciplinary teams from 10 schools in Maine, each supporting a student with a severe communication impairment, were provided a 2-day workshop on augmentative, alternative, and facilitated communication. Following the workshop, participants received monthly on-site and distance technical assistance in implementing the communication system. A state-wide conference of all 10 teams is planned, following which the project will be formally evaluated. (DB)
Anmerkungen	http://www.dinf.org/csun 98/csun98002.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC