Proloquo2go is not only a powerful program to work with, it can be fairly addictive to personalize. In our first assignment for this course I am the AT specialist for our group. We are working with Lisa to develop some full experiences. In my school setting, I have worked with resource teachers to help find the best fit for my students in my classroom. In this assignment I got to experience this interaction from the other side of the desk. After developing my own template, I assisted my partners with their design. One partner, acting as the parent, was interested in having Lisa help out in the kitchen. We used a recipe as a model and created a space where Lisa is able to give instructions. We were cogniscant of making common speach as simple as possible for Lisa, without limiting the potential for her interaction. We used the most common terms for each activity on the main screen, and then grouped like words in sub folders.
When working with the teacher role, I tried to support my partner with a specifc subject. This subject has many levels of jargon, and we had to work hard to ensure that the main grid didn't get overly complicated with very specific words. Lisa is non-verbal, but very bright. She should be able to edit her own board to include words that are important to her.
In my classroom, I am excited to work more proactivly with students in my class who are non or low verbal. I particularly enjoyed personalizing statements with added sound effects to help create more natural speech.
Mike,
ReplyDeleteYour expertise in using P2go was critical to helping me develop my boards. It was and is greatly appreciated! As an AT specialist for this activity, you certainly adapted to using this app very quickly. It was easy to get "addicted" to using the enhancements within the app to build our boards. Thanks for your tech assistance!
Ken
Hey Mike- I too was the AT specialist (although not so much because I am specialized but maybe by default) however it was interesting to consider each of the different roles and see how they are different and how communication is different depending on with whom it is and where it is taking place! I agree with you about not getting too complicated with specifics as you would be at it for days!
ReplyDeleteHey, love the personalized pictures you used in creating your board. I my group we were discussing how easy it would be to add and remove items from the board, or create new boards as needed. We also discussed how closely all parties involved would have to work in order to make sure our communication was clear in order to provide the student with the most effective communication options. Support for our students is important, but I like how you mentioned support for classroom teachers and parents as well!
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