4. Circles of Communication 5. Other people in the environment 4. Paid associates 3. Acquaintances 2. Close Friends 1. Immediate Family
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15. • Perfect for children who rely on gross motor control rather than their fine motor control. Using Page Turners with Books
16. Reading Books on the Computer • Students have access to the entire classroom library electronically. • Book shelves can be accessed using one or two switch scanning or with a mouse so all students can read independently.
30. Switches to Scan and Access Information Single Switch Joy stick Headlight String Switch:Easily accessed by a light pull of the string Magnetic Recordable Button
31. Spinner It is easy to attach a switch to this spinner, making it possible to activate with a light touch. The spinner makes it possible for students who have difficulty flipping a card over or manipulating a deck of cards to play games with greater ease.
32. Classrooms frequently work with Adaptive Design Association to create adaptive furniture for the classroom. Adaptive Furniture The height of the desk is perfect for students in wheelchairs or wooden chairs. Extra storage is perfect for switches and other adaptive equipment.
33. Links to Home Teachers can send home recordable devices with a slot for a picture. Easy to record and send home to relay events that happened in school. A small camera is attached to a bear that can be sent home to take pictures and then sent back to school to share with friends and teachers.
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Hinweis der Redaktion
Remember to bring: sample techtalk overlays, supported reading book, Fat Cat exercise, Intellitools single hand typist overlay Two goals for presentation: (a) classrooms may have non-verbal child; (b) AAC can support literacy skills for verbal children as well. Explain two parts to presentation: (a) initial definitions of augmentative communication [quick - no questions] (b) use of augmentatives communication for literacy.