This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
The students I work with are full of joy! Although some of my students come from limited resources and have behavioral, medical, and academic needs, they crave learning and structure. Many are balancing English as a second language, so meaningful materials that appeal to all learning styles are key. Some of the students live in group homes or foster homes and it can be a challenge to find motivating activities that will engage them. In addition, my students enjoy hands-on learning materials that they can manipulate to gain sensory input.
My students are creative learners and this extends to how they access their curriculum in unique ways which include VOD access, picture icons, gestures, AAC technology, vocalizations, verbalizations, communication core boards, and other functional methods of communication.
This project is requesting a digital professional development course that will help me stay up to date on new developments and evidence-based strategies that will benefit my students. The topics addressed include: Speaking of Success: Innovative Strategies for Aspiring SLP Entrepreneurs, From SLP to Authorpreneur: Becoming an Author and Operating a Book Business, From School SLP to Private Practice: The Why and How Into Private Practice, The Power of Positioning: Mastering Multi-Channel Marketing, and There's an App for That.
I am excited to be able to take my learning to the next level with this project and can't wait to be able to use the strategies with my students next year.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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