#Boardmaker schedule how to#
#Boardmaker schedule manual#

EACH SCHEDULED BLOCK WILL BE FOR NO LONGER THAN 1 HOUR.

THE TECH STATION WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR USE DURING NORMALLY SCHEDULED CVASA HOURS.

TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ON PECS VISIT TECH STATION GUIDELINES

#Boardmaker schedule manual#

THE MANUAL PROVIDES INFORMATION TO IMPLEMENT PECS EFFECTIVELY, GUIDES READERS THROUGH THE 6 PHASES OF TRAINING AND PROVIDES EXAMPLES, HELPFUL HINTS FOR TEACHING DISCRIMINATION AND TEMPLATES FOR DATA COLLECTION AND PROGRESS REPORTING. THE FOUNDATION FOR THE SYSTEM IS THE PECS TRAINING MANUAL (FROST AND BONDY 2002). THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS WHO HAVE A WIDE ARRAY OF COMMUNICATIVE, COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL DIFFICULTIES. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT BOTH PRE-SCHOOL AND OLDER STUDENTS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP SPEECH WHEN USING PECS.

#Boardmaker schedule how to#

THE SYSTEM GOES ON TO TEACH DISCRIMINATION OF SYMBOLS AND HOW TO CONSTRUCT SIMPLE вЂњSENTENCES.вЂќ IDEAS FOR TEACHING COMMENTING AND OTHER LANGUAGE STRUCTURES SUCH AS ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS ARE ALSO INCORPORATED. VERBAL PROMPTS ARE NOT USED, THUS ENCOURAGING SPONTANEITY AND AVOIDING PROMPT DEPENDENCY.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY WANT A DRINK, THEY WILL GIVE A PICTURE OF вЂDRINKвЂ™ TO AN ADULT WHO DIRECTLY HANDS THEM A DRINK. PECS BEGINS WITH TEACHING STUDENTS TO EXCHANGE A PICTURE OF A DESIRED ITEM WITH A TEACHER, WHO IMMEDIATELY HONORS THE REQUEST. BOARDMAKER IS RECOGNIZED AS A TOP TOOL FOR EDUCATORS AND SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS FOR CREATING PRINTED CLASSROOM MATERIALS SUCH AS SCHEDULES, WORKSHEETS, READING AND WRITING ACTIVITIES, GAME AND SONG BOARDS, COMMUNICATION BOARDS, BOOKS AND MORE.ДЇIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ON BOARDMAKER AND HOW YOU CAN USE IT TO HELP YOU CHILD OR STUDENTS, VISIT PECS PICTURE EXCHANGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THIS SOFTWARE CONTAINS OVER 3,000 PICTURE COMMUNICATION SYMBOLS IN COLOR AND BLACK & WHITE, AND IS THE BASIC LIBRARY FOR GETTING YOU STARTED WITH MAKING A WIDE VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL-LOOKING MATERIALS FOR HOME, CLASSROOM, OR CLINIC. EMAIL: 76Д«OARDMAKER IS AN INCREDIBLY POWERFUL, FLEXIBLE SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES FOR CREATING COMMUNICATION DISPLAYS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS IN MINUTES. PLEASE CONTACT CAROLYN AT THE CVASA RESOURCE CENTER FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO USE THE TECH STATION. THE CVASA TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE STATION IS FULLY EQUIPPED WITH BOARDMAKER STUDIO AND ACCOMPANYING BOARDMAKER SOFTWARE TITLES AND THE 2011 PICS FOR PECS AND THE PECS TRAINING MANUAL, AS WELL AS A LAMINATOR, BINDING MACHINE, VELCRO AND PAPER. CVASA Announces our Brand New Technology Resource StationД¬VASA IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEW TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE STATION FOR USE BY PARENTS, TEACHERS, AIDES AND PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.