Week 7 Re-cap

What...
As a class, we discussed different interventions. The material covered in class was over chapters 14 of Teaching Students with Language and Communication Disorders by S. Jay Kruder. The class discussion took place on February 28, 2013.

Why...
As teachers, it is always beneficial to expand our repertoire for the interventions that we can use in the classroom. Sometimes we have routines in place, and it is nice to see some validation for what we do. We do routines that we know work with the students. We do not always realize that these routines have been researched, and if we do the research and find positive backing for implementation in the classroom, it is always a good feeling. On the flip side, research can also show us how to do things differently in our classroom. There are many different types of interventions out there. It's just a matter of going out and getting it.

Reaction...
It was nice to see the different information being presented. I would like to have more information on interventions that work with high school students. I liked the idea of using manipulative to combine words and phrases to make a coherent thought.

Learned...
As I went through my LAIP I assignment, I found an awesome website for dissecting language. Here is the link...

http://www.speech-therapy-information-and-resources.com/mean-length-of-utterance.html

Goal Setting...
Research 1 new intervention for ELL learners