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Meeting Special Needs: Using Assistive Technologies

A guide to choosing and using appropriate technologies

Designed to help early childhood educators and primary teachers to support young children with appropriate technologies, allowing them to able to access learning activities, maintain and develop their independence and meet their learning goals.

Ages: 0-8 | Pages: 36 | Code: TS0177 | ISBN: 9781921613586

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Anne Vize

Anne Vize specialises in writing for children and young people who learn in different and unique ways. She is a special educator and writer from Melbourne and works to develop print and digital resources for children, their teachers and supporters. She works in the vocational sector developing learning resources for training providers and creates freelance content to support the new vocational major curriculum in Victoria. Anne is fortunate to be able to divide her time between writing and exploring the wonders of sailing and windsurfing on the stunning Port Phillip Bay.

Contents

Acknowledgments4
Introduction5
What is assistive technology?5
How technology can help5
Some things to consider7
Remediation or replacement7
Avoiding some of the pitfalls8
Some lower tech and no tech solutions that work10
Building hand skills13
Types of assistive technologies14
Using symbols to communicate18
Speech-generating devices19
Advice on hand!19
What is AAC?19
Types of devices20
Funding23
Issues and considerations23
Using a tablet device25
Success with apps27
Visual schedules29
Using switches31
Moving towards intentional communication33
Using key words35
Songs and stories37
Using photographs40
Multisensory rooms41
The SETT Framework43
Resources and references44

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