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Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Overview Purpose/Goals Audience Performance Standards Definition of Icons At a Glance (table of contents) Module 1
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Module 2
Speaking and Listening Respectfully
Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 2-1: Successful Conversations
with Parents
Activity 2-2: Communication
Helpers
Activity 2-3: Listening Well
Activity 2-4: Giving Feedback
Activity 2-5: Using "I" Messages
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice
Handout 3: Elements of Successful Communication
Handout 4: Communication Helpers and Blockers
Handout 5: Listening Well Cue Cards
Handout 6: Feedback
Handout 7: Giving Feedback
Handout 8: Using "I" Messages
Module 3
Using Plain Language Writing
Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 3-1: Looking at Readability
Activity 3-2: Analyzing Writing
Activity 3-3: Applying A Readability
Formula
Activity 3-4: Making Simpler
Sentences
Activity 3-5: Improving Messages
Activity 3-6: Auditing Communications
Efforts
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice
Overhead 2: Passage #1
Overhead 3: Instructions for Using the FOG Index
Handout 9: Sample Reading Passages, Key
Handout 10: Plain Language Writing
Handout 11: A Rewrite of Passage #4
Handout 12: Making Simpler Sentences, Key
Handout 13: Audit Worksheet
Module 4
Planning the Communication Process
Outcomes
Key Concepts
Background Information
Activity 4-1: Communication
Quilt
Activity 4-2: Communication
Environment
Activity 4-3: My Communications
with Parents
Activity 4-4: The Communication
Climate
Activity 4-5: Systems for Sharing
Next Steps: Ideas to Extend Practice
Handout 14: Communication Environment
Handout 15: Communication Styles
Handout 16: Creating A Climate for Communications
Handout 17: Systems for Sharing
Continuing Professional Development
Resources
Materials
Resource Organization