Embedded Files
Visual Supports
Visual Supports
Use Boardmaker to create low tech communication boards or templates for communication devices. Available on disk from your AT Team Member.
Use Boardmaker to create low tech communication boards or templates for communication devices. Available on disk from your AT Team Member.
See example materials below!
See example materials below!
Example Boardmaker Activities
Example Boardmaker Activities
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
IfYouGiveaMouseaCookie.pdfNo, David!
No, David!
No-David.pdfReading
Reading
Electronic text allows the student to access the text in ways that would not be possible using standard printed text. Words can be seen and heard when used with a text reader.
Electronic text allows the student to access the text in ways that would not be possible using standard printed text. Words can be seen and heard when used with a text reader.
These are just a few of the many available resources:
These are just a few of the many available resources:
Start to Finish: http://www.donjohnston.com/products/start_to_finish/index.html
Start to Finish provides access to text via a variety of formats
Contact your AT Team Member for more information
Bookshare: http://www.bookshare.org/
Bookshare provides books in electronic format so students with a reading disability can hear and see text while it is read.
EPIC: https://www.getepic.com/
Writing
Writing
This Chrome extension includes a variety of tools to support literacy. Premium features include:
This Chrome extension includes a variety of tools to support literacy. Premium features include:
Text-to-speech
Speech-to-text
Spell check
Grammar check
Translation
Picture dictionary
Highlighting
Vocabulary builder
Click here to get started!
Available through your Assistive Technology team. This software pairs pictures with text. Students can click on pictures to build sentences and the program reads the text aloud.
Available through your Assistive Technology team. This software pairs pictures with text. Students can click on pictures to build sentences and the program reads the text aloud.
Our favorite FREE typing programs:
Our favorite FREE typing programs:
Typing.com: Create a teacher account and monitor your student' progress
Dance Mat Typing: Fun and engaging site using music and games to introduce typing to beginners
Nitro Type: For students that have some typing skills to practice speed and accuracy while racing cars
Our Favorite Resources
Our Favorite Resources
Speaking of Speech.com is the first and largest interactive forum for speech/language pathologists and teachers to improve communication skills in our schools by:
Speaking of Speech.com is the first and largest interactive forum for speech/language pathologists and teachers to improve communication skills in our schools by:
exchanging ideas, techniques, materials, and lessons that work,
finding out about materials before you buy,
seeking and giving advice on therapy and caseload management issues, and
exploring a myriad of helpful resource links.
All school-based speech/language pathologists are encouraged to contribute to this site's growing knowledge base. Everyone is invited to take ideas from this site as well as share their own insights and perspectives.
All school-based speech/language pathologists are encouraged to contribute to this site's growing knowledge base. Everyone is invited to take ideas from this site as well as share their own insights and perspectives.
Here is our 6th annual list of the best speech and language websites that we think speech-language pathologists and parents of kids with speech and language disorders should follow this year.
Here is our 6th annual list of the best speech and language websites that we think speech-language pathologists and parents of kids with speech and language disorders should follow this year.
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