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"Executive Function 101 is a free e-book from founding partner the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Download the e-book to find out what executive function is and how it impacts kids with learning and attention issues. This e-book also includes an illustration of a day in the life of a child with executive functioning issues."

"The Communication Supports Inventory- Children & Youth (CSI-CY) is a tool to help professionals working with students with complex communication needs make educational plans that are comprehensive enough to capture their strengths and restrictions. The  CSI-CY is designed to make goal writing easier for teachers and speech-language pathologists who work with students who are augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) users or potential users. By itself, it is not an assessment, but rather a guide to organize the professional's understanding of the impact of a student's communication strengths and limitations on their participation at school and home. The Inventory consists of a survey and a report. The World Health Organization developed the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-Children and Youth Version (ICF-CY) in 2007 to provide a global common language for describing the impact of health conditions and disabilities on human functioning. This Inventory uses that same global common language. It utilizes the broad perspective on function and disability of the ICF-CY to characterize students who use AAC."

"Communicative Functions Checklist "

""Checklist of Communicative Functions and Means"

"Assistive Technology to Support Executive Function "

"The effect of aided language stimulation on vocabulary acquisition in children with little or no functional speech."

students wonderful opportunities to contribute to others, while also providing functional ways to practice their skills.

Resources on executive functioning from FCPS

Career Sighted is a new website designed to help students learn a bit about jobs in careers they have an interest in. The videos introduce students to the essential functions of each job and education needed for it. The videos feature real people talking about their jobs and what they like about them.

Children and adults with developmental delays have benefited from the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems to develop language skills necessary for more generative and functional communication. Beginning communicators however, have historically been considered too young or too pre-linguistic and therefore have not been introduced to AAC systems until behaviors, thought to be prerequisites, have been noted. Recent research and theories about early communication development have challenged this traditional practice and broadened the scope of what is considered to be AAC. Practitioners and parents unfamiliar with early AAC options may not recognize possible applications of communication strategies used with typically developing children and older persons with developmental disabilities. AAC is applicable at all ages for learning communication roles and behaviors as well as for functional communication for persons who do not yet demonstrate clear referential symbol use. This article addresses nine questions that are frequently asked about early introduction of AAC systems to children under 3 years of age. Rationales and strategies are provided that can assist early interventionists and parents in considering AAC options for children at risk for being unintelligible or non-speaking.

The AAC-RERC is a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center that functions as a collaborative research group dedicated to the development of effective AAC technology.

EVERYTHING an individual uses to communicate or enhance communication. Different strategies may be needed for different situations and communication partners. Strategies and tools may be combined to meet a wide variety of communication functions. flipbook

Lawsuit against colleges using Kindle DX to deliver content as the DX does not have accessible menus for the visually impaired in order to turn on the text-to-speech function within the digital textbook

This PDF created by Fairfax County Public School's Assistive Technology Services team provides a wealth of resources and links for executive functioning. Categories include Self-Control, Metacognition, Flexibility, Goal-Directed Persistence, Attention and Focus, and Working Memory.

online drawing and graphing tool. Kids can type in an equation and the tool graphs it on virtual graph paper. If kids draw a shape or line on the virtual graph paper, Geogebra will translate it into an equation. For instance, draw a circle, and the tool will give the equation for that circle. Graphs and equations can be saved or printed. The tool has a calculator function, too.

see list of resources, too. not all are free Say it with Symbols! is your first stop resource for families, caregivers, nurses and support professionals looking for easy-to-use, functional augmentative communication aids to help non-verbal loved ones and patients communicate their needs and feelings using pictures and symbols."

This page details the different uses of the function keys on a keyboard

F11 is useful for opening a Web browser in full screen mode, limiting distractions on the screen. Helpful for navigation.

"This fully functional "talking" calculator calculates basic math functions and can be used with or without a screen reader. Every button and edit area talks. It is easy to use with large keys and contrasting colors. It has three display areas, so when the user adds a series of numbers, the total is always displayed, even as a new number is being entered and while always displaying any numbers in memory."

"Free NaturalReader 10.0 Microsoft Voice included All functions to read aloud any text in your computer Change speed and speaker Floating bar to read any text in other applications"