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Tuesday 26 February 2013

ADHD, Visual Interventions and Social Stories and Dyslexia Training Dates Added


ADHD

Wednesday 12th June 2013
Holiday Inn
1 Priddys Yard, Off Frith Rd, Croydon CR0 1TS

Friday 14th June 2013
Latton Bush Centre
Southern Way, Harlow, Essex CM18 7BL

Visual Interventions and Social Stories

Tuesday 14th May 2013,
Mercure Hotel(formerly Ramada)
Boundary Road
Norwich
NR3 2BA

Dyslexia

Thursday 25th April 2013
The Source, Meadowhall Way, Sheffield, S9 1EA

Tuesday 30th April 2013
National College for School Leadership
Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG8 1DH

Wednesday 1st May 2013
Holiday Inn Riverlights, Morledge, Derby, DE1 2AY

Wednesday 15th May 2013,
Mercure Hotel
(formerly Ramada)
Boundary Road
Norwich
NR3 2BA

All courses run from 9:15 - 3:30 and cost £175 + vat per delegate. Lunch and all refreshments are provided.
For more information or to book on an event please visit:

Monday 25 February 2013

Visual Interventions and Social Stories Day Course Special Price £135+vat with this Online Code

Visual and Auditory Social and Behavioural strategy for Teaching and Support Staff working with learners with Autism, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD and related conditions.

The aim of this fun, informative and effective workshop is to provide each delegate with a deeper
knowledge and understanding of the needs of a range of learners and provide the skills necessary to
create appropriate interventions.

This course will cover the following:

• Why learners with Autism and Asperger Syndrome (ASDs) need Social Stories and other Visual
Interventions and how they can benefit from them.
• An overview of the ASD impairments, how they apply to Social Stories and Visual Interventions and
understanding how they work.
• How to communicate effectively in order to enable social and emotional understanding.
• How learners with ADHD, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia and related conditions can also benefit from these
types of intervention.

This training is supported by film footage, case studies and workshop activities during which each
delegate will learn to:


• Use visual communication tools to aid social and emotional understanding.
• Create differentiated, age and level appropriate ways of writing and presenting quick, efficient and
accurate Social Stories and other Visual Interventions.

Choice of dates and venues:

Wednesday 27th February 2013
Holiday Inn Express
1 Priddys Yard, Off Frith Rd, Croydon CR0 1TS

Thursday 28th Feb 2013
Latton Bush Centre
Southern Way, Harlow, Essex CM18 7BL

Wednesday 6th March 2013
National College for School Leadership
Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG8 1DH

Thursday 7th March 2012
The Source, Meadowhall Way,
Sheffield, S9 1EA

Tuesday 12th March 2013
St Hild and St Bede’s College,
Durham, DH1 1SZ

Wednesday 13th March 2013
Holiday Inn, Castle Street,
Hull Marina, HU1 2BX

Thursday 14th March 2013
Premier Inn, Manchester Trafford Centre
West Old Park Lane, Manchester, 17 8PG

Tuesday 19th March 2013
Holiday Inn Riverlights, Morledge,
Derby, DE1 2AY

Tuesday 23rd April 2013
Premier Inn, The Haymarket,
Bristol, BS1 3LR

Wednesday 24th April 2013
Big Sleep Hotel, Wellington Street,
Cheltenham, GL50 1XZ

Cost for this course is usually £225 + vat, however if you enter the online code PFE1977 in the "your message" section of the online booking form you will be charged the reduced cost of £135 + vat. You can register online at www.peoplefirsteducation.co.uk

Friday 22 February 2013

Strategies for Increasing Communication and Language

There are a variety of ways to increase communication depending on a child’s age and ability level. Below are some ideas for increasing language and communication throughout the day.

1. Expand Sentence Length – When children answer a question or request an item using one or two words, increase their sentence length by repeating their answer with an expanded phrase. For example, if you ask a child, “Would you like orange juice?” and they answer “Yes,” model a longer response. “Yes, I would like orange juice.” Then encourage the child to repeat the phrase.

2. Use Books for Language - Reading stories is an excellent way to incorporate language into a fun activity. Ask questions about the pictures, the story, and the characters. Even very young children can identify colours, gender, words, or concepts (e.g. the boy that is the tallest/shortest) by pointing to pictures. Ask children to predict what is going to happen next throughout the story. After finishing the book, discuss what happened in the story.

3. Create Situations that Promote Language - Favorite toys, clothes, and foods can motivate young children to use language. Place favorite items in eye sight, but out of reach, so that children have to use their words to request the items.

4. Provide Choices – Give children choices in activities, stories, toys, and foods so they communicate their preferences. You can create an opportunity for communication even if you know a child is going to select a favorite story or game.

5. Find Time to Communicate – Many children like being entertained by technology, but opportunities for communication are lost when families spend a good deal of time watching television and playing video games. Turn off the television during meals and refrain from using portable video games in the car. Time spent together at the dinner table and in the car are wonderful opportunities for learning about a child’s day and increasing communication and language skills.

6. Be Supportive – Children are more likely to communicate if they feel valued. Encourage language by listening attentively to children and asking them questions. If children answer questions incorrectly, teach them the correct answers using kind, supportive words. Repeatedly asking a question a child does not know how to answer or condescendingly correcting them can hurt their feelings and decreases the chance that they will answer questions in the future. Instead, encourage them to say, “I don’t know,” and use the situation as a learning opportunity.

7. Be a Role Model – Children learn from the adults around them. When adults speak in full sentences, use correct grammar, and articulate well, children hear and are reminded of how words and sentences should sound.

Monday 11 February 2013

ADHD/ADD Attention Deficit Hyperactive Impulsive Disorder Day Course


Strategies for the effective inclusion of learners with for educators and/or support staff, designed to successfully include learners with ADHD.

• An overview of how the impairments affecting learners with ADHD/ADD may cause barriers to learning (What is ADHD? The key features of ADHD). This will include an investigation into the triggers which may cause negative behaviour.
• Meeting the educational needs of the learner with ADHD. Some interactive activities and simple and effective strategies designed to meet a range of needs based on the impairments.
• Strategies and interventions for adapting the sensory environment to meet the behavioural needs of learners with
ADHD/ADD.
• Strategies and interventions for including and integrating the learner with ADHD/ADD.
• A range of Visual Interventions and how they can benefit from them.
• An investigation into the type of language and presentation suitable for the needs of learners with ADHD/ADD.
• Promoting positive behaviour through effective practice including guidance for effective behaviour management strategies.

This training focusses on the understanding that learners with these conditions may communicate/present differently to neurotypical learners but can still achieve their potential with the implementation of appropriate interventions enabling colleagues to take the perspective of the learners as well as having a portfolio of strategies.

Choice of dates and venues:

Wednesday 12th June 2013
Holiday Inn
1 Priddys Yard, Off Frith Rd, Croydon CR0 1TS

Friday 14th June 2013
Latton Bush Centre
Southern Way, Harlow, Essex CM18 7BL

Cost for this course is £175+vat. You can register online at:
www.peoplefirsteducation.co.uk