Tag Archives: symbols
AAC – All Day, Every Day
Posted in Workshops
Jane Farrall October 3, 2011
Jane Farrall October 3, 2011
This presentation was created for a workshop for SPOT on DDÂ on “AAC All Day, Every Day” in August 2011. Videos were removed from this presentation for privacy reasons – but some of the videos available are on You Tube and links to these and other resources are provided below.
Difference between PCS Thinline and PCS Classic symbols
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen September 26, 2011
Charlene Cullen September 26, 2011
Recently we have had a lot people asking us about the difference between the PCS Thinline symbols and PCS Classic symbols that are available to use with the Boardmaker Software Family. You can read about the new Thinline symbols in a blog I wrote earlier in the year. The new PCS Thinline symbols could be described as age generic, with a more detailed look …
Symbols 101 Part 3
Posted in Techniques & Tips
Ian Bean September 23, 2011
Ian Bean September 23, 2011
“What symbol do I use for ‘pursuant’?” I recently delivered symbol training for an organisation that provided sheltered housing for people with learning difficulties. Like many organisations working in this sector they wanted to ensure that their written communications with their tenants were accessible. They purchased symbol processing software and asked me to help them. The training went the usual way. We looked at …
Queensland All Abilities Playground Project
Posted in Latest News
Darren Trentepohl September 12, 2011
Darren Trentepohl September 12, 2011
Did you know that the Queensland Government has helped to really take AAC to the streets? The Queensland All Abilities Playground Project integrates best practice in supporting children with complex communication needs. The installation of multi-modal AAC communication systems in 15 specialised playgrounds around the state, allows the children to use either pictures or signs to chat to family and friends. The website at …
PODD Success after initially “Not Getting It”
Posted in Techniques & Tips
Barbara Landsberg September 8, 2011
Barbara Landsberg September 8, 2011
Over the past few years, the Spectronics team have been impressed by the inspiring work of Kate Ahern – A US-based special education teacher who compiles the informative Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs Blog – a great repository of useful articles, resources and ideas for teacher of students with severe and multiple disabilities. We particularly liked her recent post describing her journey to …
Symbols 101 Part Two
Posted in Techniques & Tips
Ian Bean August 30, 2011
Ian Bean August 30, 2011
In the previous part we discussed the importance of ensuring the symbols we choose actually communicate the information that we hope to impart. Is it obvious what the symbol means? If not can it be decoded by the child considering their level of understanding or do we need to teach the meaning of the symbol? In this section I want to explore this further. …
Symbols 101 Part One
Posted in Techniques & Tips
Ian Bean August 19, 2011
Ian Bean August 19, 2011
Symbols have been around for many years and it’s very rare for me to visit a school where they are not using one symbol set or another to support their students. From the earliest days when colleagues used to physically draw pictures over words with pencils, the use of symbols has provided support for early literacy, communication and served as a very useful tool …
Going Global to Make a Difference
Posted in Latest News, Tools & Resources, Web links
Charlene Cullen June 2, 2011
Charlene Cullen June 2, 2011
Anna, Laura and Lisa are Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology students from Curtin University, Perth who travelled to South Africa during May. They were accompanied by staff and seven other allied health students to form a team working as part of the Go Global program.
PODDtastic!
Posted in Tools & Resources
Kate Ahern May 13, 2011
Kate Ahern May 13, 2011
This week one of my students told us about his vacation. He told us about the company he had at his house, going out to eat and going to a party. This may not sound that unusual, to talk about a vacation, but it was a huge breakthrough for this student. At 15 years old this student who has cerebral palsy, cortical vision impairment …
Useful Spectronics Blog posts: Check them out!
Posted in Tools & Resources, Web links
Barbara Landsberg March 31, 2011
Barbara Landsberg March 31, 2011
The Spectronics team continue to be busy bloggers sharing their thoughts and updates on happenings in the world of technology. Listed here are some of the most recent posts, but to view all, or to add your comments, just visit the Spectronics Blog. You can also set up an RSS Feed to be notified of when a new entry is posted. Click here for …
