#1 Summary

An hour long episode with guest Helen Adderley who is so charming and intelligent and joy to chat with. Helen talks us through her own personal journey with her son Phil, becoming a Spell2Communicate Practitioner and most importantly about her book of lessons for non speaking, minimally and unreliably speaking individuals learning to spell to communicate plus how to write a good lesson. it is relevant to all Practitioners, Practitioners in Training (PITs) and parents and CRP's (co-regulation partners).

#2 Guest: Helen Adderley

#3 Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro to Episode.

2:30 Introducing Helen Adderley and how her and I met.

4:28 Helen and her son Phil's journey/story- PECS, Signing.

9:43 Finding S2C and training to become a Practitioner.

18:53 Why the lesson is so important: boredom. flow. momentum.

24:23 Categorisation = Age Appropriate. Follow the flow with your questions (multicoloured).

25:23 Spellers want to learn. keep it interesting, conversational. Take note of day to day things that interest or fascinate you + any of your own experiences, memories, passions.

27:04 There must be a mutual respect. A lesson as Elizabeth Vosseller says is.."an invitation to have a conversation".

28:15 Helen's 7 Top Tips for Lesson Writing.

46:12 Helen's Book: "British -Themed S2C Lessons" is available on Amazon and is for older/adult spellers. All proceeds are being donated to the non-profit organisation I-ASC (International Association for Spelling as Communication).

#4 Main Points

• Helen and her son's Phil's backstories
• Why a good lesson is important
• Top Tips for parents, PITs, CRP's, Practitioners
• Helen's book and where to buy it
• What's next...new book for younger spellers in collaboration wiht me/Trish O'Dwyer.

#5 References

If you live in the North Wales area and are looking for a certified S2C Practitioner for your non-speaking, minimally or unreliably speaking child/adult please contact either Helen Adderley [email protected] or Iwona Koza [email protected]

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#8 Next Episode tbc