Visual Aids for Learning: A Picture Speaks Louder than Words
My students need a laminating machine and pouches in the classroom to preserve visual supports to help with daily routines such as picture cues, rules, and transitions.
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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Have you ever been in a new environment and didn't know what to expect? How were you able to overcome that obstacle? Did you ask for help or did you look for visual cues to help you cope with this new situation?
This school year I will be working with students who have Mild to High Functioning Autism, ranging from grades third through fifth.
In working with this population, every student with Autism is different; you have to find out their likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. There needs to be consistency and structured activities that are predictable. By providing a environment that contains visual supports allows the students to be aware of the expectations and routines throughout the day. Students with Autism also tend to have difficulty with social and communication development, use of picture cards is a way to open up these avenues.
My students attend a Title 1 public school, K-5 (where the students are mainstreamed within the general education classes for certain subjects throughout the day).
My Project
I am asking for a laminating machine and film to preserve necessary visual supports used within the classroom for my students. Working with this population, children with autism need a structured environment which includes smooth routines and transitions. In making this possible the use of visuals are a major component within the classroom setting. Examples of these range from daily picture schedules posted on the board, individual schedules and self monitoring charts on student's desks, break cards or problem solving techniques students can use for strategies on how to relax.
Having access to these picture cues allows the students to become aware of everyday activities, they have organizational tools, problem solving strategies and self-monitoring charts available when needed. Not only does it help them transition from one activity to another it gives them a sense of control and security when they know what to expect.
The use of a laminator will allow these visual supports be durable for students to handle and remain usable.
Having the pictures available is the first step; keeping them intact for usage is the main goal.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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