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cue to "sit on chair", "inside voice" or "raise your hands". Turn-taking cue cards could be graphic symbol my turn/your turn or individual photographs. Students participate in social activities such as playing games, cooking activities, songs/books, etc. while using the visual instructions to cue the student with a disability. • Social Stories by Carol Gray are stories which use written or picture sentences to present information visually and describe expected behavior. Resources for developing social stories can be found in books "The Original Social Story Book" by Carol Gray and "Social Skills Stories" by Johnson and Susnik. For nonverbal students who are nonreaders, taking photographs of the student demonstrating the skills or parts of the story have been successful. In addition, using graphic reading/writing support software such as Writing With Symbols (Mayer-Johnson). 5. Adapting Toys/School Materials: Many instructional materials will need to be adapted to meet the unique needs of students with severe disabilities. There are commercial products available but if cost is a factor there are ways to modify school tools and materials. Some of these possible modifications and adaptations are as follows: • Paintbrushes – cut handles shorter or build up handles with tape. • Easels – use clipboards to angle work or bedside tilt tables; contact paper 3- ring binders to use as easels. • Scissors – use one of a variety of commercially adapted scissors including loop scissors, help scissors and battery operated scissors; build up handles with yarn.or tape • Sponge Painting – cut designs or purchase sponge shapes and attach a handle i.e. dowel, cupboard knob, pc pipe, etc.
• Velcro Blocks – stick Velcro on blocks for stacking • Pencil Grip – use commercial pencil grip or build up pencil. • Paper – use raised line paper commercially purchased; make raised line paper. using glue or wikki sticks on the writing lines or to outline a desiring to color. • Computer Access – use trackball, switch with switch interface or alternate keyboard.
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