Communication
Being able to communicate your thoughts, feeling, and ideas is critical to being successful in school and in the workplace. Children who have disabilities in communicating can improve with the help of technology and lead them to exciting solutions.
Their are many solutions to those who have trouble hearing as well as those who cannot speak.
Low Tech Tools
*PECS is one of the most useful and great tools for those who have disabilities in speech.
- PECS is designed to teach functional communication with an initial focus on spontaneity.
- PECS begins with teaching a student to exchange a picture of a desired item with a teacher/communicative partner, who immediately honors the request. After the student learns to spontaneously request for a desired item, the system goes on to teach discrimination among symbols and then how to construct a simple sentence. In the most advanced phases, individuals are taught to respond to questions and to comment.
Other types of low tech tools that are helpful include:
*Switchboards
*Talking Photo Albums
- PECS is designed to teach functional communication with an initial focus on spontaneity.
- PECS begins with teaching a student to exchange a picture of a desired item with a teacher/communicative partner, who immediately honors the request. After the student learns to spontaneously request for a desired item, the system goes on to teach discrimination among symbols and then how to construct a simple sentence. In the most advanced phases, individuals are taught to respond to questions and to comment.
Other types of low tech tools that are helpful include:
*Switchboards
*Talking Photo Albums
Mid/ High Tech Tools
High tech tools are the most useful and helpful of all communication devices but there are some mid-tech devices that work well for those who have mastered PECS and other low tech tools. Some examples of Mid tech tools for communication are : Go-talks, Voice recorders, and tape recorders.
High tech tools like the IPad include many applications that help children with communication as well as learning to interact with others. The most notable of the applications is Proloquo2go, which is an app for the IPad or Ipod, which uses a PECS format and makes communication easier for those with speech disabilities.
High tech tools like the IPad include many applications that help children with communication as well as learning to interact with others. The most notable of the applications is Proloquo2go, which is an app for the IPad or Ipod, which uses a PECS format and makes communication easier for those with speech disabilities.