Exceptional Learners and Exceptional Instruction Series Agenda

 7:30-8 a.m.

 Registration and Check-in

8-9:30 a.m.

Continuum of Instruction—Assessment
Linked to Programming
Cindy Bivins, M.Ed.

This session will focus on five key elements of
establishing and maintaining quality early
intervention, including evaluation and
programming, with an emphasis on home and
community-based services.
HANDOUT

9:30-10:15 a.m.

Transdisciplinary Approach in
Small-Group Based Instruction
Ladell H. Kraft, M.C.D, CCC-SLP and
Sarah Case-Price, M.S., CCC-SLP
This session will focus on the components
that are essential to effective small-group
instruction when several different disciplines
are involved.
HANDOUT

10:15-10:30 a.m.

10:30-11:15 a.m.

Developing Integrated Curriculum from
Benchmarks, Assessment Data and
IEP Objectives
Ladell H. Kraft, M.C.D, CCC-SLP and
Sarah Case-Price, M.S., CCC-SLP
This session will focus on building a curriculum
for a therapy group based on the children’s
assessment data, Early Learning
Guidelines/Benchmarks, and individual IEP goals
and objectives.
HANDOUT 1, HANDOUT 2, HANDOUT 3,
HANDOUT 4, HANDOUT 5, HANDOUT 6,
HANDOUT 7

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Working Lunch—Forum with
Transdisciplinary Team Members
Cindy Bivins, M.Ed.,
Ladell H. Kraft, M.C.D, CCC-SLP,
Sarah Case-Price, M.S., CCC-SLP,
Sarah Rouse Myers, M.S., CCC-SLP,
Kimberly D. Bellipanni, Ph.D.,
Judy Prehn, M.S., PT,PCS, and
Donna W. Stauter, M.S., OTR/L, ATP

Members of The Children’s Center’s
Transdisciplinary Team will talk with attendees
regarding specific issues that may arise when
utilizing a transdisciplinary approach in early
intervention.

12:15-1:45 p.m.

Defining the Roles of
Transdisciplinary Team Members
Sarah Case-Price, M.S., CCC-SLP 
and Sarah Rouse Myers, M.S., CCC-SLP

This session will utilize case studies to
describe how various members of a
transdisciplinary team work collaboratively
to address IEP objectives and goals.
HANDOUT

1:45-2 p.m.

Related Service Providers as Team
Members: Integrating PT, OT, and
Behavioral Therapy
Judy Prehn, M.S., PT,PCS,
Donna W. Stauter, M.S., OTR/L, ATP 
and Kimberly D. Bellipanni, Ph.D.

This session will focus on the related
service provider’s view of integrating
specific skills and therapies into a
Transdisciplinary approach of treatment.

NOTE: The handout for this session is
the same as the handout for Defining
the Roles of Transdisciplinary Team
Members.

3-3:30 p.m.