You've Got a Friend in Me!
November 2024 Lunch 'n Learn: Peer-Mediated Instruction & Intervention
Are you interested in implementing a peer support program at your school to help your student have meaningful social exchanges with their typical peers? If so, this webinar is for you!
Join us as we break down the steps for developing an inclusive Peer Mediated Instruction & Intervention program to help create friendships that will last a lifetime!
About LASARD Lunch + Learns
Welcome to LASARD’s free Lunch + Learn webinar series! Each month, our expert LASARD
facilitators or guests will discuss topics like social skills, visual supports, self-regulation
tips, communication strategies, and more! These webinars are for educators, families,
and anyone else interested.
Lunch + Learns happen on the second Friday of each month from 12:00-12:30pm.
Peer-Mediated Instruction & Intervention
Peer-Mediated Instruction & Intervention (PMII) is designed to teach peers without disabiltiies how to interact with and support diverse learners.
Resources
Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules
Melinda pulled a lot of resources from the Autism Focused Intervention Resources & Modules (AFIRM) Peer-mediated Instruction and Intervention (PMII) modules. Visit the AFIRM site to learn more and take their modules.
The Lunch Chat
Conversation starters help promote and facilitate conversations during unstructured activities throughout the school day. This strategy is appropriate for all ages!
The Lunch Chat has different prompts to get the students talking in a fun and engaging way!
December Lunch 'n Learn
Topic: Social Narratives
Date: Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 from 12:00-12:30pm
Host: LASARD Facilitator Lisa Davison, LOTR
A social narrative is a personalized story used to help students understand a social situation and assist them in developing a skill, behavior, or response to handle a specific situation effectively.
In this Lunch + Learn, we will explore what social narratives are, how to develop one, how to implement them, and how to evaluate if they are achieving the desired outcome.
About LASARD
The LASARD team is made up of experienced educators that mentor and support hundreds of educators across Louisiana to meet the unique needs of their diverse learners by implementing specialized supports. LASARD’s trainings are paired with with in-person, job-embedded coaching to ensure the use of evidence-based practices.
LASARD is a project of the Human Development Center
LASARD is a project of the Human Development Center (HDC) at LSU Health New Orleans. HDC is Louisiana’s University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. HDC and its programs build the capacity of professionals, service providers, and families to ensure that people with disabilities are able to participate fully in all aspects of community life.