This presentation was originally developed by Kathryn Helland of PIAT, and Rachael Smolen of the Bucks County Intermediate Unit. It was given at Closing The Gap 2015.
Category: Intervention (page 3)
The Eight Apps of Hanukkah
Or The 12 Apps of Christmas, or The Seven Apps of Kwanzaa. The holidays are soon upon us! Do you have an iPad? Need gift ideas? Do you support people with disabilities? Or, do you simply have an iTunes gift…
AT Makers Joining Forces
The Maker Movement has garnered much attention in recent years. Maker Faires take place in cities across the globe. Websites, such as Instructables, share projects for making anything from birdhouses to Arc Reactors. The Maker Movement is having a growing…
Some Apps For Organization
Today, I want to talk about ways in which tech, specifically apps, can support learning, outside the world of AAC. As I have attended professional development opportunities, and met with others who are enthusiastic about using tech to support all…
Working with What You Have: iOS 11
We often look to the app store to “solve” problems. Afterall, “there’s an app for that.” It is easy to overlook the feature that are built into the iPhone and iPad . Over the years, Apple has responded to consumers…
Back it Up!
The importance of backing up any AAC system cannot be overstated. Many of us (who program devices) have had the experience of spending hours upon hours customizing a vocabulary set, only to lose all of that hard work when a…
ACES 2018
“I want to attend Lehigh University and …work at Warner Brothers.” “My dream is to go to school at Wichita State University, live in dorms with five friends and fly to visit New York City.” “My dream is to one…
Behavior and Communication
Behavior IS Communication “I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk.I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out,so I would just scream.” -Temple Grandin People’s actions always express something. There…
Autism Spectrum Disorders and Communication
About Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) What are Autism Spectrum Disorders The term “Autism Spectrum Disorder” refers to a developmental disorder that can cause severe social, communication and behavioral challenges. It is often used as an “umbrella term” that has, in…
Aided Language Stimulation (Model, Model, and Model Some More!)
Aided Language Stimulation (Modeling) Language Learning A baby hears thousands and thousands language models before they say their first word! We need to look at typical language development as it applies to our AAC users. We cannot just place a…