Children and youth who are deafblind have many concepts and skills to learn before language is achieved, most of which are learned by other children incidentally. Not so for students who are deafblind. Learn the steps to ensure your students are primed for learning and using language.  The strategies and tools learned in this class will prepare educators and parents to better support students across learning settings and within the community.

You will develop or increase your knowledge of:

• how to authentically assess students’ communication

• the ways students can communicate and for what purpose,

• how to provide ongoing opportunities for receptive and expressive communication attempts within a daily schedule

• communication strategies for success,

• how building relationships and having real conversations with students contributes to the student's motivation to communicate, 

• many individualized technology ideas for communication and when a student might be ready for an electronic communication device

email SETC@cwu.edu if there are questions