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"OATC Staff created these materials as examples of modified curriculum and evaluation tools which can directly support teaching activities related to the Curriculum Access Resource Guide Alternate (CARG-A) and the Oklahoma Alternate Assessment Program Portfolio (OAAP).  Using these materials does not guarantee a passing score on the OAAP.  Each teacher should evaluate these materials and make necessary adjustments to insure they are appropriate to the learning needs of individual students."

Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the

This is a fun and FREE way to teach learning Reading Comprehension Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click below to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs.

"Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for elementary students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click below to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs."

Free online evaluation tool for communication. Includes wonderful videos - how to's. Create a log-in to use. Very interactive. Graphical representation of student skills (including timeline) inventory profile developed of sommunicaion skills

This is a podcast episode about an app for literacy. Episode #105 features a brief discussion about what to look for when evaluating storybook apps and an example of a quality storybook app.

This is great for students who are working on reading fluency

"A short video describing how contacting the assistive technology team before requesting an assistive technology evaluation streamlines the process for getting supports to the student. Learn more about the LCPS AT Service Delivery Model by going to http://bit.ly/lcpsatsdm"

An app to help assistive technology professionals complete evaluations and consultations!

"The Technology Solutions office provides professionally trained, multi-disciplinary teams to evaluate students in collaboration with school staff and the student's family members. This collaborative approach is necessary for the students to achieve success with the recommended technology as these systems will often be used by the student throughout the day in a variety of settings. " SCROLL DOWN FOR CORE VOCABULARY RESOURCES!

The SETT Framework is a four part model intended to promote collaborative decision-making in all phases of assistive technology service design and delivery from consideration through implementation and evaluation of effectiveness. SETT is an acronym for

Adobe Captivate workshop - use to create engaging demonstrations, simulations, and evaluations

Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the

Tutorial on how to do peer reviews in google classroom

NATE -- the National Assistive Technology in Education Network -- brings together information from the many fields and disciplines that are involved in assistive technology services in educational settings. We provide that information in a cohesive, integ

Assistive Technology Trainer's Handbook (P.Reed, M. Kaplan, G. Bowser) This manual is designed for all AT service providers who train others. It contains research-based information about planning, providing and evaluating training

a free weekly webinar series with Dr Caroline Musselwhite, CCC-SLP and Maureen Nevers, CCC-SLP. We have been walking Angelman families through how to evaluate if they have a robust AAC system, how to think about and plan for aided language stimulation, and how to create opportunities to model and use specific targeted words. The content is targeted at Angelman syndrome families but is applicable to any population with complex communication needs and significant disabilities.

"Reinforce money skills and concepts, with these printables, lesson plans, and quizzes for your mathematics class. The topics learned will help your students in practical, real-life situations now and in the future. Included you'll find lesson plans about the monetary system of ancient civilizations, daily warm-ups for all grade levels, cost-evaluation exercises to build your students awareness of budgets, printable sheets of dollars and coins, activities for holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, quizzes, and much more!"

Informal diagnostic tool to assist speech-language pathologist with identifying a language representation system for AAC users. freeware correlate to http://www.closingthegap.com/media/conference/sessions/183/ArtandScienceofAACEval.pdf

Short video explaining how to get support from the LCPS AT Team BEFORE requesting an AT Evaluation.

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recommendations and reviews Apps are arranged by challenge area and difficulty level. For each challenge area, we've included an informational overview with a list of typical challenges that kids face, help for choosing apps that match kids' needs, and further resources. You'll also find Power Tips with ideas for other activities you can do. You can download a guide which contains a list of nearly 100 apps that have been rigorously evaluated and carefully selected by a panel of expert educators, and thoroughly tested by parents and kids. The apps that made the list have been determined to be great media that can boost or supplement learning in both core academic subjects like reading and math, as well as social interaction, communication, motor skills, and organization.

The results of this research add to the evidence regarding the effectiveness of using AAC with people with an ASD (Mirenda, 2001; Schlosser & Blischak, 2001), and adds to the knowledge of why AAC systems are potentially beneficial for children with autism, (The National Standards Report). Effective teaching of motor plans, using the LAMP theory, can be seen to allow for increased storage and retention of symbolic information, resulting with more automatic communication over time, and reducing the cognitive demands associated with analysing and choosing from different symbol sets, as described in the LAMP Manuals (Halloran and Emerson, 2006: Halloran and Halloran, 2012).