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Communication Practice Strategies
The point of communication practice isn’t testing knowledge - it’s teaching motor and regulation skills for purposeful movement!
“Purposeful movement was impossible and it didn’t help that I was only given remedial and repetitive tasks to work on. I lived in a body that needed help but my mind was cognitively fine. Once I received the motor coaching that my body needed, my world lit up. I was finally able to show my interest, opinions, and knowledge.”
- Bella Santoyo
Ready to make changes that will let you be a more confident, knowledgeable support for the nonspeaking people in your life?
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Communication Practice Module Access
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Module 11 - Communication Practice Strategies (66 minutes)
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We believe communication is a basic human right.
What can you expect
from our modules?
Listen to Nonspeaking Presenters
Our team at Communication for Education believes very deeply that any training created to support nonspeaking autistic people needs to be informed by their lived experiences and expertise. From its inception, our course has been designed to include the voices of nonspeakers, both as contributors and content reviewers.
Hear from Powerhouse Professionals
When we developed our training for folks supporting nonspeaking individuals, we knew that we needed to include as many lived experiences as possible, both from nonspeaking autistic individuals themselves and from a diverse group of thought leaders in the disability community. Our work is shaped by some incredibly knowledgeable and experienced professionals as well.
Download Course PDFs and Resources
Each module of our course offers pages of handouts in downloadable PDFs. You'll have access to key concepts from the module, words of wisdom from nonspeakers, and references for the research that supports the module, and lists for further reading from more books and websites.
Learn with our Team
Our core instructional team consists of Dr. Edlyn Peña, Lisa Mihalich Quinn, and Julie Sando. Together the three have trained more than 350 communication partners to serve nonspeaking students in educational, home, social, and community settings.
Module Presenters
Casey Woodfield, PhD, Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary & Inclusive Education, Rowan University
Isabella Santoyo, Nonspeaking Autistic Student
Communication Practice Strategies:
Module Objectives
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View models of varied methods of communication practice
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Learn ways to adapt classroom materials for specific communication practice
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Understand methods of scaffolding responses
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Implement learned methods into outside-the-classroom communication practice
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Analyze the function of increased prompting and use of low-demand tasks when learning new skills
Unlock the Entire Course
Want to learn about more than just this one topic?
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All of our full course options offer you:
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15 modules packed with in-depth learning
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example videos of students and communication partners in action
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over 250 pages of downloadable resources
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Our live / hybrid model offers you:
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8 weeks of live online classes with course instructors
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weekly homework tailored to course instruction
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cohort discussion board
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feedback on one submitted video
Communication Practice Module Access
40
Access a single module - Communication Practice Strategies - from our full course.
Valid until canceled
Module 11 - Communication Practice Strategies (66 minutes)
Lifetime Access!
“Being open-minded and admitting that the brain is vast and mysterious is required, in my opinion, by anyone who works with autistic people. Give people with autism the benefit of the doubt. Speak normally. Teach grade level lessons in school.”
- Ido Kedar
