Learning Opportunities

This interactive learning opportunity will provide information and practical strategies to address the literacy learning and communication needs of students with significant cognitive disabilities.

In the morning, the emphasis will be on building understanding and skills to support emergent and early conventional writers, including the steps of predictable chart writing, the importance of an alternative pencil, and strategies and ideas to support students in their independent writing.

In the afternoon, the emphasis will be on building understanding and skills to support emergent and early conventional readers, including explicit strategy instruction for shared and guided reading.

Target Audience

Grades K-12 Educational/Instructional Assistants

Also Recommended For

Teachers, Instructional/Learning Coaches, Inclusive Learning Teachers, Parents and other Support Staff supporting students with significant cognitive disabilities