French Version (Narrative Stories)
This is a video created in French, to provide guidance on creating social stories similar to those created by Carol Grey.
Literacy Interventions for Children with Significant Disabilities (SwSD Playlist)
Stephanie Downey Toledo reviews research demonstrating how to most effectively support these students with significant disabilities in their language and literacy development, such as by targeting phonemic awareness.
Interventions (SwSD: Module 03)
In this module, Stephanie provides practical activities to use in supporting literacy in SWSD and also reviews how to incorporate AAC devices into literacy intervention.
Bilingual Students (SwSD: Module 02)
Stephanie presents the research that has demonstrated that bilingualism, even in students with severe disabilities, has many cognitive as well as socio-emotional benefits.
Teaching Considerations (SwSD: Module 01)
Stephanie reviews research demonstrating how to most effectively support these students in their language and literacy development, such as by targeting phonemic awareness.
Writing Interventions (WI Playlist)
Stephanie Downey Toledo reviews what a writing disability is and gives us an opportunity to get an idea of what it might feel like to have one.
Writing Intervention Activities Part 2 (WI: Module 05)
This module includes strategies for conjunctions, spelling rules, graphic organizers for essays and narratives, and suggestions for more engaging and motivating activities for adolescent students.
Writing Intervention Activities Part 1 (WI: Module 04)
This module provides practical interventions to use in therapy, in the classroom and at home for students with writing disabilities.
Form and Function of Writing (WI: Module 03)
Stephanie gives us some realistic strategies to use in writing interventions, both in the classroom and therapy room.
Writing Disability Simulation (WI: Module 02)
This module provides a writing task that allows us to get an idea of what it might be like for our students who struggle with a writing disability.
