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Symbol Set Resources
Webliography of selected resources and links for finding and using symbols/pictures to support communication and learning.
Classroom Materials: Birth to Three
The Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative provides literacy kits for children ages birth to 3 on this website. The kits teach parents, teachers and/or caregivers how to use communication boards, vocabulary lists and questions to foster early literacy and communications skills in children.
Kid's Bath Time
How to make a soap holder and foam shapes/letters for bath time fun.
How to Make Talking Communication Boards with PowerPoint
Instructions for making communication boards using PowerPoint software.
How To Make: Wonder Bumpers
How to make cloth bumpers for a crib.
Kid's Bath Time
How to make a soap holder and foam shapes/letters for bath time fun.
How to Make Talking Communication Boards with PowerPoint
Instructions for making communication boards using PowerPoint software.
Child using her scooter board
Young child uses a switch to operate her scooter board.
Training Modules
AT Training curriculum for professionals by the SEEDS Project of the Sacramento County Office of Education. This series of training modules is for programs interested in training staff on the topic. The modules are organized into six sections: AT Overview, AT & Communication, AT & Assessment, AT & Emergent Literacy, AT & Play, and AT & Computers. AT Overview provides an introduction to using assistive technology with young children with disabilities as well as case studies. AT & Assessment has information on how to determine appropriate AT applications for infants an toddlers.
Prompt Hierarchy
Bridge School website. Contains description of prompting hierarchy with video examples to aid a child in the acquisition of a new skill. Also has information on how to use multimodal communication to teach children (e.g. body language, communication boards, speech generation devices).
