Who is this 2-day hybrid workshop for?

This two‐day workshop is aimed at specialist teachers, speech and language therapists, intervenors, teaching assistants and family members who are exploring, using and assessing tactile communication with children who are deafblind or would benefit from using tactile sign strategies in mainstream and specialist settings.

Workshop content:

• An understanding of bodily tactile communication and tactile sign language – theoretical frameworks and how these come together in emerging tactile language users
• Practical aspects of supporting learners who communicate in a bodily tactile way and supporting the emergence of tactile language
• Principles of tactile sign language and adapting sign language to the tactile mode
• Supporting assessment and goal setting for learners using bodily tactile communication and tactile sign language

For more information and a booking form, see here