Small pictures-prompts arranged on a strip used to prompt a student.
What is a desk strip?
100
This is used to encourage a student to perform an “undesired activity” before a “desired activity”.
What is a first/then card?
100
This describes a situation, skill, or concept in terms of relevant social cues, perspectives, and common responses in a specifically defined style and format. The goal is to share accurate social information in a patient and reassuring manner that is easily understood by its audience.
What is a social story?
100
These are not determined by a student’s ability to talk
What are visual supports?
200
Photos are used for students who have difficulty generalizing line drawings/pecs pictures.
What is a photo schedule?
200
This is used to allow students to communicate their sensory levels.
What is an engine card?
200
This can be used to count down how much work is required. It can also be used to show a student how many opportunities they have left before losing a privilege.
What are tab systems?
200
This item involves including special interests with visual aids to teach and reinforce academic, behavioral, and social skills to individuals. It promotes that special interest person to take on the appropriate perspective and the student wanting to do the same just like their “hero” would do.
What is a power card?
200
These are valuable to both verbal and non verbal students
What are visual supports?
300
The student is presented with his schedule book that has a picture of the place he needs to go next. The student removes the picture from the book and matches it to the identical picture.
What is a picture match schedule?
300
These are used to encourage conversational skills. Questions are written on the card for students to ask a peer a question.
What are scripts?
300
A visual reward system which allows a student to clearly see what he will receive after completing a certain amount of work. It delays gratification and allows a student to feel in charge of what reward he will be receiving.
What is a token board?
300
This visual contains 3 sections of red, yellow, and green. It alerts the student of their behavior level.
What is a warning card?
300
Uses space and containers to organize materials
What is visual organization?
400
A small notebook is used with the student’s schedule recorded in it. The student crosses off what he finished and proceeds to the next activity/area listed.
What is a written schedule?
400
This is used to prompt a student to make a comment to another peer while playing a game. It has two columns; one for when a peer succeeds, another for when the peer didn’t succeed.
What are social comment cards?
400
Preparing a person for an upcoming event, when a person isn’t following directions, or meltdown mode, to let a person know what they are working toward.
When do I use visuals as a behavior support?
400
This allows a student to “see” how loud or soft they are speaking.
What is a volume card?
400
This shows students the order to complete a task such as hand washing, dish washing, dressing, etc.
What is a sequence strip?
500
The student is presented with an object that represents the activity/place the student will transition to next.
What is an object schedule?
500
These are used to prompt a student to do a “desired” behavior when the student is displaying negative behavior.
What are key ring prompt cards?
500
Answers these types of questions: Are there less meltdowns; Is the person more independent; Is the person calmer?
How do I know visuals are working?
500
A visual support that gives a person a meaningful way of understanding and completing tasks and activities as independently as possible
What are visual instructions?
500
This is a visual cue that tells what activity will occur and in what sequence