There *has* to be research articles on the use of augmentative communication devices and literacy for students with disabilities, right? I've been searching...
Magi I forwarded your request to a good friend of mine - just in case she has some ideas. BTW - have you tried the QIAT website? http://www.qiat.org/ I didn't...
Thanks, Nina, but I get the feeling he really wants us to use ERIC, and to have research based articles. I think I could probably use one of Koppenhaver's...
I'm sure you are familiar with The Communicators. We have the Daily Communicator which are words but they also have The Picture Communicator. There E Mail is...
In a message dated 3/2/02 8:33:23 PM Central Standard Time, ... Magi, I just went and found a few, though not many. Are you sure you are in the right section...
In a message dated 3/03/02 5:59:34 PM, ebbizot@... writes: <I am very interested in this topic. I have managed to find some supportive materials for early...
I did finally figure out what I was doing wrong... The professor's directions were for using ERIC via the EBESCO server at Johns Hopkins. He even gave us the...
That is what I was looking for... I'd focused on my one student who uses the AAC device (reluctantly), and who has shown such dramatic improvement with direct...
In a message dated 3/3/02 5:31:31 PM Central Standard Time, ... Interesting that you should ask this. I've been struggling with this for a year or more now...
Hi, I tried doing 2 searches on ERIC (one for literacy and one for augmentative communication. By then combining the two searches, I found 19 references which...
Hi all, My daughter Tory, who just turned 8, has had her DynaMyte for about 3-1/2 years now. She uses it pretty well at school and will fall back on it at ...
Wow, I was just wondering this same thing. My son is 8 years old. He has motoric issues, is cognitively on-target for the most part. I am having great...
I don't have the website but the University of NC at Chapel Hill's Literacy Center should have a wealth of research....
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I have a couple of students using Talk Track wristbands ...limited number of messages, (4) and no volume control...but it has helped in some situations. We...
In a message dated 3/5/2002 11:26:38 AM Central Standard Time, ... Josh is 13 and doesn't spend much time at the park or playground but he does ride his horse...
Scott and Tom, Sorry for the delayed response...I was out all of last week. If either of you (or any of you) are still having difficulty with the DynaBeam,...
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HI, We have some DynaVox/Myte users who have experienced success with reading and have passed the state=wide reading tests!We use the 4 blocks--working with...
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For the pool, we made communication boards on card-stock, and then triple laminated them in the heavy film. The pictures were a bit blurred, but it worked....
One of the students in my class used a hip talker last year. It looks almost like a fanny pack and it comes with different grids so you can put different ...
HI, Depends how many messages you are wanting, one good choice is the hip talker from Enabling Devices. It looks like a fanny pack and about that size. It ...
I have found information since I posted this, but I welcome all the other sources that people are spouting! :) My problem with lots of the websites like ISAAC...
Hi. Have you seen the ChatPC and the Portable Impact Palmtop? Sandra Stewart Speech Pathologist Crippled Children's Association South Australia Email:...
Didn't someone post that they had taken 2-liter bottles and unrolled a symbol page inside of them so that everything stays dry after putting the cap back on?...
Just re-reading my own message. ... That was supposed to be SIGN. It's mom who sighs. Sigh. Betsy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I also have a laminated alphabet board for my student who uses AAC. He used it the other day during the state testing. I told him that if I didn't understand...
I would literally fall to my knees and kiss the feet of our guidance director if she'd give me 3 of my 8th graders, and 2 of my 7th graders to do 4 blocks...
I think somebody had posted that or it was an idea I saw somewhere... Maybe the do-to-learn website? I'm not sure. Anyway, we tried it... the bottle leaked...
Hi! We're new to this group and are looking at AAC hardware or software for our 11 yr old son w/ Down syndrome. What was first recommended by the OT and SP ...
Westside Schools E-Mail Reply... Reply to: Re: [DynaMicDuos] literacy and aac Maggi How do you use Inspiration for vocabulary? I know I'm under-using the...
Hi, I'm a Speech and Language Therapist working in Ireland. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience (good or bad!) with setting up the word power programme,...
