Communication Symbol Preposition Sentences Winter Theme

For students who need additional practice making sentences in their communication systems or for speech therapy practice, beyond what they get in natural contexts, this resource goes beyond phrases to complete basic sentences. This activities a focus on prepositional phrases in sentences. It has a winter theme, using snowflakes and snowmen.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Communication-Symbol-Preposition-Sentences-Winter-FREEBIE-AAC-Speech-Therapy-1547786

"Yes" and "No" Questions Practice

You can use these yes and no questions to practice answering these type of questions. You may prompt the student with a variation of visual yes and no prompts.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Yes-and-No-Questions-practice-for-Autism-365378

Reading Book Choice Board

This board allows a student that has limited language to make a choice on which book they would prefer to read.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Book-Choice-Board-for-Autism-365744

Behavior Choice Pictures

A sheet of basic visual choice tools to promote engagement and positive behavior while a student is trying to perform a task.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Behavior-Choice-Pictures-for-Autism-396229

Strategies for Helping Children Communicate in Stressful Situations

A free tip sheet from Sandbox Learning on ways to help children use their words and cope with stressful situations.

http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Strategies_for_Stressful_Situations.pdf

Strategies for Encouraging Communication Tip Sheet

There are countless opportunities to work on communication during the day. This article discusses a few simple strategies parents, teachers, and other care providers can use to help encourage language development.

http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/EncouragingCommunication.pdf

Picture Symbols for Games

Games include:

• Boggle Jr.
• Hi Ho Cherry-O
• Memory
• Guess Who?
• Twister
• Operation
• Connect Four
• Mr. Potato Head
• And More

http://www.abaresources.com/pdf/games.pdf

Buy any of these games from Amazon.com, and Amazon will make a donation to Positively Autism!

 

Ways to Increase Communication and Language

A tipsheet from Sandbox Learning. http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Ways_to_Increase_Communication_Article.pdf

Ways to Increase Communication and Language

A tipsheet from Sandbox Learning.

http://www.sandbox-learning.com/FileLib/Ways_to_Increase_Communication_Article.pdf

"I Want...." Communication Board

This sheet can be used for teaching requesting using a picture communication system, such as PECS. From AutismClassroom.com .
http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1449722/i/acIwant.doc.pdf

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Spubble Lite - Communication App

A free app that "is aimed at assisting individuals with verbal communication issues, by allowing them to communicate using a unique and intuitive interface."

I personally haven't used this app, but I'd just thought I'd post it so you could check it out and see if it would be helpful for you.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spubble-lite/id408355153?mt=8

Assistive Speech iPad App

According to the Verbally website, "Verbally is the first free iPad app to provide a complete assistive speech solution for creative communication." More information and pictures of the app can be found at http://verballyapp.com/

Printable Picture Cards (Emotions/Behavior)

Printable picture cards for emotions and behavior from UseVisualStrategies.com
http://www.usevisualstrategies.com/AutismVisualPrintablePictures.aspx

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Rubber Duck Idiom Game

A game to teach the meaning of common idioms. From LinguiSystems.

http://www.linguisystems.com/pdf/201008/Rubber%20Ducks%20Make%20Learning%20Idioms%20Fun.pdf

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DVD Picture Symbols (PECS)

Sheets of picture symbols of DVD movies (scroll all the way down the page to see all of the PECS).

http://www.grocerypecs.com/dvd%20pecs.htm

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Guide to Communication Milestones

A guide from LinguiSystems for speech pathologists (or any parent or teacher, I'd say) on developmental milestones for speech-sound acquisition, speech intelligibility, pragmatics (social use of language), vocabulary, etc.

http://www.linguisystems.com/pdf/Milestonesguide.pdf

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'I Need a Break' Cards

The child in this picture looks a little stressed, but that may convey the point of the cards. Teach students to give this card to you to request a break from a task. A replacement behavior for inappropriate behavior used to escape a task.
http://www.lblesd.k12.or.us/prog_serv/pbs/events/documents/i_need_a_break_cards.pdf

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American Sign Language Browser

A video dictionary of sign language A - Z.

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm


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