Keystone AEA
Assistive technology, Autism, and Significant Disabilities
Featured items for special education
These items are available for check-out from our Media Library and are available to all teachers. Our delivery vans make stops in each school twice per week. The items below may be particularly beneficial for students with autism or significant disabilities, and for students in need of assistive technology. For assistance with reservations please contact Kathy Wessel, 800-632-5918. For support about using the content with a student please contact Gretchen Conway, 800-632-5918.
PowerLink 4 with Jelly Beamers (Item KM 11931)
Instructional Strategy or Evidence-Based Practice:
Accessibility
Suggested Use: Use the PowerLink 4 with students with limited mobility to access any item that typically plugs in to the wall. Try accessing household items such as a blender, mixer, radio, and lamps.
Item Description:
The PowerLink 4 control unit allows switch users to control up to two electrical appliances with single switches. The PowerLink 4 has six unique modes of control. These modes allow you to define exactly how, and for how long, appliances will remain turned on. The PowerLink 4 works with traditional ability switches and can be paired with Ablenet’s Jelly Beamer for wireless activation. This kit contains two Jelly Beamers for wireless connectivity.
Additional Resources:
Early Start Denver Model (Item KM 12822)
Instructional Strategy or Evidence-Based Practice:
Curriculum Development for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Suggested Use:
Teachers and other educational professionals can use the ESDM Checklist to determine targeted skill areas. Using that assessment information, educators can then use the manual to develop structured, hands-on strategies for working with very young children in individual and group settings to promote development.
Item Description:
Manual presents the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), the first comprehensive, empirically tested intervention approach specifically designed for toddlers and preschoolers with autism. Supported by the principles of developmental psychology and applied behavior analysis, ESDM's intensive teaching interventions are delivered within play-based, relationship-focused routines. The manual provides structured, hands-on strategies for working with very young children in individual and group settings to promote development in such key domains as imitation; communication; social, cognitive, and motor skills; adaptive behavior; and play. Includes copies of "Early Start Model Curriculum Checklist for Young Children with Autism".
Additional Resource:
Reading Aloud for AAC Users (Item DVD 2784)
Instructional Strategy or Evidence-Based Practice:
Shared Reading
Suggested Use:
Learn how to implement shared reading with individual students, small groups, and large groups. Shared reading is a required component of the Early Literacy alternate assessment.
Item Description:
This DVD reviews strategies for both shared reading and guided reading for students who use AAC. Topics include: the importance of repeated readings, story retelling, and supporting early reading comprehension. Disc has a handout and a study guide.
Additional Resources:
Article: Literacy Instruction for Children with Significant Disabilities
Keystone Area Education Agency
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