Tri-State Webinar: Be More with Core

Description:

Core vocabulary is a research and evidence-based approach to supporting language. This presentation is guaranteed to get you excited about using core vocabulary to support your students with complex communication needs. The webinar will begin with a brief overview of core vocabulary. Then, Kelly will share information about a district-wide core vocabulary initiative that has been going strong for over six years. Finally, you will learn about the many ways you can use core words to support your students with functional communication through the use of core boards, devices, and activities.

Learner Objectives:

After viewing this webinar, participants will:

• Gain knowledge about what core vocabulary is and how to explain it to others.
• Be able to utilize a variety of ways to provide core vocabulary for functional communication.
• Have ideas and activities to use with students immediately to support communication

Presenter Information:

Kelly Key, M.A., is the Assistive Technology Coordinator for Barrington School District (EC-Transition) in Barrington, Illinois. She has also served as a special education teacher, Special Services Facilitator, and Assistant Principal. Kelly's goal is to ensure that all students have access to the curriculum, whether it is through simple modification, a program or tool, or a complex communication system. She believes that every child has a light inside of them, and she strives to find that light, and turn it on through the use of assistive technology.

Certificate of Completion:

To earn a Certificate of Completion/Attendance for an archived Tri-State Webinar:

1. View the archived webinar on our Moodle site
2. Submit responses to the Study Questions (on Moodle)
3. A Certificate of Completion will automatically be populated. Download and/or print.

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The webinars are listed by category and alphabetical order. The category for this webinar is Communication.