Indiana Institute FYI

Week of September 10, 2007

FYI at a Glance

· Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading Workshop
· Building Social Relationships Workshops
· Structured Teaching in Your Classroom Workshops
· Library Corner

Coming Up

xTucker Signing Strategies for Reading xWorkshop: General and special educators grades PK-12, reading specialists, speech/language pathologists, administrators, paraeducators, and parents, mark your calendars for November 12, 2007 and plan to attend the Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading to be held in Greenwood, Indiana.

Sponsored by the Indiana Institute’s Center on Education and Lifelong Learning, Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading is a one-day workshop that provides participants with a powerful supplemental strategy for decoding that can be used in conjunction with a conventional reading program. It uses a system of 44 hand signs that prompt associations between letters or word chunks and the sounds they represent.

Readers see the letter, sign and say the sound at the same time; this multi-sensory combination provides success to readers who have not succeeded before. The Kinesthetic - tactile approach is a strategy that children enjoy, and appeals to reluctant readers, excessively active children, and those with learning disabilities as well as the average reader.

To date, over 1,000 educators in Indiana have been trained. Data from many of these educators indicate that the Tucker Signing Strategies improve decoding. Visit http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cell to review these reports.

Registration fee is $100.00 for educators and $75.00 for parents. To register, contact Kay Moore at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail moorel@indiana.edu. The last day to register is Thursday, November 1, 2007. For information on Training Funds for parents, contact IN*SOURCE at http://www.insource.org. Funds are available on a limited basis and must be requested at least 30 days prior to the training. Note: Only families who have children under eight years of age are eligible to apply for IN*SOURCE dollars.

Building Social Relationships Workshops: These workshops will provide attendees with an overview of “Building Social Relationships,” the social skills instructional model developed by Scott Bellini, Assistant Director of the Institute’s Indiana Resource Center for Autism.

Focusing on the social-emotional functioning of children and adolescents on the autism spectrum, participants will learn practical and effective strategies for teaching social skills. A particular emphasis will be placed on the implementation of video modeling interventions for this population of children. An emerging body of research has demonstrated the effectiveness of video modeling interventions in teaching social, behavioral, and functional skills.

Training dates and locations include:

November 7, 2007
Radisson Hotel
Bloomington, Indiana

November 9, 2007
Logan Center
South Bend, Indiana

The success of social skill interventions is dependent upon the cooperation and contribution of multiple individuals. Material will be presented in a manner that is both meaningful and understandable to both parents and professionals.

Registration fee is $90.00 per person. Training Funds are available through the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities at (317) 232-7770 or IN*SOURCE (http://www.insource.org). Note: Only families who have children under eight years of age are eligible to apply for IN*SOURCE dollars. For content questions, contact Scott Bellini at (812) 855-6508 or sbellini@indiana.edu. To register, contact Donna Beasley at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail dbeasley@indiana.edu.

Structured Teaching in Your Classroom Workshops: Research consistently indicates that students on the autism spectrum respond favorably to a structured classroom environment. Structured Teaching in Your Classroom: A Training in the TEACCH Model will provide attendees with an understanding of how and why structured teaching strategies should be implemented, including visual schedules, work systems, and deliberately designed work materials. Participants will also learn how to conduct informal assessments across curriculum areas, how to apply structured teaching strategies during small group instruction, and how to respond to challenging behavior using these techniques.

Kara Hume, who recently completed her Doctorate in Special Education from Indiana University, will be the featured presenter. Hume is an Adjunct Professor and Research Associate with the Institute’s Indiana Resource Center for Autism. She has worked with children and young adults on the autism spectrum for 16 years and has worked with Division TEACCH as a training for professionals in the field.

Training dates and locations include:

November 8-9, 2007
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Bloomington, IN

December 6-7, 2007
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Bloomington, IN

Registration fee is $175.00 per person. For conference content questions, contact Kara Hume at (812) 855-6508 or e-mail kahume@indiana.edu. To register, contact Kelly Doyle (keadoyle@indiana.edu) or Donna Beasley (dbeasley@indiana.edu) at (812) 855-6508.

Certificates of attendance will be provided free of change. CEUs (Continuing Education Units – general education) and CRUs (Certification Renewal Units) will be available on- site. Additionally, Training Funds for family members or individuals with disabilities in Indiana are available through the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities at (317) 232-7770 or IN*SOURCE (http://www.insource.org). Note: Only families who have children under eight years of age are eligible to apply for IN*SOURCE dollars.

Library Corner

xNew Items: The following new materials may be borrowed by xIndiana residents from the Center for Disability Information and xReferral (CeDIR) at the Institute. To check out materials, contact the xlibrary at 1-800-437-7924, send e-mail to cedir@indiana.edu, or visit us at 2853 East Tenth Street in Bloomington.

Cohen, B., & Wysocky, L. (2005). Front of the class: How Tourette syndrome made
me the teacher I never had. Acton, MA: VanderWyk & Burnham.

Frank, G. (2000). Venus on wheels: Two decades of dialogue on disability,
biography, and being female in America. Berkeley, CA: University of California
Press.

Gaventa, W., & Coulter, D. (2005). End-of-life care: Bridging disability and aging with person-centered care. New York: Haworth Pastoral Press.

Najarian, C. (2006). “Between worlds:” Deaf women, work, and intersections of
gender and ability. New York: Routledge.

Parens, E., & Asch, A. (Eds.). (2000). Prenatal testing and disability rights.
Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press.

Uhlberg, M. (2005). Dad, Jackie, and me. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree.

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