Using the Carolina Curriculum to Assess and Intervene With Young Children with Special Needs

Using the Carolina Curriculum to Assess and Intervene With Young Children with Special Needs

Speaker: Susan Attermeier, Ph.D., P.T.

Logistics

Recommended book(s) or materials: The Carolina Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs and/or The Carolina Curriculum for Preschoolers with Special Needs

Seminar length: 1-2 days

Number of participants: 10 or more

Who will benefit from this seminar: Early interventionists, early childhood special educators, early childhood program administrators

Speaker Fees: (What do fees include?)
1 day: $1300
2 days: $2300
3 days: $3300

The Carolina Curriculum provides a 12 month – 3 year assessment log and chart for work with children whose skills span the two curricula. The seminar can be targeted to the information and approaches necessary for working with children whose skills fall into this range. Let us know in advance which age group you work with, and, if possible, we’ll gear the seminar to your program!

Seminar Description

This one-day seminar presents The Carolina Curriculum, an assessment and intervention program for young children (birth to 5 years) with mild to severe disabilities. Rather than teaching skills based on the ages typically developing children master them, The Carolina Curriculum outlines more than 20 logical teaching sequences across five major domains: cognition, communication, social adaptation, fine motor, and gross motor. The logical teaching sequences make The Carolina Curriculum a much more effective tool for planning intervention programs than traditional curricula.

Participants will learn to

determine children’s initial ability levels
write behavioral objectives and plan interventions
choose which sequences to teach and which items to teach within a sequence
combine items from different sequences and/or domains into activities
modify items for children with motor, visual, or hearing impairments
work with children in inclusive settings
promote generalization by offering opportunities throughout the day
advise parents on activities to do at home to develop skills
observe play and interview parents for indications of new skills mastered
document change by completing the Assessment Log

For organizations wanting more in-depth coverage of The Carolina Curriculum, the speaker can use the day before the seminar to visit classrooms and consult with teachers one-on-one and in small groups.