Writing – Pushing the Limits! Moving from Emergent to Early Conventional Literacy for Students Who Use AAC

This fast-paced workshop will provide strategies for scaffolding writing for students with disabilities, based on a cognitive processes model of writing. Both light and high tech strategies will be suggested for each phase of writing, including prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing. Sample mini-lessons will also be demonstrated. Accommodations will be offered for students with a range of needs, including physical impairments, AAC, and autism spectrum disorder. Writing prompts and writing samples will be shown for a range of writing genre. The focus will be on authentic writing opportunities and interactive supports.