di: DI with non, or minimally verbal students

[Cathy Burner]

Elissa,


The Language for Learning CD is a sleeper.  I find this very appropriate for the population of students you have described. 


All the best for a great school year,


Cathy Burner




-----Original Message-----
From: Elissa McKenzie <elissa at stlillian.org>
To: DI <DI at lists.uoregon.edu>
Sent: Mon, Jul 30, 2018 12:37 pm
Subject: di: DI with non, or minimally verbal students



I am an administrator for a small school for children who have communication and learning challenges.


Our students have diagnoses that include ASD, Down Syndrome, Apraxia of Speech, Cerebral Palsy, and more...


We have been using Reading Mastery with fair success but feel we can do better.  In our school, we have the support of Speech Language Pathologists, ABA providers, OT's and PT's.  We use communication devices as well as picture boards for communication.  Still, we do find it difficult to assess the progress for students who are non-verbal or minimally verbal.  


We are very creative with students support, but feel our students are limited by mastery being dependent on the verbal performance. Is there a systematic way to assess receptively as well as expressively?


Or, is there a DI program for non or minimally verbal students.


Any support or shared experience is appreciated.


Thank you

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