IAER Pre-Conference for Early Intervention Professionals

Thank-you for your interest in attending the IAER Pre-Conference!

Deborah Chen will be the afternoon keynote speaking on tactile strategies for infants and toddlers. A full description of her presentation may be seen below.
Detailed agenda with additional speakers is also in this announcement.
Registration starts at 9:00 and conference will run 9:30-4:30. Professional development and EI credit is in process.

Title: Using touch to interact and learn: Tactile strategies for infants and toddlers with visual impairments including those with additional disabilities.
Description: The significance of touch in early social-emotional, cognitive, and communication development is the focus of this session. Components of the Project SPARKLE Touch Profile will be used as a means of gathering information about a child’s experience with and response to tactile information and use of touch. Selected tactile strategies such as hand-under hand guidance, hand-over-hand guidance, tactile modeling, and mutual tactile attention will be discussed. Participants will consider the benefits and challenges of using these strategies with infants and toddlers with visual impairments. Content will be shared through discussion, learning activities, PowerPoint slides, handout and video clips will be used.

Additional reading: http://www.amazon.com/Strategies-Children-Impairments-Multiple-Disabilities/dp/0891288198

IAER Pre-Conference Agenda February 12, 2020

9:00 – 9:30 Registration

9:30-9:45 Welcome

9:45 – 10:45 Guest/Parent to share perspective on raising a child with seizures and VI

10:45 – 11:45 Sara Edwards and Jaime Ridgway to share ways to collaborate as DTV and OT

11:45 – 1:00 Lunch on your own

1:00 – 3:30 Deborah Chen: Using touch to interact and learn: Tactile strategies for infants and toddlers with visual impairments including those with additional disabilities

3:30 – 4:30 Julia Bowman and Jenny Holt to share Resource Update