Handout 3.5: Policy Advisory, The Law Affecting Communication Among Professionals Resource Type: Handout This handout is a summary of the laws related to communication among professionals, specifically policies within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Head Start Program Performance Standards. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-3.5.pdf
Handout 3.3: Communication Strategies Observation Checklist – Answer Key Resource Type: Handout This handout is a completed checklist identifying the communication strategies used in a three-part video demonstrating attending and active listening, seeking and verifying information, and joining and supporting. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-3.3.pdf
Handout 3.2: Communication Strategies Observation Checklist Resource Type: Handout This handout is designed to be used to observe and identify basic communication strategies, including attending and active listening, seeking and verifying information, and joining and supporting. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-3.2.pdf
Handout 3.1: Communication Strategies to Build Collaboration Resource Type: Handout This handout provides a comprehensive list of effective communication strategies to help you build collaborative relationships. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-3.1.pdf
Activity 4.3a: Reflect on your partnerships with professionals Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners will reflect on partnerships they have had with professionals in their own lives – physicians, nurses, counselors, teachers, principals, etc. They will compare and contrast a trusting partnership they have experienced with a partnership where there was a lack of…
Activity 3.12a: Evaluate a communication implementation plan Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners examine a completed communication implementation plan and they compare the completed plan with one they filled out as part of Activity 3.11a. They then make any changes or improvements to the examples on their plan, based on this comparison. Resource File…
Activity 3.11a: Implementation plan for seeking and verifying information from the therapist Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners complete the implementation plan to show how a teacher can use specific communication strategies to help her seek and verify information in future meetings with other professionals. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-3-11a.pdf
Activity 3.10a: Use evidence-based practice decision-making Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners are introduced to an evidence-based practice decision-making framework they can use to make a recommendation about communication for collaboration. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-3-10a.pdf
Activity 3.8a: Listen to experience-based knowledge Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners listen to audio clips from phone interviews with family and professional leaders in early childhood and identify important considerations relating to effective communication for promoting collaboration. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-3-8a.pdf
Activity 3.7a: Consider the policy on communication Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners read the Policy Advisory and then identify the relevant policies for teachers of young children with disabilities. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-3-7a.pdf