From Interaction to Formal Language

Becoming the Excellent Observer and Thoughtful Communicator with Children who are Congenitally Deafblind, Part One

The goal of this introductory session is to initiate and provoke thought and conversation from the participant. Discussion will include ideas about the importance of social interaction for all human beings and why empathy for the deafblind learner’s tactile-bodily perspective of the world is critical. As the adult interaction partner, how do we better recognize and affirm the profound abilities of learners who are deafblind? Using video examples and hands-on activities we will explore how to initiate and sustain social interaction, share meaningful emotional experiences, and co-create a mutually understood language with our learners who are deafblind. Discussion will also include thoughts on tactile memory, and the importance of the body in the learning experience.
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Course curriculum

    1. Resources

    2. Introduction to Touch and Communication

    3. Tactile Communication

    1. Creating Engaging Experiences

    2. Creating Engaging Experiences

    1. Building a Shared Language

    2. Building a Shared Language

    1. Exploring New Tools

    2. Conclusion - Part 1

    1. From Interaction to Formal Language, Part 1-Quiz

    2. Course Evaluation - From Interaction to Formal Language, Part 1

    3. ASHA-Directions on How to Use the ASHA Form

    4. ASHA Verification Form - From Interaction to Formal Language, Part 1

    5. LSLS CEU Letter - From Interaction to Formal Language, Part 1

    6. ISBE Professional Development Hours

    7. Completion of Approved Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Hour(s) Certificate

    8. RID - Professional Development Hours

Course Objectives

  • $24.99
  • 17 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content
  • Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the world from a tactile-bodily perspective – A world without vision and hearing that is based in the tactile-bodily sense.
  • Participants will gain a deeper understanding of “The Importance of the Sense of Touch” and how it relates to the co-creation of a negotiated and shared tactile-bodily based language with the learner who is deafblind.
  • Participants will gain an understanding of learning from the perspective of a student who is congenitally deafblind; a tactile-bodily learning experience vs. an auditory/visual learning experience.

Your Instructor

Christopher Montgomery, M.Ed., TVI

Instructor Christopher Montgomery

Chris Montgomery has worked in the field of deafblind education and visual impairment over 25 years. He has been a classroom teacher working with a wide range of students who are visually impaired, blind, and deafblind, from emerging language children to those transitioning to an independent adulthood. In 2006, he began work as a Deafblind Education Consultant with the Texas Deafblind Project, at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI). Most recently, Chris served as the Director of Education for Deafblind Programs at Perkins School for the Blind, in Watertown, Massachusetts.

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