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This episode features a description of a scenario where a student with multiple articulation difficulties is communicating effectively 90% of the time but needs help when telling about novel situations. A strategy was put in place that is effectively helping that student communicate with others during these times. This episode is one of my contributions to Better Hearing and Speech Month by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

tested and recommended by students and teachers. Zombies and monsters, too

yes / no steps for teaching

"We have developed these thematic units to support you in delivering a vibrant and motivating curriculum for learners aged 3-19 with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). These units are aligned with the Northern Ireland Curriculum."

Teaching yes/no

functional activities for children with severe multiple disabilities,

"11 Free Math Sites for Kids"

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This web resource was built as a part of a student project and has developed into a useful resource for high school and college students with disabilities. The idea behind the project was to create a user-friendly site where students with disabilities could find resources to meet their individual needs. Including low cost apps, online resources and programs for multiple platforms, students are sure to find at least one resource that will contribute to their success in school! With SO MUCH information out there, this site takes the research out and lets you easily explore the best of low cost AT! This is a great place to start for students who are just being introduced to the world of AT

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

Fun games for learning math. Kids love it.

From Karen Erickson and crew

A Stepping-Up Technology Implementation Grant directed by the Center for Literacy and Disabilities Studies. The universal core vocabulary will be provided in multiple formats and levels of complexity to meet the diverse sensory and physical needs of students.

Speaker: Debbie Witkowski Presentation: Getting the most from High-Tech AAC Devices In this segment the speaker provides several advantages to prioritizing a focus on Core Vocabulary in AAC devices. These advantages include Core Vocabulary's role in language development, the ability to target multiple pragmatic functions, the flexibility of core vocabulary, the fact that Core Vocabulary reduces programming, and the fact that core promotes novel utterance generation.

Kiz Club has some excellent resources for those teaching young children with and without special needs. Indeed it has some nice resources that can be age appropriate for older children with special needs as well. For the younger set the Stories and Props has some wonderful items you can print out and use with common early childhood stories. Buried in that section are some nice, simple, online, switch adaptable, read aloud stories for all ages. Be sure to give them a look.

Topmarks math Activities (site uses UK English)

Theory behind Gardner