4) Beware of zoom fatigue – provide students (and yourself) with breaks from talking and from showing their faces on the screen during exchanges whenever it is appropriate to do so.
3) Keep in mind that distance does not preclude learning or the fun your students can have along the way. Specific to communication, your students can still role play and authentically engage in all formats, including interviews, presentations, reading aloud, debates, etc. Keep them engaged by taking time do to silly, interactive things unique to the virtual platform, like sharing the screen to write messages and draw pictures, changing virtual backgrounds/faces, hiding from one another and anything interactive that provides a momentary release and makes the exchange valuable and enjoyable.
2) Accept that there will be technological interruptions - frozen screens, dropped calls, frequent stops and starts are all to be expected and you and your students need to have patience with yourselves and with each other as you are navigating these distinct challenges.
1) Do not let the social isolation isolate your students from socializing. Urge them to use the present circumstances to reach out to friends and family members they have never had the chance to talk to regularly before – have them share about these opportunities in class as a reminder to all that just because the connection is virtual, it is not any less meaningful.
Courtney Byrd, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is Vice President of Continuing Education for The Stuttering Foundation
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