ERIC Number: EJ796084
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Publication Date: 2008
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Using Action Plans to Support Communication Programming for Children Who Are Deafblind
Bruce, Susan M.
RE:view: Rehabilitation Education for Blindness and Visual Impairment, v39 n2 p71-84 Sum 2008
The author describes the use of action plans to support 2 teachers' post-in-service implementation of communication strategies with 3 children who are deafblind. In the action plans, the teachers recorded changes in thinking and instructional practices under the 4 aspects of communication: form, function, content, and context. They also recorded their concerns about implementation and their requests for follow-up support. One teacher focused initially on forms of communication and later on context; the other teacher implemented practices across all 4 aspects, primarily because of the influence of regularly scheduled team meetings. Teachers expressed concerns through Stage 4: Consequence and Stage 5: Collaboration of S. Loucks-Horsley and S. Stiegelbauer's (1991) concerns-based adoption model. Both teachers requested videos, further discussion of in-service concepts, and on-site coaching. (Contains 1 figure and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Adoption (Ideas), Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Interpersonal Communication, Communication Skills, Planning, Deaf Blind, Special Needs Students, Program Implementation, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development
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