di: DI with non, or minimally verbal students

[Jen Walstad]

We have also had great success with Language for Learning with our K-3 students.  We use Direct Instruction Spoken English (DISE) for our 4-12th grade students and some adult classes.  We have had great success with it.


Jennifer Walstad
District Academic Director
jwalstad at apamail.org






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> On Jul 30, 2018, at 12:07 PM, Carol Pio <cpio at kcsd96.org> wrote:
> 
> We've had a ton of success with Language for Learning with our low incidence population. Hope that helps!
> 
> On Mon, Jul 30, 2018, 11:39 AM Elissa McKenzie <elissa at stlillian.org <mailto:elissa at stlillian.org>> wrote:
> 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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