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Ms.
Shulbank recommended that families who are interested in requesting
the waiver services get in touch with their county's contact
person. For our county, the contact person for children
ages 1-3 is Edward
Feinberg of the Infants and Toddlers Program (410-222-6911),
and the contact person for individuals age 4-21 is Pam
Courson (410-222-5474). In speaking
with Ms. Courson, she indicated that the final details of
the autism waiver process have not been fully established
as of yet, but that, for informational purposes, interested
families can obtain ahead of time copies of the forms which
have been approved by MSDE.
[Note:
We know that you may still have questions about the new Medicaid
Autism Waiver. To help address these questions and provide
any other information that you may need, our August meeting
will feature a presentation about the waiver by Marjorie
Shulbank of MSDE and Pam Courson, our county's
waiver contact person.]
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ful
tools can help educators, therapists, and parents who work
with beginning communicators. Examine the basic page design
principles that will allow the child to focus his cognitive
attention on the communicative interaction; how displays can
be designed for training within natural contexts; or how you
can ensure initial success and plan for growth.
"Technology
Tools to Support Writing and Literacy"
Learn how
to support the writing process and the development of literacy
skills for the elementary student with special needs by using
IntelliTalk and IntelliTools Overlay Maker. Also, explore
how IntelliTalk II can be used to support the writing process.
Features include text to speech, writing templates and onscreen
picture palettes. Review integrated theme units that incorporate
technology to support the development of writing skills.
"Reading
Skills for Intermediate Grades and Above"
Examine reading skills from intermediate grade levels
to adulthood. Start by looking at the connection of the cognitive,
affective and psychomotor domains of reading and how those
levels interact throughout our lives. We will then discuss
the relationship between the acquisition of types of vocabulary
and language usage. The latter part of the day will focus
on reading for content, organization, study, entertainment,
information and survival. Adaptations and accommodations for
all types of readers will be integrated into this day of interactive
experiences.
The registration fee for each day-long workshop (8:30 am
to 3:30 pm) is $25; the fee includes lunch. For more information,
go to cte.jhu.edu/summerfun
or call (410) 312-3800.
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Center
for Technology in Education
announces Summer Institute Program:
Technology solutions for
improving student learning
The
Johns Hopkins University, Center for Technology
in Education (located in Columbia) is offering a
series of day-long workshops as part of their Summer
Institute program.
The Summer Institute program will run from June 19
- 28; the workshops being offered include the following:
"Low
Tech for the Home: Behavior/Communication"
Children with autism and related communication disorders
present specific challenges for parents and caregivers.
In this session, parents learn to engineer the home
environment for behavior modification and increased
communication through low-tech supports. You'll
discuss literacy stages and appropriate strategies for
reading and writing. Take home ready-to-use materials
for behavior modification as well as communication and
literacy skills. This session will also explore information
resources, suppliers, and high tech options for supporting
behavior, communication and literacy skills.
"Designing Dynamic Displays for the Beginning Communicator"
Organize large amounts
of vocabulary on dynamic display augmentative communication
devices. Learn how these power-
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Progress
through Partnership announces
Summer Autism Institute
Progress
through Partnership
will hold their Summer Autism Institute from August
6-10 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State
College, Pennsylvania.
Their mission is to provide
a comprehensive program focusing on current topics related
to autism spectrum disorders, including national research,
assessment, effective intervention, and service delivery
models.
Family members, physicians, educators, higher education
faculty, regular education, and special education professionals,
early intervention staff, related service personnel, and
anyone interested in autism spectrum disorders are encouraged
to attend.
For more
information about this program, go to www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/Autism.
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