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Is it possible that a few simple words like "give," "go," "like," "you," and "stop" can change the lives of nonverbal students? Finding the answer to this question has been the work of speech-language pathologists, assistive technologists, and teachers in the Spotsylvania (Virginia) County Schools for the past four years.

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).

The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) leads the nation in observing Brain Injury Awareness Month by conducting an awareness campaign in March each year. The theme for the 2015 to 2017 campaign is: Not Alone.

We believe that Chrome should provide a complete and satisfying experience to users who have low vision. Here are three of the most common needs, and how they can currently be addressed in Chrome.

Video on how to change the default zoom level in Google Chrome

This video is part of the UBC Learning Commons three-minute tutorials series. The tutorial will demonstrate a mnemonic strategy and various methods for taking better notes

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professional library of both print and digital resources pertaining to education. It is also home to one of two teacher production centers (the other located at Round Hill Center) which provide computer work stations, internet access, poster printers, laminators, copiers, document scanners, book binders and much more.

Under the Table tells the story of how our assumptions influence not only how we act, but how we treat others. This story is one of understanding and realization that all students are are capable and contributors in their communities. We know that diversity is a strength, but if we are to truly move inclusive education forward in our schools, we need to understand the essential component of presuming competence.

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Episode #151 is a discussion of the philosophy of Spontaneous Novel Utterance Generation (SNUG) and what the term "Presuming Competence" means in relation to teaching language to users of augmentative/alternative communication.

Emotional intelligence ( EI) or emotional quotient ( EQ) is the capacity of individuals to recognize their own, and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.

A short animation breaking down the concepts of emotional intelligence and how it's an integral part of thinking and decision making.

He will speak about the importance of promoting student mental health in high school, and advocate for peer and staff support. Ronen Habib is the ed-tech coordinator and a teacher/creator of the Positive Psychology Course at Gunn High School. He is also the founder of EQschools, an organization providing emotional intelligence training to students, parents, and teachers.

The YouTube Channel for Loudoun County Public School's AT Team. Find over 70 instructional videos arranged into playlists including but not limited to… Read&Write for Google Chrome Tutorials Read&Write Tutorials Read&Write Student Testimonials Communication Strategies Foldables

This video shows the importance of teaching core vocabulary to individuals with disabilities.