1. V ISUAL S TRATEGIES Gail Petrjcik Kristin Hope Caitlin DiCristofalo February 8, 2011

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3. V ISUAL S TRATEGIES U NIVERSAL D ESIGN FOR L EARNING – UDL I N THE L AW … A SSISTIVE T ECHNOLOGY A CT OF 1998 - P UBLIC L AW 105-394 http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines

4. V ISUAL S TRATEGIES I MPROVE A TTENTION B EHAVIOR C OMMUNICATION C OMPREHENSION Visual Tools Resources Technology Strategies Autism Self Management Programs Communication Behavior *L INDA H ODGDON, M.E D., CCC-SLP IS A S PEECH -L ANGUAGE P ATHOLOGIST AND A CONSULTANT FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. H ER BEST SELLING BOOK ‘V ISUAL S TRATEGIES FOR I MPROVING C OMMUNICATION ’ IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOMMENDED BOOKS IN THE FIELD OF AUTISM.

5. Determine student’s level on the symbolic continuum (verbal &/or non-verbal). What does the student consistently understand and use to communicate their needs and wants? Object names and functions? Recognizes photographs? Understands and uses picture symbols to represent objects? Understands and uses gestures or sign language? Reads text? Writes? S YMBOL L EVEL ERNIE

6. V ISUAL S UPPORTS AND C OMMUNICATION

7. V ISUAL S TRATEGIES R ESOURCES http://usevisualstrategies.com/ http://region2library.org/boardmaker.htm http://www.setbc.org/pictureset/ http://www.practicalautismresources.com/printables http://www.polk- fl.net/staff/resources/ese/resourcesboardmaker.htm http://www.boardmakershare.com/ http://ipads4kids.com/apps4socialskills/ http://fdlrsregion3curriculumvisuals.wikispaces.com/

8. B OARDMAKER Communication device templates Visual Schedules Communication Books Flashcards Activities Social Stories Games Vocabulary

9. U SING M ICROSOFT W ORD TO MAKE VISUALS Click the Clipart/Picture Button Search for ClipArt/Picture Click on a square in the table then on ClipArt/Picture and it inserts on the square Adjust Picture size using ‘handles’ on corners To move pictures around Double Click on a picture and select Text Wrapping -Tight

10. A DD P HOTOS Open a Blank Document Click Insert Click on Photo than Click and drag bottom edge of picture to resize Double Click on picture and select Text Wrapping - Tight to move picture around the page easily

11. F ORMATTING P ICTURES - F RAMES Double click on Picture to access Picture Format Tools Hover cursor to preview choices Click to Select Frame or…

12. A TEA T IME Wonders of Word Read & Write Gold Visual Strategies P OWER P OINT B OOKS

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