Click below to see an amazing video about a person with autism, must watch whole video as it will surprise you- No doubt In My Language
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Nashua Autism Network - Connect with Autism News, Resources, & Supports in Nashua, New Hampshire
Nashua Autism Network - Connect with Autism News, Resources, & Supports in Nashua, New Hampshire
Super local resource for for parents of children with autism. Read, connect, share by clicking the link above
Super local resource for for parents of children with autism. Read, connect, share by clicking the link above
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Two iPad for Special Education Workshops in Feb 2012
Sue's Workshops- Intro to iPad 2 Workshop on Feb. 3rd and iPad Apps for PreK-5th grade-Special Education on Feb 8th.
Click above to read descriptions and register for these informative, hands on workshops!
Click above to read descriptions and register for these informative, hands on workshops!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Expanding Language Through Apps-Helicopter Taxi
Expanding Language
Through Apps
We all have seen
fun apps, apps that teach the basics like letter, numbers, coloring and game
apps. Is there more? I think so. The
Toca Boca development company has a series of apps that are unique in their
delivery and especially great for stimulating language expression. Never mind
that, they will crack your kids up and keep them begging to play again and
again. In a previous article about apps for kids on the spectrum, I highlighted
two of their apps, Toca Doctor and Toca Hair Salon. Today I want to share with
you a truly different app- Helicopter Taxi. This app is a “virtual app” in the
silliest sense. Like all Toca Boca apps, there is no talking, that right NO
talking in the app, no directions spoken, no overwhelming sounds, points to
earn or levels to achieve. Kids have free rein to act out events by following
picture cues within a successful environment. In Helicopter Taxi ($1.99), Rita and Skip
pilot a helicopter with your child steering the trip. The “scenery” of the
flight is your own living room! The app uses the camera feature of the iPad2 as
the background for play. The apps shows on the screen the six locations your
child needs to fly to where they will either pickup or drop off a passenger. The
opportunities to talk about where you are flying to, what you see on your way
and where you landed are plentiful. I have produced some low- tech materials to
enhance the experience and help children with limited language and decreased
memory skills to plan their “fights”. Below are three pages that can be downloaded and used with Helicopter Taxi. These are Google
docs so you must have a free Google account in order to download. Directions
for how to use the pages are included with the pictures on the second doc.
ENJOY! I would love to hear how you used the pages and what language your child was able to express while playing. I can be reached at sue@communik-9.com or through this Blog if you’d like to share. Click here to preview Helicopter Taxi
ENJOY! I would love to hear how you used the pages and what language your child was able to express while playing. I can be reached at sue@communik-9.com or through this Blog if you’d like to share. Click here to preview Helicopter Taxi
Boardmaker .pdf files @
http://tinyurl.com/8642xhf
UPDATED: OK Just checked the docs and the text did not transfer but the pictures are good so here's the Directions for use:
These pictures
show the 2/6 locations indicated on the Helicopter Taxi screen during play. Laminate,
cut apart as shown and fold in half to produce little “triangles.” Before the
helicopter takes off, instruct the child to map out their locations around the
house by placing the location markers in various locations.
Sample Discussions
using the location markers and related communication board
·
Prompt
language rich conversations by talking about:
various rooms of the house, in the kitchen, on the porch
various rooms of the house, in the kitchen, on the porch
·
use
prepositions to identify specific locations example, “Where is the beach? “in
the living room next to the couch”
·
use
third person singular verbs (s) to describe what the helicopter taxi does, he
flies, lands, picks up, drops off, goes, the
passenger calls, to etc
·
use of
recent regular and irregular past tense, I flew to ______, I went
to ______, I took off from _____, I landed at the _____, I picked
up___, the passenger got on, got off, called the pilot
·
address
time by sequencing the flights, “First I went to the beach then I flew to
_____, next I ______ and finally I flew to _____.”
·
Brainstorm
possible reasons why the passenger traveled from location to location. Make up
stories to match “Why did she go to the beach? Because she wanted to swim.” Why
did she go to the hospital? Because she got stung by a bee at the beach.”
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
WatchKnowLearn - Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students
Fantastic collection of educational videos, can be viewed on a pc or download thier app for ipad viewing. Sign in to taylor your search.
WatchKnowLearn - Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students
WatchKnowLearn - Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Award for Continuing Education
Sue was recently awarded her
fourth Award
for Continuing Education (ACE) by the American Speech, Language and Hearing
Association (ASHA) in recognition of her
continued professional study. The ACE is a formal recognition of professionals who
have demonstrated their commitment to lifelong learning by earning 7.0 ASHA
CEUs (70 contact hours) within a 36-month period.
Sue ‘s recent studies workshops
and training in The Beckman Oral Motor Approach to Assessment and Intervention,
The Verbal Behavior Approach to Teach Language to Children, Selective Mutism,
Children with Co-Existing ADHD, Language Processing & Sensorimotor
Challenges, Introduction to PODD-Multi-Modal Communication, Best Strategies to
Help SLP’s Support Student Literacy Skills and more.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Speech Therapist's Favorite iPad Apps For Children With Autism
My Repost from http://www.autismpluggedin.com
Speech Therapist's Favorite iPad Apps For Children With Autism
Speech Therapist's Favorite iPad Apps For Children With Autism
Monday, January 2, 2012
Therapy app 411 reviews
Therapy app411 Click here for excellent reviews of apps useful in speech pathology and more
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