Video 4.6: Libby & Kim – Middle ground conversation Libby, a teacher in a child care center, and Kim, a parent of a 4-year-old girl (Ella), have a conversation about working together and learning from one another. This conversation highlights addressing challenging issues. (running time: 5 min. 02 sec.) View TranscriptLibby: Well Kim,…
Video 4.7: Libby & Kim – Firm ground conversation Libby, a teacher in a child care center, and Kim, a parent of a 4-year-old girl (Ella), have a conversation about working together and learning from one another. This conversation highlights making shared decisions. (running time: 5 min. 23 sec.) View TranscriptLibby: I can..…
Video 4.5: Libby & Kim – Beginning ground conversation Libby, a teacher in a child care center, and Kim, a parent of a 4-year-old girl (Ella), have a conversation about working together and learning from one another. This conversation highlights developing an initial friendly relationship (running time: 2 min., 35 sec.). View TranscriptLibby:…
Audio 6.2: Samtra Devard Samtra, the mother of three children, including one who has a disability, talks about why it is important for teachers to know and use research-based literacy practices with young children with disabilities. (running time: 1 min. 31 sec.) View TranscriptSamtra: I didn’t know how literacy instruction worked and how does…
Audio 5.5: Holly’s Perspective (Sophie’s mother) The mother of Sophie, a two-year-old girl with language and physical delays, discusses her feelings about wanting to help Sophie communicate. View TranscriptHolly: When Sophie turned 2, we decided to start focusing more on her communication. I knew I would be returning to work soon and it would…
Audio 5.4: Ms. Mary’s Perspective (family child care provider) A child care provider of Sophie, a two-year-old with language and physical delays, discusses her feelings about using assistive technology and wanting to become more comfortable with using communication boards with Sophie. View TranscriptMs. Mary: Now that I’ve learned more about assistive technology, I do…
Audio 5.3: Sheila Bridges-Bond Dr. Sheila Bridges-Bond, a professor in the Department of Communication Disorders (DCD) at North Carolina Central University, discusses things you should consider when working with children from diverse backgrounds. She is an expert on augmentative/alternative communication service delivery to culturally/linguistically diverse families. Dr. Bridges-Bond is also the founder/director of the Assistive…
Audio 5.2: Robin Wisner Robin Wisner is the mother of four boys, ages 18, 15, and 13 (twins). Her thirteen year old twins have identical physical disabilities and communicate using – Lloyd, Fuller, & Arvidson (1997) “>Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Because of her children’s disabilities, Robin has educated herself about ways to help her sons…
Audio 5.1: Patsy Pierce Dr. Pierce has worked as a speech-language pathologist for over 20 years specializing in children with severe, complex communication needs. She has also been the Associate Director for Early Childhood Research and Practice in the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at UNC-CH and a professor in the Division of Speech…
Activity 5.11a: 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 assistive technology interventions. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-5-11a.pdf