Activity 5.5a: Create a squishy book Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners create their own adaptation that can be used with children with language or physical delays. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-5-5a.pdf
Activity 5.4a: Identify appropriate assistive technology equipment Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners read about three different children and evaluate what types of assistive technology equipment they each would benefit from most. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-5-4a.pdf
Activity 5.3a: Apply the research to practice Resource Type: Activity Identify appropriate assistive technology equipment Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-5-3a.pdf
Activity 5.2a: Turn the dilemma into an answerable question Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners use a tool called PICO to turn a dilemma about how to use assistive technology to help a child with delays into an answerable question around assistive technology interventions. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-5-2a.pdf
Activity 5.1a: Describe the dilemma Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners watch two video clips that present a dilemma about a child’s use of assistive technology in an inclusive setting as viewed through the eyes of both the child care provider and the family. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-5-1a.pdf
Video 5.11: Eating at Boston Market A therapist shows a mother how to use a communication board with her daughter to ask for what to eat at a restaurant (running time: 42 sec.). View TranscriptTherapist: And so before the meal starts or while the meal starts, you would say, “Tianna, this is chicken. Tianna…
Video 5.10: Nolan at bath time A therapist shows a mother how to use and adapt everyday household items to help her child who has physical delays (running time 1 min. 33 sec.). View Transcript[Music] Therapist: Are there any difficult parts of the day for you? Mother: I would say the most difficult…
Video 5.9: Dress up time A preschool aged child uses pictures and symbols to communicate with a teacher about the clothes and toys she wants in the dramatic play area (running time 1 min. 11 sec.). View TranscriptTeacher: What do you want to put on Gabriella? Shoes? Narrator: We have a housekeeping area,…
Video 5.8: Morning sign-in with Ethan and Amanda A teacher works with a child during morning sign-in as he uses voice output buttons to communicate what letters would like to write (running time 2 min. 25 sec.). View TranscriptAmanda: Alright, so the order of your letters today is: E-A-N-T-H. Do you want to…
Video 5.7: Communicating at breakfast An adult uses a child’s communication board to show him how to ask for more cereal at breakfast (running time: 46 sec.). View TranscriptAdult: There’s still some more. Look. Do you want cereal? You want more cereal? Cereal! Simon: [Nods] yeah. Adult: Uh huh, ok. Simon: Cerwl… Adult:…