Spring 2009 Syllabi
RE 3030: Foundations of Literacy
RE 3900: Principles of Reading Instruction for the Classroom Teacher
RE 5040: Teacher as Researcher
Literacy, Disability, Technology Resources :
You will find my social bookmarks for literacy, disability, and technology resources continuously updated at http://www.furl.net/members/koppenhaverd/ and my new blog in the making at http://reedabooke.wordpress.com/ (got a topic you want addressed, email me).
Writing handout from MDSC Conference,3/21/09.
Announcements (last updated 1/11/09):
The Center for Literacy and Disability Studies can be found at the University of North Carolina.
The Tar Heel Reader, an on-line resource for reading and writing beginning level digital books for older adolescents, now has over 1,900 books in its library, over 100,000 book readings, since it opened in May 2008.
Children with Disabilities: Reading and Writing the Four-Block Way (Karen Erickson & David Koppenhaver) has been published by Carson-Dellosa, 2007 (ISBN 978-1-60022-125-5).
Waves of Words: Augmented Communicators Read and Write (Erickson, Koppenhaver, & Yoder, eds.), an international collection of case studies, is available from Augmentative Communication, Inc., 1 Surf Way, #237, Monterey, CA 93940 (Tel. 831-649-3050, Fax 831/646-5428) for $US22 + $US3 shipping.
Upcoming in 2009 (Updated Oct. 14, 2008):
March 21: Karen Erickson and I will be speaking at the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress Conference. Contact the MDSC for information by phone (800-664-MDSC) or email.
March 27: Karen Erickson and I will be speaking on "Balancing the ABC's for Students with ASD" in Concord, New Hampshire. Check out the workshop description (you'll need to scroll down the page) or contact Michael McSheehan for information.
May 5-6: Karen Erickson and I will be offering an advanced follow-up workshop on assessments to guide literacy interventions in AAC in Toronto. Contact Bridges to Learning for information.
May 7: I will be offering a one-day workshop on writing instruction for kids with disabilities, and Karen Erickson will be offering the same on reading, at the Bridges to Learning Conference in Toronto.
June 14-19:
Karen Erickson and I will be co-teaching the 6th Summer Seminar on Literacy in Augmentative Communication after a one-year hiatus at the University of Florida. Contact the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities for information by phone (800-9-AUTISM) or email.
June 21-26: Karen Erickson and I will be co-teaching a short course (the AAC/Literacy Academy) for Oakland Schools (Pontiac, MI). Check out the workshop description or contact Ina Kirstein for details.
June 28-July 3: Karen Erickson and I will be co-teaching the 5th Summer Literacy Session at Camp Courage in Maple Lake, MN. Adolescent campers and their families can find information about last summer's camp here. Email Barb Wollak to register or for information about this summer's session.
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Finn Jensen, of Denmark, is the talented artist who sketched me during a lecture. My son Will's comment, "That's when you were skinnier. Right, Dad?"
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