Skills: Students develop the ability to communicate using AAC; advocate for self; converse with caretakers, family, and friends; and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
Engagement: Students learn core language vocabulary through highly motivating activities such as interactive stories, games for Smartboard and iPad, and individualized writing activities.
Content: Resources to teach the 36 most highly used core vocabulary words as well as printable device overlays and communication boards.
Learn
Log in to Boardmaker Online.
Click on the "Curriculum" tab.
Find "Boardmaker Core First Learning" and select "Learn About It."
Learn about this feature through blogs, videos, and webinars.
Plan: Co-plan with TLS to determine a time to try this with a student or group of students. Decide on aspects of the lesson that best meet the needs and learning styles of the student(s). This could be the formal lesson, the activities, or the stories.
Facilitate: Teach the lesson with your student(s).
Reflect: Meet with TLS to reflect on the successes and takeaways for future use. Complete the BADGE IT Reflection doc. In the Reflection, include links to any resources you used or created.