"A blog of ideas, materials and resources. Our focus is on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) across the day and across all settings, but other resources will be shared, too!"
Setting up communication systems for students with communication challenges should also allow them to communicate effectively in all situations. No matter what communication device you have chosen to implement with your students, incorporating core vocabulary words maximizes the students' ability to communicate in a variety of settings. see http://www.ttacnews.vcu.edu/2011/05/core-vocabulary-makes-communication-meaningful/
SET-BC's vast collection of free downloadable visual supports available in both PDF and Boardmaker file formats in the following categories: school, home, community, sample communication displays, young adults, and seasons and holidays
"A complete revision of the Pragmatics Profile of Every Communication Skills, the Pragmatics Profile contains two separate interview forms - each of them taking full account of the increasing variety of complexity of the different communicative and social setting that children encounter as they grow older and enter formal education"
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CAST Professional Learning offers many opportunities for educators, teachers, administrators, and organizations to enhance their professional understanding of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework for education design that is based upon cognitive neuroscientific principles. UDL, developed by CAST, has become one of the most widely, nationally accepted set of Guidelines that enable educators to amplify the learning experience and reach the variability of all learners.
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"AAC Card Maker is a really useful free resource to let you create and print PECS cards, visual supports or communication 'talk' sheets directly from your web browser. The resource uses the full 10,000 symbol ARASAAC set and will also automatically search google for photos where a symbol may not be available or appropriate. You cards can be printed directly from the web site or downloaded for offline printing. Great for sharing with parents."
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The founding members of this wiki consist of "old" therapists, with over 200 years of experience working with special populations and technology. We hope that people will use this site to make informed decisions before downloading. Our purpose in creating this wiki is to foster collaboration around how applications can be used in unique ways to support learning in home, school, and therapy settings.
"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 reading fluency activities on this page are essential for children with dyslexia and struggling readers. These activities can be taught in the classroom (small and large group setting) and can also be implemented at home! Keep checking this page for more free printable reading fluency activities and other ways to increase reading fluency!
Boardmaker Symbols for Picture Books
This is a collection of Boardmaker Symbols to use while reading picture books. Many of the boards are of books in the SET BC Accessible Book Collection. The symbols are 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches in size. These could be made smaller, then laminated and cut up to velcro to the book itself. This image is a sample of a board that can be used while reading 50 Below Zero by Robert Munsch. Download as complete zipped file
AAC Speech Buddy, $27.99, uses the free Mulberry Symbol Set, 12 TTS voices and online management
Discover My Voice, $50.00, uses photos and TTS or recorded voice
iAugCom, $4.99, uses white on back communication icons
JABTalk,$9.99, uses photos and re
Web Worksheet Wizard and Project Poster have combined to make Web Poster Wizard. This FREE tool allows educators to create a lesson, worksheet, or class page and immediately publish it online. Teachers can also set up classes and assign projects to studen
MIT OpenCourseWare: Highlights for High School has culled introductory courses in physics, calculus and biology, along with problem sets and labs, to help students prepare for the Advanced Placement exams. The site also gathers free online courses in subj