Date Created: 10/12/2017
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We are the team members who work on the Communication Matrix projects at Oregon Health & Science University. We are a small group of researchers, speech-language pathologists and educational experts who are passionate about creating an engaging and supportive community to improve outcomes for individuals with complex communication needs.
We had a chance to spend some time with Deborah Chen at the DEC conference last week. This reminded us of her fantastic post about communication strategies for very young children who have complex communication needs. Thanks for your amazing work Deborah!
Another great resource attached Partnership in the Promotion of Communication in Infants and Toddlers project staff. (March, 2009). Strategies for promoting communication and language of infants and ...
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We love the DEC recommended practices and want to share resources about them with you!
Many of the presenters at the DEC conference emphasized the DEC recommended practice guidelines. According to DE (2014), the goal of the recommended practices is "to provide guidance to practitioners...
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We took the time at DEC to learn more about educational policy issues specific to young children with disabilities. We offer some resources in our post here!
Do you work in an inclusive early childhood program? Do you need more resources to support the inclusion of young children with disabilities into your early childhood program? If so-- you are in luck!...
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We appreciated the focus on systematic and intentional teaching described in this session. Check it out we think you will enjoy as well!
We attended a session that provided an overview of an interdisciplinary professional development program for Birth to Five Practitioners by Katherine Cullinan Holman, Erica Solliday, Beth Plumb, and C...
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We love the Connect: Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge Project. We thought our friends on this community would enjoy the videos and resources developed by the CONNECT project.
As we've been at the DEC conference this past week, we've been gathering up resources for those of us who work with children ages 0- 8. Have you heard of CONNECT modules, free web modules to support ...
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This was the title of the great talk from Kimberly A. Christensen, Bowling Green State University. She emphasized one our core principles at the Communication Matrix: focus on what the child CAN do an...
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Each question you will see is related to a certain message that your child might be able to express using a variety of behaviors. Read the question and decide whether your child is able to express the message described using any of the listed behaviors. If the answer is YES, then you must also decide whether your child has mastered the use of each behavior or whether it is still at an emerging stage. Check either the mastered or emerging box next to any behaviors your child uses to express the message. Use the following definitions to decide whether a behavior is mastered or emerging
