VISUAL STRATEGIES

Gail PetrjcikKristin HopeCaitlin DiCristofalo

February 8, 2011

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VISUAL STRATEGIES UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING – UDLIN THE LAW… ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1998 - PUBLIC LAW 105-394

http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines

VISUAL STRATEGIESIMPROVE

ATTENTIONBEHAVIORCOMMUNICATIO

NCOMPREHENSI

ONVisual Tools

Resources

Technology

Strategies

Autism

Self Management

Programs

CommunicationBehavior

*LINDA HODGDON, M.ED., CCC-SLP IS A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AND A CONSULTANT FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS. HER BEST SELLING BOOK ‘VISUAL STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING COMMUNICATION’ IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOMMENDED BOOKS IN THE FIELD OF AUTISM.

Determine student’s level on the symbolic continuum (verbal &/or non-verbal).

What does the student consistently understand and use to communicate their needs and wants?Object names and functions?Recognizes photographs?Understands and uses picture symbols to

represent objects?Understands and uses gestures or sign

language?Reads text? Writes?

SYMBOL LEVELERNIE

VISUAL SUPPORTS AND COMMUNICATION

VISUAL STRATEGIES RESOURCES http://usevisualstrategies.com/ http://region2library.org/boardmaker.htm http://www.setbc.org/pictureset/ http://

www.practicalautismresources.com/printables

http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/resources/ese/resourcesboardmaker.htm

http://www.boardmakershare.com/ http://ipads4kids.com/apps4socialskills/ http://fdlrsregion3curriculumvisuals.wikisp

aces.com/

BOARDMAKER

Communication device templates

Visual Schedules Communication

Books Flashcards Activities Social Stories Games Vocabulary

USING MICROSOFT WORD TO MAKE VISUALS

Click the Clipart/Picture Button

Search for ClipArt/Picture Click on a square in the

table then on ClipArt/Picture and it inserts on the square

Adjust Picture size using ‘handles’ on corners

To move pictures around Double Click on a picture

and select Text Wrapping -Tight

ADD PHOTOS

Open a Blank Document Click Insert Click on Photo than Click and drag bottom

edge of picture to resize Double Click on picture

and select Text Wrapping -Tight to move picture around the page easily

FORMATTING PICTURES- FRAMES

Double click on Picture to accessPicture Format Tools

Hover cursor to preview choices

Click to Select Frame or…

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