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Learner (Behavior)Partner (Skills)Environment (Communication Context). TRI-FOCUS MODEL for Teaching Nonsymbolic Communication. Enhancing (Partner's) SensitivityAugmenting InputUtilizing RoutinesIncreasing Communication Opportunities. TRI-FOCUS MODEL for Teaching Nonsymbolic Communicati
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1. Welcome!
Emergent and Early Communication
Learners with Deaf-Blindness
Susan M. Bashinski
Kansas Deaf-Blind Project
April 9, 2010
2.
Learner (Behavior)
Partner (Skills)
Environment (Communication Context)
TRI-FOCUS MODEL for Teaching Nonsymbolic Communication 10 minutes TOTAL
MC #410 minutes TOTAL
MC #4
3. Enhancing (Partners) Sensitivity
Augmenting Input
Utilizing Routines
Increasing Communication Opportunities TRI-FOCUS MODEL for Teaching Nonsymbolic Communication Give example!!! Critical to include signal for PROTEST / REJECT T / F #5Give example!!! Critical to include signal for PROTEST / REJECT T / F #5
4.
REMEMBER!
The five Tri-Focus Model strategies
are intended to be implemented simultaneously TRI-FOCUS MODEL for Teaching Nonsymbolic Communication Give example!!! Critical to include signal for PROTEST / REJECT T / F #5Give example!!! Critical to include signal for PROTEST / REJECT T / F #5
5. ENHANCING SENSITIVITY:
Being aware of, and receptive to, the subtle cues of others
Strategies associated with this guideline target PARTNER skills TRI-FOCUS STRATEGIES 30 minutes TOTAL
T / F #330 minutes TOTAL
T / F #3
6. Attention shift
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
7. Attention shift
Reluctance to initiate behavior
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
8. Attention shift
Reluctance to initiate behavior
Persistence
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
9. Attention shift
Reluctance to initiate behavior
Persistence
Change in form or quality of behavior
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
10. Attention shift
Reluctance to initiate behavior
Persistence
Change in form or quality of behavior
Termination of behavior ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
11. Attention shift
Reluctance to initiate behavior
Persistence
Change in form or quality of behavior
Termination of behavior
Display of dissatisfaction
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
12. ATTENTION SHIFT
Alternation of attention between partner and goal
NOT limited to gaze shift (Why???)
What behaviors, other than gaze, might a learner change (which could be interpreted as nonsymbolic signals)? ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
13. RELUCTANCE TO INITIATE
Might, also, display as a resistance to prompting
We need to allow learners to have a range of personality traits
Think of the individuals in your circle of friends. What differences do you notice, which might be related to this aspect?
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
14. PERSISTENCE
Partner needs to be alert / attend to persistent signals
Continuation of signal, or behavior, until a response is received from a communication partner
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
15. CHANGE IN FORM OR QUALITY
OF BEHAVIOR
Form might change multiple times
Change might involve:
rate
intensity
body part(s)
OTHER?
Referred to as signal recasting
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
16. TERMINATION OF BEHAVIOR
Caution: termination might be indicative of learned helplessness
Recognize termination as a communication signal when it occurs contingently to receipt of a response from a partner
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
17. DISPLAY OF SATISFACTION / DISSATISFACTION
Again, key is contingency to a response from a partner
Similar to termination, but is extended by the addition of emotion to the communication signal
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
18. Each time the learner DOES this
It will be interpreted to MEAN this
The learners partner will DO this
The learners partner will SAY this
(see Handout)
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY:Signal Dictionary Elements
19. ENHANCING SENSITIVITY: Nonsymbolic Signal Dictionary
20. ENHANCING SENSITIVITY: Nonsymbolic Signal Dictionary
21. Process steps for building a signal dictionary for a learner:
Observe the learner in a variety of activities and with a variety of partners
Generate a listing of potential signals by identifying any volitional movements and responses the learner has
Analyze this listing to identify any patterns that exist
ENHANCING SENSITIVITY: Nonsymbolic Signal Dictionary
22. Process steps for building a signal dictionary for a learner:
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Select a few of these as core signals
Assign meaning to each of these
Determine corresponding partner behavior
Stress to all partners the importance of consistent, immediate responding ENHANCING SENSITIVITY: Nonsymbolic Signal Dictionary
23. ENHANCING SENSITIVITY
KEY: Accept the learners message!
Listen with your eyes,
and hands,
and heart. TRI-FOCUS STRATEGIES 30 minutes TOTAL
T / F #330 minutes TOTAL
T / F #3
24. AUGMENTING INPUT:
Enhancing meaning and facilitating retention by pairing verbal input and alternative modes (forms)
ALL COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE MULTI-MODAL! TRI-FOCUS STRATEGIES 30 minutes TOTAL
T / F #330 minutes TOTAL
T / F #3
25. Match input (touch cues, object cues, other) to the learners abilities
Match feedback to the learners abilities
What abilities must be considered? AUGMENTING INPUT
26. Does the learner have sufficient motor ability to actively explore / manipulate the object?
Does the learner have sufficient sensory ability to process the objects features?
AVOID the use of miniatures
with a learner who has
a significant vision loss!
MATCHING CUES TO A PARTICULAR LEARNER
27. Does the learner have sufficient motor ability to move the body part where the touch cue will be given?
Consider the learners preferences when selecting both the type of, and placement for, a touch cue.
NEVER force a learner to accept a touch cue, or to engage in mutual touch conversations. MATCHING CUES TO A PARTICULAR LEARNER
28. In addition to learning basic object concepts, many children who experience deaf-blindness need to learn to use objects as FORMAL CUES to the people, places, things, and activities that go on in their environments. LEARNERS INTERACTIONS WITH OBJECTS
29. An OBJECT CUE is an object,
or a part of an object,
that is used to REFER to
a person, place, thing, or activity. WHAT IS AN OBJECT CUE?
30. The PURPOSE of an object cue
is to provide a concrete means of supporting conversational interactions
AND
facilitating communication development. WHY USE OBJECT CUES?
31. See Project SALUTE: Successful Adaptations for Learning to Use Touch Effectively
http://www.projectsalute.net/Learned/Learnedhtml/ObjectCue.html
What Weve Learned-Information Sheets OBJECT CUES
32. In addition to learning basic tactile skills, many children who experience deaf-blindness need to learn to use touch as a FORMAL CUE for understanding the people in their environments. LEARNERS INTERACTIONS WITH TOUCH
33. A TOUCH CUE consists of
tactile contact,
made in a consistent manner,
directly on the learners body,
to communicate with him.
WHAT IS A TOUCH CUE?
34. The PURPOSE of a touch cue is to communicate a variety of a partners intents.
The use of touch cues may reduce a learners startle, or challenging behaviors, by helping him anticipate what is going to occur. WHY USE TOUCH CUES?
35. See Project SALUTE: Successful Adaptations for Learning to Use Touch Effectively
http://www.projectsalute.net/Learned/Learnedhtml/TouchCue.html
What Weve Learned-Information Sheets TOUCH CUES
36. TOUCH or OBJECT cue
It is used to communicate this MEANING
The learners partner will DO this
The learner is EXPECTED to do this
(see Handout)
AUGMENTING INPUT: Dictionary Elements
37. AUGMENTING INPUT: Input Dictionary
38. AUGMENTING INPUT: Input Dictionary
39. Process steps for building an input dictionary for a learner:
Select tangible symbol identifiers (OBJECT CUES) for key persons / activities
Match features of these to the learners sensory skills and preferences
Choose TOUCH CUES for each of the requests routinely made of the learner
AUGMENTING INPUT: Input (Receptive) Dictionary
40. Process steps for building an input dictionary for a learner:
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Target touch cues to body parts learner can volitionally move
Assign a unique meaning to each cue
Determine corresponding partner behavior
Stress to all partners the importance of providing consistent cues to the learner
AUGMENTING INPUT: Input (Receptive) Dictionary
41. AUGMENTING INPUT
KEY: Facilitate comprehension!
Talk with more than your mouth. TRI-FOCUS STRATEGIES 30 minutes TOTAL
T / F #330 minutes TOTAL
T / F #3