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Activities using simple technology for elementary academic subjects are included in this resource book. It provides new and creative ways to use assistive technology to include students with severe disabilities. • "Story time" and "Story time II" by Patti King-DeBaun from Creative Communicating These two books of symbol stories and early literacy activities are for young children who have difficulty with functional communication skills. Each story has related activities revolving around the story theme – art, music, word processing, play and cooking activities. • "What's In Your Home?" by LePage & McFarlane from Mayer-Johnson This is a workbook created by classroom teachers to supplement communication and independent living classes. The worksheets use symbols to teach about everyday activities. • "Literacy Through Symbols" by Detheridge and Detheridge from David Fulton Publishers This book describes how symbols can support learning, communication and participation. It includes practical examples of how to introduce symbols in developing reading and writing skills. • "Health Units for Non-Readers" by Cole, LePage & McFarlane from Mayer- Johnson The book includes short picture symbols stories with related activities on four units of health & personal grooming. Each unit includes worksheets for picture symbols matching, word to symbol matching and symbolic sentence completion. • "From the Classroom to the Workplace Volumes 1 & 2" by Pritchard & Stone from Mayer-Johnson. Activities to develop vocational skills with hands-on experiences including suggested community outings and worksheets are provided in this book for students transitioning into the workplace. • "Simple Symbol Stories for Beginning Readers I & II" by Suzanna Mayer from Mayer-Johnson This book offers 20 stories of short, rhyming patterns to help students learn to read. Picture symbols support context and reading with accompanying communication boards and activities. • "Life: Learning Independence Through Functional Experiences" by Leugles & Staugler from Mayer-Johnson Included are opportunities to involve students in literacy/language activities with a theme, story and related activities. AU have been symbolized to support adolescent students who use augmentative communication. • "Step Up To Math" by Anne Marie Johnson from Mayer-Johnson The book was designed to teach the cognitive foundation skills necessary for mastery of math concepts. It includes paper/pencil activities with symbolic directions as well as related suggestions. • "Introduction to Kitchen Appliances" by Linda G. Richman from Mayer- Johnson.
This is an instructional workbook to promote independence in the kitchen. Each of 5 chapters begins with basic information with follow up activities. Symbols are used as multiple-choice answers to questions. • "Life Skills Continuum" from Bellevue Public Schools This is the alternate curriculum developed by Bellevue Public Schools Special Education Curriculum Committee for the Moderate & Severe/Profound Mentally Handicapped Programs in Bellevue Public Schools. • "Interactive Augmentative Communication Program" by Hough, Lubetsky, Taylor & Tarquinio from Mayer-Johnson Co. This program is a resource, which consists of assessment protocols. Themebased strategies, communication overlays, related software/books, home/community activities and parent resource guide are included. • "Engineering Training Environments for Interactive Augmentative Communication" & "Communication Overlays for Engineering Training Environments" by Elder & Goossens from Mayer-Johnson This book includes strategies for adolescents and adults who have moderate to severe developmental delays. Included are strategies to implement AAC systems in natural environments by "engineering" the environment to be accessible and rich with opportunities to interact. • "Sign Language Classroom Resource" by Jacobson & Rider from Academic Communication Associates This is a classroom resource to teach basic signs to children with "exact English". It includes poster size pictures of signs as well as smaller versions to distribute to students. • "Excell:Experiences in Context for Early Language learning" by Catherine B. Raack from Communication Skills Builders This program focuses on therapeutic principles and methods for prelinguistic & early language learning. It provides activities related to vocabulary and language development including symbolic representation. • "Social Skills Stories I & II" by Johnson & Susnik from Mayer-Johnson These books consist of functional line drawing stories depicting appropriate and inappropriate social skills. Integrated, interactive worksheets are included for students to use participate in problem solving activities. • "Going Out & About" by Daniels & Schaper from Mayer-Johnson This is a community based educational program of skills needed in different community activities. Activities to do before, during and after a community trip are included as well as communication boards and skill checklists. • "Total Augmentative Communication in the Early Childhood Classroom" by Linda Burkhart from Mayer-Johnson The book's theme is based on the concept of total augmentative communication classroom. It provides information and suggestions for working with children who use augmentative communication. • "Original Social Story Book" by Karen Gray available from Autism Resource Network
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Activities using simple technology for elementary academic subjects are<br />
included in this resource book. It provides new and creative ways to use<br />
assistive technology to include students with severe disabilities.<br />
• "Story time" and "Story time II" by Patti King-DeBaun from Creative<br />
Communicating<br />
These two books of symbol stories and early literacy activities are for<br />
young children who have difficulty with functional communication skills.<br />
Each story has related activities revolving around the story theme – art,<br />
music, word processing, play and cooking activities.<br />
• "What's In Your Home?" by LePage & McFarlane from Mayer-Johnson<br />
This is a workbook created by classroom teachers to supplement<br />
communication and independent living classes. The worksheets use<br />
symbols to teach about everyday activities.<br />
• "Literacy Through Symbols" by Detheridge and Detheridge from David<br />
Fulton Publishers<br />
This book describes how symbols can support learning, communication and<br />
participation. It includes practical examples of how to introduce symbols in<br />
developing reading and writing skills.<br />
• "Health Units for Non-Readers" by Cole, LePage & McFarlane from<br />
Mayer- Johnson<br />
The book includes short picture symbols stories with related activities on<br />
four units of health & personal grooming. Each unit includes worksheets<br />
for picture symbols matching, word to symbol matching and symbolic<br />
sentence completion.<br />
• "From the Classroom to the Workplace Volumes 1 & 2" by Pritchard &<br />
Stone from Mayer-Johnson.<br />
Activities to develop vocational skills with hands-on experiences including<br />
suggested community outings and worksheets are provided in this book for<br />
students transitioning into the workplace.<br />
• "Simple Symbol Stories for Beginning Readers I & II" by Suzanna Mayer<br />
from Mayer-Johnson<br />
This book offers 20 stories of short, rhyming patterns to help students<br />
learn to read. Picture symbols support context and reading with<br />
accompanying communication boards and activities.<br />
• "Life: Learning Independence Through Functional Experiences" by Leugles<br />
& Staugler from Mayer-Johnson<br />
Included are opportunities to involve students in literacy/language<br />
activities with a theme, story and related activities. AU have been<br />
symbolized to support adolescent students who use augmentative<br />
communication.<br />
• "Step Up To Math" by Anne Marie Johnson from Mayer-Johnson<br />
The book was designed to teach the cognitive foundation skills necessary<br />
for mastery of math concepts. It includes paper/pencil activities with<br />
symbolic directions as well as related suggestions.<br />
• "Introduction to Kitchen Appliances" by Linda G. Richman from Mayer-<br />
Johnson.
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