2010 Annual Early On Conference & Faculty Colloquium PowerPoints and Handouts

Hope to see you at the 2011 Conference, November 3-4, 2011, at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme!

• Keynote
  • The "Real" Magic of Communication: Building Speech and Language Development Into Everyday Routines (Clarissa Willis)
    • Handout - The "Real" Magic of Communication
• Session 1
  1. How Early On Michigan Providers Foster Hope in Foster Care: Lessons Learned & Opportunities Offered (John Palladino and Mark Geisler) - Cancelled
  2. Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids (Jane Nickert)
     • Handout - Slides from Presentation (PDF)
  3. Keeping Your Cool When Conversations Get Hot (Barb Schinderle and Cheryl Hall)
     • PowerPoint – Keeping Your Cool When Conversations Get Hot
     • Handout – Crucial Conversations Chart 2
  4. Building Relationships and Communication Within a Family’s Natural Environment (Mary Forness and Kelly Johnston)
     • Handout - Everyday Language Toys
     • Handout - Advantages of a “family systems” treatment perspective over a traditional model
     • Handout - Slides from Presentation (PDF)
     • Handout - Wayne State University
     • Handout - Best Practice Guidelines
  5. Misbehavior or Miscommunication (Clarissa Willis)
     • Handout - Misbehavior or Miscommunication
  6. Tone, Positioning, and Motor Development in the Home Environment (Kimberly Tailford)
     • Handout - Slides from Presentation (PDF)
  7. Oral Motor Skills and Feeding (Christin Dowd and Debra Lauharn)
     • PowerPoint - Oral Motor Skills and Feeding
     • Handout – Typical Development
• Session 2
  1. Parental Involvement in Bilingual Children’s Language & Literacy Development (Lena G. Caesar)
     • Handout - Slides from Presentation (PDF)
  2. The Long Journey Home – Transitioning Medically Fragile Infants to the Home Environment (Barbara Shaltis)
     • Handout – The Long Journey – Bibliography
     • Handout – Agreed Upon Mission and Key Principles
     • Handout - Slides from Presentation (PDF)
  3. How Early On Michigan Providers Foster Hope in Foster Care (John Palladino and Mark Geisler) - Cancelled
  4. Early Language Development (Tierney Popp)
     • Handout – Facilitating Language Development in Children Birth to Three
     • Handout - Slides from Presentation (PDF)
  5. Project LAUNCH: Promoting the Wellness of Young Children In Michigan (Linda K. Dann, Barbara Russell, and Deborah A. Griffin)
     • Handout - Briefing Sheet
     • Handout - Slides from Presentation (PDF)
  6. Accommodations, Alternatives and Assistive Technology to Support Language and Literacy in Young Children (Kindy Segovia)
     • Handout - Language and Literacy
  7. Signing with Babies for Communication and Relationship Support (Lisa Keller)
     • PowerPoint - Signing with Babies for Communication Relationship Support
     • Handouts
     • Handout - Signs
• Session 3
  1. Laughing =Learning: The Value of Humor in the College Classroom (Holly Hoffman)
     • Handout – What is your Humor Barometer Reading?
     • Handout - History of Humor Research
  2. Preparing Students for Families and Routines (Clarissa Willis)
     • Handout - Chapter 10
  3. Autism "Recovery?" Understanding and Supporting Parents Who Plan to “Recover” Their Autistic Children (Amber Fante)
     • Handout - Autism Recovery References and Resources
     • PowerPoint - Understanding Autism Recovery
  4. Children, Parents, and the Benefits of Nature: Outdoors – the Real Natural Environment (Sam Cornelius and Carolyn Belknap)
     • Handout – Outdoor Activities
     • Handout – Bibliography
     • Handout – Field Activities
  5. Understanding the Function of Biting and Other Challenging Behaviors (Jennifer Champagne O’Connor)
     • Handout - OUCH
     • PowerPoint
  6. The Primary Service Provider Model in Early Intervention: What Is It and How Does It Work? (Dawn Koger and Susan Wit)
     • Handout - 7 Key Principles of Early Intervention
     • Handout - Using Primary Service Providers & Coaching
     • PowerPoint
  7. Partners in Communication: Ways to Empower Parents (Mallory Mast, Lindsay Reilly, Jennifer Kudsin, Victoria Meeder)
     • PowerPoint -Partners in Communication
• Session 4
  1. To Intervene or Not to Intervene??? When and How to Support Communication Skills in the Birth-to-Three Population (Cheryl Granzo, Diane Saroli-Taylor, and Dana Lepien)
  2. Nurturing Hearts and Brains through Treatment and Parenting (Anne Lange)
     • PowerPoint
  3. Getting Back to Our Passion: Overcoming Compassion Fatigue (Mark Geisler)
     • Handout - Slides from Presentation (PDF)
     • Handout - Professional Quality of Life
  4. Supporting Relationships for Infants and Toddlers with Early Signs of Autism (Ann O’Donnell)
     • Handout - Slides from Presentation (PDF)
  5. Attachment: Helping Early On Parents Connect with Their Very Young Children (Rene’ Beyette and Joan Shirilla)
  6. Multimodal Approach to Suspected Apraxia of Speech (Christin Dowd and Debra Lauharn)
     • PowerPoint
     • Handout – Typical Development
  7. Reflective Supervision (Denise Kerwin and Sheryl Goldberg)
     • Handout - Slides from Presentation (PDF)