2018 National Webinar Series: Laying the Foundation for Communication Exchange

Recorded on March 21, 2018

This two-part series for families and professionals was recorded in February and March 2018. 

Part 1 - Laying the Foundation for Communication Exchange: How to Start

Provided a rationale for the argument that all learners communicate—not that they can learn to communicate, but that they already do. The presenter discussed the importance of meeting a child where he or she is and consistently responding to behavior in a predictable way.

Part 2 - Laying the Foundation for Communication Exchange: Strategies

The second webinar introduced the Communication Matrix assessment as a way for teams to measure communication skills and presented specific strategies to use at home and school to facilitate the development of conventional, intentional communication.