Links Workshops
Links workshop participants will learn to integrate assessment and instruction to meet the educational needs of students at upper elementary, middle, high school and post-secondary environments. Students with Autism and Spectrum Disorders and other developmental disabilities may particularly benefit from the Links Curriculum.
Learn more about the Links Curriculum by visiting www.linkscurriculum.com.
Workshop content will include:
- An overview of the instructional methods (discrete trial training, teaching functional routines, positive behavior supports and more) found in the Links Curriculum
- Routines focused on independence in school and community settings
- Extensive lesson plans to teach skills in both individual and group instructional settings
- Demonstration of interactive web-based tools to conduct individualized assessments, track data and monitor student progress on skill generalization and overall independence in school and community settings
Participants will learn:
- Developmental curriculum content appropriate for students with autism and other developmental disabilities
- To conduct global and targeted assessments
- To collect baseline and ongoing data to assess a student's level of independence
- To identify specific routine steps, skills, and concepts appropriate for instruction
- To individualize instruction and teach skills relating to responding to language, communicating with others, functional academics, and engaging in diverse activities
- To monitor student progress over time
