Parent/Professional Training Seminars for Families of Children with Disabilities

TENAYA WATSON

CUR 516/PORTFOLIO PRESENTATION

PHASE 4

DR. MARY POE

Children with Disabilities Need

Support from Parents &

Professionals Offering training seminars could be an excellent beginning for

professionals and families to collaborate, learn about communication needs, and guide children with disabilities.

According to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in the article Guidelines for Meeting the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities (2015), research shows that the best practice for servicing children’s communication needs with severe disabilities reflects the following: social behaviors, variety of modalities, and “service delivery” must involve caregivers and professionals (para. 34).

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Instructional Plan of Training Seminars: Phases

Training seminars will be organized and separated into 4 Phases

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Overview provided

PHASE 1

Includes the description of the trainings

Target audience is learners for communication needs and disabilities

Modality will includes visual presentations, hands-on activities, and feedback

Length of the course is 2 weeks, Monday thru Friday, 2-4 hours per day

Target Goals of Phase 11) Establish connections between families/professionals to collaborate communication needs for the child

2) Understand laws pertaining to disabilities, personal rights, and compliance procedures

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PHASE 2

Learning objectives

According to the website www.teacherworld.com the following A-B-C-D Format components are beneficial during learning objectives: Audience, behavior, conditions, and degree

Learning method & reason

Instructional strategies & technologies

PHASE 3

Activities to engage learners

List of materials needed for each activity

Implementation of the instructional design

Formative assessments

PHASE 4

Consists of a word document that combines and explains the following:

Criteria for goals and learning objectives

Overall outcomes

Evaluation instruments

Evaluation overview for future decisions, such as effectiveness and additional offerings of trainings

 

Implementation Schedule

Each day will consist of the following:

Introductions

Presentations

Hands-on activities

Feedback

Review

Example of Implementation Schedule

According to Don Clark’s website www.nwlink.com Templates for Instructional Design: Lesson Plan Template (2010), the lesson plan template could be used during an instructional design.

Lesson Plan Continued…

Providing Feedback During Observations

Parental feedback can be given during training seminars at the end of each activity to guide evaluation instruments and enhance future trainings.

Seeking Approval to Implement Training Seminars

Meeting with managers

Professional involvement

Parental feedback

Organized prior to implementing training seminars

Budget

Low cost

Together We Can Make A Difference….

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References

Clark, D. (2010). Templates for Instructional Design: Lesson Plan Template. Retrieved from

http://www.nwlink.com/~Donclark/hrd/templates/templates.html

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). (2015). Guidelines for Meeting

the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities. Retrieved from

http://www.asha.org/policy/GL1992-00201/

Teacher World. (2015). ABCD Format. Retrieved from

http.//teacherworld.com/abcdobjectives.html

Photos

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Goal photo retrieved from www.4teens10.blogspot.com