Writing How students with Significant Disabilities can access the alphabet using the adapted pencil

Presenters Chelsie Engelbart, Special Education Teacher at Linn Mar School District, Indian Creek Elementary cengelbart@linnmar.k12.ia.us Melinda Mohr, Grant Wood AEA mmohr@gwaea.org

Design: Tied to Iowa Core Essential Elements https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B- JuvNUllj2CVW1HVU5pZ3NkRnc/view

Children with Disabilities: Reading & Writing the Four Block Way Design By Karen Erickson & David Koppenhaver Self-Selected Reading Guided Reading Writing Working with Words +1 more: Systematic Communication

Literacy Link to Communication Each learner needs to have access to language via an individual communication system AAC Communication systems should be customized and updated regularly Communication partners need to provide support via MODELING Communication systems are available throughout the day

Lesson Planning Tied to ELA & Language Instruction Quality Literacy Instruction Routines (90 min/day at least) Shared Reading Predictable Chart Writing Independent Writing Alphabet/Phonological Awareness Independent Reading

Writing: Need Access to All 26 Letters in Alphabet Identify Alternate Pencil if needed. Pencil/Paper Keyboard (with or without keyguard) Keyboard with masking Flip chart/Eye Gaze

Writing: Need access to all 26 letters Predictable Chart Writing Handout: http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/files/how-to- handouts/PredChartWriting.pdf Independent Writing/Free Writing

Independent Writing Student-selected topic for writing a. photo books via Ipad photos b. objects important to student/ “me” bags c. post-it with drawings to represent important events d. Use AAC system to select topic e. Picture choices

Independent Writing 2. Use of Pencil OR adapted Pencil a. flip chart b. eye gaze c. computer keyboard d. iPad e. Onscreen f. label maker g. word bank software

Using Adapted Pencil Flip Chart Video:(my classroom) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z09YrTVCTLs Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhLWDPa3vFY

Time to Practice Examples of pencils Practice using adapted pencil by writing about the topic “winter break” Questions?

EET Strategy for Writing Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v432oTgT8qs Link to Strategy: http://www.northernspeech.com/early-intervention- language-and-speech/eet-expanding-expression-tool-kitmdash2nd-edition/

Thank you! Class at Grant Wood AEA on February 27th