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For more than 20 years, Boardmaker has been the go-to solution for providing symbol-based learning materials to students with special needs. Boardmaker Online is a complete system for delivering personalized instruction and therapy while also measuring student progress.

yes / no steps for teaching

Teaching yes/no

A presentation describing Universal Design for Learning

Hold Everything! Twenty "Stay-Put" Play Spaces For Infants, Preschoolers and Developmentally Young Children With Sensory Impairments and Other Special Needs

Resources on executive functioning from FCPS

sample communication boards in boardmaker and pdf

This is a new permanent post listing online switch activities for learners with multiple or significant special needs. The activities listed are chosen because they can be used with switches, they are simple and they are enjoyable. The activities listed a

Great comprehensive list of switch activities from Cause and effect to scanning to games!

The Picto4Me Editor is an online application for editing pictograph communication boards for individuals with special needs. The app is free and can be installed via the Google Chrome Web Store

When writing communication goals and objectives for learners with complex communication needs one place  to start is the research.

" A website dedicated to providing high quality teaching activities and games for children with a special educational needs. Our activities are designed to be accessible to everyone including those who access the computer with assistive technology such as switches, touch-screens, mouse and alternative pointing devices including eye gaze."

TAC it Up "Do you teach students with intellectual disabilities? Do you spend most of your day creating lessons because there is no curriculum designed for your students? Do you have a desire to find out what other teachers are doing for students similar to yours? Do you want to spend some time learning new strategies, creating activities and sharing with others?"

Contact your respective LCPS AT Trainer for support in helping students within special education meet their respective IEP goals across the content areas. It all starts with collaboration!

"Plastimake is an easy-to-use plastic that you can shape with your hands. Make strong plastic items in minutes, no special tools required. Perfect for DIY projects, repairs, costumes, crafts, prototypes and more."

Use this stuff to make tangible materials with your hands!

"Accessibility Minute is your weekly look at Assistive Technology--those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs."

SEE ME, FEEL ME, TOUCH ME, HEAR ME: Adapting Books for Divergent Learners PowerPoint Presentation Click on this link for a document containing instructions, considerations, samples, resources, specific units, and sites for assisitve technology support materials The A-Z of Adapting Books for Students with Disabilities in Virginia Click on this link for a document filled with resources specifically for adapting books by Ynez Peterson, OTR/L, AT Specialist Click on this link for ideas on how to fill your room with literacy while meeting the needs of diverse learners by Judy Owens and Gerald Abner SET-BC Accessible Books Video demonstrations on creating and FREE accessible books for downloading from Special Education Technology-British Columbia To download, open, edit and print these files, you must have Boardmaker® software , available at www.mayer-johnson.com .

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