Rachel Madel
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5,936 appearances
38 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2024
last heard 21 May
Rachel Madel’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I feel like one of my favorite ways to get buy-in is to actually lead with more questions.
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It starts to reveal what
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roadblocks are actually at play.
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So the question becomes like, why is a teacher or a paraprofessional, like, why aren't they using AAC?
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It could be because they don't think the student needs it.
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It's like, well, they have verbal speech.
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So like, why would they need this thing?
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Right.
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It could be that they think, oh, like, you know, that's too high tech for them.
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They couldn't possibly use it.
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A limiting belief.
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It could be that they're just so overwhelmed in their classroom that they can't even imagine doing anything else.
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So the more questions we ask communication partners, the more clear it becomes as to what the roadblock actually is.
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And when we have more clarity around what the roadblock actually is,
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we're better able to come in and figure out how to support, how to educate, how to empower.
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To that point, Aaron says, I have the parent come in with a representative who brings several devices so I can see what will work for the child, but also get parent input.
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Yes, the more people we can get to be a part of that process in the initial stages, the more we have that buy-in when we're going into the implementation phase of whatever tool that we select.
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Also, Tammy says, I've learned so much this year by going into the classroom, not just the content, but the responses and needs of the students.
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I feel like I've been writing goals and working with students, but not meeting their academic needs in the classroom.
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I think this is such a good point simply because
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