A communication is in plain language if its wording, structure, and design are so clear that the intended audience can easily find what they need, understand what they find, and use that information. Source: International Plain Language Federation When drafting a plain language text, there are 5 general areas to consider: Audience and purpose Structure
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Re-Post from the Bridge School Link to the Bride School website, HERE for video examples of students using eye gaze What They Are An eye gaze communication board (also known as an e-tran) is a vertically held/mounted board, made of plexiglass or sturdy paper with a window cut in the middle, that enables children with severe speech and orthopedic impairments (i.e. children who are unable to speak or use their hands to point out pictures or symbols on a communication display) to communicate by focusing their gaze on selected items displayed on the board. Again, this strategy, if a match for a student’s needs, skills and existing strategies, can further expand a multi-modal communication system. (The Eye-Talks from Enabling Devices is a relatively inexpensive example at 22.95) What They're Not Limited to the four quadrants! Items can be displayed in any configuration and can be encoded to provide more choices on each board. How They Work When the eye gaze board is held up at eye level to the child, the child and his/her communication partner should be able to make eye contact through the open window. Several steps may be involved in the training process, including: Learning to scan the items available on the board Learning to fixate eye gaze on the desired item Learning to look back at the communication partner to confirm the selection Bridge School Video Examples (Click HERE to view): Elle looks at all her choices and then makes a selection by looking at the word and then looking back at the teacher. She confirms her choices by saying ‘yeah’. Courtney uses a generic eye-gaze communication board to answer multiple choice questions about 8th grade literature. For students who are able to use four symbols to represent multiple meanings, this method provides some nice flexibility – especially for testing and spontaneous discussions. From RettGirl.blogspot.com DIY Eye Gaze Flip Frame: This is a great flip frame you can make right at home. You can have different pages for different things - for instance one for snacks, one for activities and one for needs. Don't spend too much time putting this together because it's easy to over think things and then procrastinate. You can use boardmaker or other symbols - ask your Rett Girl's school if they could print you some extra ones if you don't have a program, or check out this website with FREE symbols. You can also just take pictures of objects, food, etc. and print them off on your own printer. It doesn't have to be fancy to be functional. If you don't have the time to do this on your own you can also buy them HERE. From T/TAC Online, Link HERE
"What Was Your First Zine?" Click here to download, print, and foldZines are skinny publications, usually self-made and self-published, with a smallish circulation. The purpose of zines is not profit but the communication of an idea about mus…
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In honor of ASHA’s Better Hearing and Speech Month, we’ve invited clinicians who use AAC in their schools to share a bit about their work here on PrAACtical AAC. Today’s post is f…
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We return to Michigan today to hear more from school-based SLP, Rachael Langley. In this post, Rachael shares some prAACtical thoughts on making PODD books always available for communication. :::::…
Improving Communication Skills for Non-Verbal Children Through the Use of Aided Language Boards
If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night sweating over one of your AAC clients who doesn’t have a back-up communication tool, then this post is for you. Jeanne Tuthill is back…
This "Create a Podcast" workbook and Google Slides™ activity is perfect for students to practice their written and oral communication skills. Students will learn about the purpose and elements of a podcast and complete a series of planning activities before writing a podcast of their own. Creating a...
There have been some huge changes around here! First, you may have noticed that I got a new look! AnD I CouLdn't be MorE in LOVE! Megan from A Bird in Hand Designs seriously went above and beyond what I asked, to create more than I even knew I was looking for! I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a brand new or blog redesign such as mine! You may have also noticed that we tweaked my title a bit and added the whole "...beyond" component as well! As those following lil ole' me know, I am no longer in the classroom with my sweet second graders, but rather, this year, I am working as the Dual Language/ELL coach for our building and have the opportunity to thus work with all grade levels and the teachers on a day to day basis :)! I am so excited to unveil this new blog design to go along with my first official post sharing some of the things I have been doing with the kiddos in my new position! This past week, I set up with each of the dual language staff members an hour long classroom visit in which I did a read aloud/lesson with the students and then stuck around to see how they interact and work with their teachers as well! I had so much fun getting to know all of the classes and wanted to share some of those lessons I did with you all! In the primary grades (K-2) I read the story "El Libro Fantástico" by Leonid Gore. This is a story about a group of animals that find a book and use it in a variety of silly ways (hat, table, house, etc.) as they are not sure what its purpose is. Then a little boy comes along and shows them that books are for "reading" and sits and reads the story to them. This is a great story to use as a review of book purpose at the beginning of the year with the little ones! Before reading, I thought I would do a little sort with the classes to activate their background knowledge. I had a blast recruiting one of our staff members to help me in taking a variety of silly photos enacting the different animal scenarios in the text. These photos were then used in the sort before reading our story! Here is what one of the finished sorts looked like: After doing our sort we of course read the story reflecting back on our sort as a reminder throughout of what the purpose of a book is! In our intermediate (grades 3-5) classrooms, I did a different activity/lesson that I thought was a little more grade appropriate :)! I selected one of my favorite poems entitled "Me x 2" written by Jane Medina. This poem is one compiled in a collection of poems from the text "Amazing Faces". Take a moment to read it...I think you will see immediately why I love it so much. Isn't it beautifully written...and I may add so incredibly fitting for all of the students and staff that I work with? After reading the poem, we had a discussion in each of the classrooms about the "Author's Message". Students worked to think-pair-share their ideas using the key phrase "The author wants me to understand that...". After sharing out as a class we then brainstormed ways in which being bilingual truly is a gift and a "blast" and created this chart together! (I apologize you can see a bit of my other chart behind!...that's what happens when you travel from room to room ;)!) I told the teachers they were welcome to hang these posters in their rooms and as the students thought of more reasons throughout the year as to "Why being bilingual is a blast..." they could add them to them! Hoping it is a good refresher/reminder of why they are taking part in the dual language program! Looking forward to sharing more with you all as the year progresses! Every week truly is a new adventure :)!
The purpose of this project was to apply Gestalt principles and use a simple form of a square to depict certain words. The chosen words for this project are order, congestion, tension, playfulness…
We hope these videos will help you understand our phonics program and help you accurately track your student’s reading skills.
To stay ahead you need to learn with purpose, be ready to adapt your operating style and update your knowledge bank. The best starting point is to conduct a skills audit.
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Clauses of contrast, purpose and reason. B1. Intermediate English grammar exercises. However, although, despite, in spite of, in order to, so as to, etc.
