From Interaction to Formal Language

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

During this session we will explore ideas, topics, and questions for the adult interaction partner of congenitally deafblind learners with emerging language. Using video examples, we will illustrate and discuss five essential elements for beginning, maintaining, and closing an interactive conversation through tactile-bodily communication modes. Discussion will also include an introductory overview of new tools and resources for professionals, families, and adult interaction partners of students who are congenitally deafblind.
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Course curriculum

    1. Resources

    2. Transcript

    3. Understanding Deafblindness

    1. Beginning a Conversation

    2. Maintaining Engagement

    1. Recognizing Closure Signals

    1. Technology and Resources

    1. Analyzing Video Examples

    1. From Interaction to Formal Language, Part 2 - Quiz

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

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

    4. ASHA Verification Form -From Interaction to Formal Language, Part 2

    5. LSLS CEU Letter - From Interaction to Formal Language, Part 2

    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
  • 1.5 hours of video content
  • Participants will be introduced to “The Five Steps of Interaction” and gain an understanding of the social-interactive communication process: Noticing, Affirming, Naming, Serve and Return, and Closure.
  • Participants will gain an understanding of language from the perspective of a student who is congenitally deafblind; a tactile-bodily language vs. an auditory/visual language.
  • Participants will gain an understanding of the importance of co-creating a mutually understood language with their student.

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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