Communication
If a student has an AAC device but it stays in their backpack all day, the problem isn't necessarily the device. It may be a lack of this.
What is Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC)?
This teacher created document explicitly depicts individualized AT supports during instruction?
What is a lesson plan
This support helps students keep their place and reduce visual distractions while reading.
Reading Tracker (Screen Mask)
This multi-sensory, literacy and language program provides personalized practice on foundational reading skill.
What is Lexia? Core 5 or Power Up
Three (3) forms required for an AT referral?
what is : PCE, Student information form and consideration checklist
Places where communication devices should be used?
Where is everywhere?
A teacher opens Read&Write during a lesson, thinks aloud while using the tool, and shows students exactly which tool and demonstrates how the feature supports the task.
What is teacher modeling?
A student struggles to identify important information in a textbook or worksheet. This low-tech strategy helps make the “need-to-know” information stand out.
What is highlighting/ color- coding
This digital tool can read text aloud, give a picture dictionary, and even turn text into speech.
What is Read&Write for Google?
Federal law that mandates Assistive Technology?
What is IDEA, (2004)?
This is the name of a picture symbol library used to make if/ then boards/ communication binders/ print & symbols- rich classrooms.
What is Symbostix or Google Images?
The AT tool is in the student’s IEP, but it’s sitting in a drawer collecting dust. This makes sure the support actually shows up frequently throughout instruction.
What is Consistent Use across activities and settings.
A student understands the math but keeps lining up numbers incorrectly. This low-tech support can provide visual structure for solving problems.
What is graph paper?
This math program uses visual models, interactive activities, and personalized practice to build foundational math concepts, including fact fluency.
What's Symphony Math?
Minimum number of times that AT must be considered for each student?
What is once? (or 1)?
A teacher says, “I'll give you your communication device after you finish your work.” We should be reminded that this device is not a reward—it is a student's primary means of doing this.
What is communicating?
The lesson is ready, the students arrive, and THEN the teacher realizes a student needs text-to-speech. What strategy prevents that “Oops!” moment.
Embedding AT when lesson plan/ Planning in advance?
This national e-library provides children with disabilities access to over 500, 000 e-books.
What is Bookshare?
This digital math tool gives students multiple ways to create, edit, read, and interact with math—without relying solely on pencil and paper
What is Equatio?
AT evaluation requests can be made by?
What is any school team member, including parents?
School-based person whom teachers, paras and parents should collaborate with to support communication across settings?
Who is the SLP?
If a student has an AAC (communication) device but it stays in their backpack all day, the problem isn't necessarily the device. It may be a lack of this.
What is access and implementation support?
Picture- based, executive functioning support that helps with transitions throughout the day?
What is a visual schedule?
Before choosing an AT support, this tool helps educators gather info about a student's reading skills What's uPAR?
What is uPAR?
The goal of AT isn't to make the assignment easier—it is to remove this barrier to ensure this?
What is access?