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Dear Colleagues, APRICOT, Inc. announces its 2008-2009 workshop schedule. Workshops will be held in the Portland, Oregon area. The exact location for each class will be determined by the number of pre-registrations received. There are four ways to register for workshops: (1) by phone at 503-670-1740; (2) by e-mail at apricot@spiritone.com; (3) by fax at 503-670-1743; or (4) by mail to APRICOT, Inc., PO Box 230138, Tigard OR 97281-0138. Payments can be made by purchase orders, checks or credit cards. Sincerely, Mabel M. Brown, M.A.
Date: September 20, 2008 (Saturday) Course No.: 0806 Level: Beginning Times: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $115 (save $25 when preregistered by Sept. 5th) Title: Visual Language Strategies for Differentiated Learning “Thinking to See” Presenter: Bonnie Robb, M.Ed. Audience: Educators, support specialists, SLP’s, administrators, parents Description: Most schools now use some type of small group instruction for K-2 literacy. This class will give strategies for adapting these small group lessons to be more visual in nature to better reach the learning systems of ALL students. Some whole class language strategies for emergent readers to help them make the connection between the visuals in their heads and the words on the page will be demonstrated. Even though this is a hands-on workshop, strategies will be based on principles of Viconic Language. Key words/concepts: literacy, language strategies, Viconic Language Learner Outcomes: Participants will be able to… 1. Demonstrate how to use language strategies and 2. Demonstrate how to adjusting literacy activities to be more meaningful for the majority of students in small groups as well as large groups.
Date: October 25, 2008 (Saturday) Course No.: 0807 Level: Intermediate Times: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $115 (save $25 when preregistered by Oct. 10th)
Title: When is drawing not art? “When drawing a concept”
Presenter: Ellyn Arwood, Ed.D. Audience: Support specialists, SLP’s, teachers, parents, administrators Description: Drawing represents thinking and thinking supports language development. Examples of drawings from artists diagnosed with schizophrenia, children diagnosed with autism, and from college students who think with visual concepts will provide support for how drawing is conceptual. This workshop will connect the conceptual basis of drawing with language intervention practices. When drawing and language become interconnected, then numerous applications are available for improving learning and language. Conceptual drawing allows for ideas to be assigned meaning through language. Participants will gain knowledge on how to use conceptual drawing to create visual thinking flowcharts. Key words/concepts: language development, language intervention, creating visual flowcharts, Viconic Language Learner Outcomes: Participants will be able to… 1. Create flowcharts that represent conceptual drawing. 2. Explain how conceptual drawing is part of the connection between thinking and language.
Date: November 14 & 15, 2008 (Friday and Saturday) Course No.: 0808 Level: Beginning Times: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $175 (save $25 when preregistered by Oct. 31st) Title: The Language of Pictures. Presenters: Ellyn Lucas Arwood, Ed.D., Carole Kaulitz, M.Ed., and Mabel Brown, M.A. Audience: Specialists, teachers, parents, administrators Description: Even though it is popular to use visuals with individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders, not all visuals are the same. Not all pictures work the same way. The purpose of this workshop is to explain, and to show, how and when pictures work to provide the meaning of language for learners to develop cognitively and socially. The content of this workshop is based on a 2009 publication, The Language of Pictures, written by the presenters and published by AAPC. Key words/concepts: autism, visual materials, pictures, Viconic Language, social development, cognitive development, language development Learner Outcomes: Participants will be able to… 1. Provide the developmental level to various visuals 2. Explain how to adjust developmental levels of materials
Date: January 17, 2009 (Saturday) Course No.: 0901 Level: Beginning Times: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $115 (save $25 when preregistered by Jan. 2nd) Title: Teaching Content through Visual Language “Does Johnny Really Understand the Classroom?” Presenter: Alyse Rostamizadeh, B.A. Audience: Teachers, parents, specialists, administrators Description: Do you have students who raise their hands and ask the same questions that were just explained? Do you struggle to get the majority of students to pass content tests in science and math, social studies and history? Do you have students who have difficulty following through with classroom directions and/or completing and bringing back homework assignments? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then this is the workshop for you. The presenter will provide numerous examples of how to make the language in the classroom match the way students think and learn so that students are successful with academic pursuits while developing positive social concepts such as respect for themselves, their peers, and their learning. This is a practical, hands on workshop based on Arwood's Neurosemantic Theory of Language Learning and the principles of Viconic Language. Key words/concepts: language, literacy, classroom climate, academic success, time management Learner Outcomes: Participants should be able to… 1. Describe three different ways to adjust the language of the classroom so that students show an increase in participation, 2. Describe three ways to adjust the language of the classroom so that students show an increase in academic performance, 3. Describe threes ways to adjust the language of the classroom so that students show an increase in social engagement.
Date: February 28, 2009 (Saturday) Course No.: 0902 Level: Beginning Times: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $115 (save $25 when preregistered by Feb. 13th) Title: Language for Individuals Severely Impacted by Autism “Assigning Meaning Develops the Brain” Presenters: Ellyn Lucas Arwood, Ed.D., and Carole Kaulitz, M.Ed. Audience: parents, teachers, specialists, administrators Description: Those individuals diagnosed with an ASD who experience the severe impact of a multiplicity of issues and concerns need strength-based intervention. The purpose of this workshop is to provide numerous case examples of how to assess and intervene to develop better cognition and socialization based on the individual’s Neurosemantic Language Learning System. Video clips and language samples from clients will offer support to how to assign meaning in the way a person learns best. Key words/concepts: autism, severely impacted, co-morbidity with autism, language development, language intervention, neursemantic language learning Learner Outcomes: Participants will be able to… 1. Identify the various ways to assess for learning 2. Explain how intervention aligns with an individual’s learning system
Date: March 21, 2009 (Saturday) Course No.: 0903 Level: Intermediate Times: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $115 (save $25 when preregistered by Mar. 6th) Title: Update on Mind-Brain Connection Presenter: Ellyn Lucas Arwood, Ed.D. Audience: Anyone interested in mind-brain connections Description: Brain research continues to try to connect human literacy functions to the mind. This workshop will be an update on how the brain research views the use of language to learn to read, write, think, and act. Recent neuroscience research will be reviewed along with a caution about applications being linguistically and culturally biased. Evidence of such bias will be provided. Participants will be encouraged to weigh in on their interpretation of neuroscience findings. Key words/concepts: neuroscience, language, literacy, research Learner Outcomes: Participants will be able to… 1. Explain three current uses of neuroscience to understand various aspects of human literacy.
Date: April 18, 2009 (Saturday) Course No.: 0904 Level: Beginning Times: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $115 (save $25 when preregistered by April 3rd) Title: Innovative Teaching with Visual Strategies Presenters: Ellyn Lucas Arwood, Ed.D., and Joanna Kaakinen, Ph.D. Audience: Educators from all disciplines, administrators, support specialists Description: The majority of thinkers today do not use the sound-based properties of the auditory English language for thinking. Thinking or cognition is the basis to language and language mediates critical thinking. Examples from 6th grade through college will be given that utilize the characteristics of visual languages without losing the formal level of conceptualization in English for higher order thinking. The process of changing auditory language into something that is more visually conceptual is known as Viconic Language. Examples of how to change content to be more user-friendly will also be provided. Data regarding the effectiveness of their strategies from different situations will be provided. Please note: Dr. Arwood and Dr. Kaakinen have been invited speakers and keynote presenters for a variety of groups and conferences throughout the United States. Their tag team style of presenting practice supported by theory is often reported by participants as the highlight of a conference. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear these two present locally. Key words/concepts: thinking, learning, Viconic Language, language strategies, visual thinking, cognitive development, effective teaching Learner Outcomes: Participants will be able to… 1. Describe the difference between an auditory language presentation of content and a visual presentation of content 2. Demonstrate how to change their auditory visuals into Viconic Language visuals for more effective teaching and learning.
After 16 years located in the Burnside Trolley Building of Northeast Portland, the APRICOT Clinic has moved to the southwest metro area. Our new location features more space and ample parking.
The APRICOT Clinic staff under the guidance of Mabel Brown, MA, continues to offer the excellent learning, language, and behavior therapy and evaluations. We continue to specialize in working with individuals who are affected by neurogenic disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorders, AD/HD, and syndromes. Additional education about language, learning, and the brain through consultations, workshops, in-services, and products may be purchased by contacting Mabel at the new clinic.
General information about the workshops:
REGISTRATION PROCESS:
1. Click here to go to a separate web page that you can print out using the "FILE / PRINT" feature on your web browser. Your printer will print out a brief form which can be mailed to APRICOT, Inc. If you have any technical difficulty printing a copy of the sign-up form, please make some simple notes about the information required on the form when you see it displayed as a web page. Then reconstruct the form on a blank piece of paper and fill in the sign-up information which will be needed by APRICOT, Inc. to process your registration request.
2. Enclose a check, money order or *purchase order* payable to APRICOT, Inc.
3. Send form and payment to: APRICOT, Inc., P.O. Box 230138, Tigard, OR, 97281-0138
4. Registration questions? Telephone: 503-670-1740
*Participants using purchase orders: When registering less than two weeks before the start of class, please telephone first to find out the best way to reserve your place in the class. Please have your purchase order number ready for the business manager.
*Airline Tickets: Please telephone our office before purchasing airline tickets, since classes are canceled when there is insufficient enrollment.
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1. Classes are held in the Portland Metropolitan area. 2. Lecture times are individually posted for each course. 3. Registration is 30 minutes prior to the posted lecture time. 4. Certificates of attendance are provided. 5. Optional ASHA Continuing Education Units may be available for an additional fee ($12.50). Register and pay for CEUs on the first day of class. 6. Optional WACECH (Washington Continuing Education Clock Hours) may be available for an additional fee of $2 per clock hour. Register and pay for CEUs on the first day of class. 7. Cancellations received two weeks prior to class will receive a full refund minus a $10 per person processing charge. 8. Enrollment is determined on a first-come, first-serve basis. If minimum enrollment is not met, two weeks prior to class date, class will be cancelled and your fee(s) will be refunded. Preregistration is necessary for classes to make. 9. Your cancelled check is your acknowledgment. 10. Confirmation letters are sent out one week prior to the class start date.
ASHA Continuing Education Registry .Statement of Approval APRICOT, Inc. is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. About each activity: 1. Visual Language Strategies for Differentiated Learning, is offered for .5 CEUs (Beginning level, Professional area). 2. When is drawing not art?, is offered for .5 CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). 3. The Language of Pictures, is offered for 1.0 CEUs (Beginning level, Professional area). 4. Teaching Content through Visual Language, is offered for .5 CEUs (Beginning level, Professional area). 5. Language for Individuals Severely Impacted by Autism, is offered for .5 CEUs (Beginning level, Professional area). 6. Update on Mind-Brain Connection, is offered for .5 CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). 7. Innovative Teaching with Visual Strategies, is offered for .5 CEUs (Beginning level, Professional area). ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
An annual ASHA CE Registry fee is required to register ASHA CEUs. ASHA CE Registry fees are paid by the participant directly to the ASHA National Office. The annual ASHA CE Registry fee allows registration of an unlimited number of ASHA CEUs for the calendar year. Contact the ASHA CE staff at 800-498-2071, ext. 4219 for CE Registry fee subscription information.
Please note that a $3 per class fee is charged by APRICOT, Inc. to process CEU materials. ASHA does not charge a per class fee--only the annual fee.
Instructional Personnel
Ellyn Arwood, Ed.D., CCC-SLP, is a full professor at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon and has a national and international reputation for scholarship in the areas of language, cognition, learning, development and special needs. During the past 36 years Dr. Arwood has been on faculty at a number of universities teaching and providing hands-on clinical experiences with all populations of communicatively impaired children and adults. She is the author of four textbooks and one monograph about the concept of pragmaticism applied to communication disorders, learning, and using language to learn.
Did you know that your school district can save 10% on registration fees? When 10 or more people attend the same class, and are registered together as a group on one purchase order, the total amount due is reduced by 10%.
Did you know that private presentations for individual schools can be arranged through APRICOT, Inc.? Telephone 503-670-1740 for more information.
DATA REQUESTS:
It has come to our attention that many of you have been collecting data on the progress of your students. Some of this data is in anecdotal form and some is in a descriptive observational form. Other data have been counted, charted, graphed, etc. If you have collected some student data that showcase what you do and you would like to share your data with other professionals, Dr. Arwood is willing to compile the data and disseminate it.
The purpose of such dissemination is to provide a research base for using language to change behavior both academically and socially.
If you have questions about sharing your data please e-mail us at: APRICOT@spiritone.com
If you want to send your data directly to us, please mail it to:
APRICOT, Inc. P.O. Box 230138, Tigard, OR, 97281-0138