The general term that means changing from one activity to another during the day but also moving from one stage of life to another.
What is transition?
100
The type of schedule generally used with low functioning, non-verbal students that understand at the concrete level.
What is an object schedule (ie functional- a spoon to represent a meal time or representational- a plastic piece of food to represent mealtime.)
100
This support helps the child "see" what is coming next, understand a sequence of events, and provides predictability to the day.
What is a visual schedule?
100
A useful tool to carry with you. It allows you to quickly jot down information and/ or a variety of other things.
What is a white and wipe board?
100
This is a written analysis of a situation that helps a student prepare and understand what is going to happen and why?
What is a social story?
200
Children with these disorders can have difficulty making transitions which can lead to challenging behavior.
What is autism spectrum disorder, executive function disorder, and anxiety
200
The type of schedule that represents the Premack Principle.
What is a first.... then schedule.
200
This tool helps understand the passage of time. The element of time is concrete one minute is one minute.
What is a timer?
200
A system that assigns a color or a number to levels of a behavior in order to make it more concrete.
What is a scale? the most common types are 3 and 5 point
200
A system that helps a student identify his/her level of regulation and gives them tools in order to maintain regulation.
What are the Zones of Regulation?
300
These can include problems with understanding verbal directions, difficulty sequencing, and difficulty reading non-verbal cues.
What are some related factors that contribute to difficulty during transitions?
300
An actual picture of the activity.
What is a photograph?
300
This tool helps understand the passage of time. The amount of time is controlled by the adult and can be gauged to the level of regulation of the student.
What is a visual duration map?
300
This might be used during an activity to help a student understand the sequence of events during that specific activity.
What is a mini-schedule or task list?
300
A card that uses a preferred activity to help the student remember important behavioral information.
What is a power card?
400
The overall term that refers to the ability to shift attention, plan, organize, inhibit, monitor, hold in information, and maintain attention.
What is executive function?
400
Consists of cartoons or boardmaker pictures.
What is a picture schedule?
400
A systematic way for students to receive and understand information. Answers the questions what, how much, when am I done?
What is a work system?
400
A visual representation that allows the student to map out information?
What is a graphic organizer?
400
A very important component of working with student. It involves trust, support, caring, and unconditional love. Without it you will have a more difficult time working with the student.
What is a relationship?
500
In school, the age at which a transition IEP has to go into effect.
What is 14?
500
Words or statements that spell out the students day.
What is a written schedule.
500
This is something that a student can carry with him/her in order to smoothly move from one place to another.
What is a transition object?
500
A small item that has one or two ideas on it to help a student process and make a good choice.
What is a cue card?
500
The most important idea to take away from today.
What is don't remove visual supports without consulting with the team? Taking them away usually results in an increase in mal-adaptive behavior.