Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance: Steven is a four-year-old boy diagnosed with pervasive
developmental disorder. His placement is in an Early Childhood classroom. He is
able to understand and comprehend when spoken to, but does not communicate his
needs consistently. When choices are simplified and broken into steps, Steven
will try to communicate wants and needs. Peer interactions are limited.
Annual goal: Steven will use a picture board or voice output device
to express wants and needs to adults and peers in both home and school at least
four times each day.
STO 1: During meal times at school and at home, Steven will
use a picture board to point to at least three of six foods he wants to eat,
two of three meals each day.
STO 2: Using a voice output device, Steven will make a choice
of a “center” he wishes to participate in during choice/work time three or four
days per week.
STO 3: During group story time, Steven will use a single
message voice output device to complete a repeated story line with peers 90% of
the time as observed on 10 random trials.
The above image is of a picture board which uses images or pictures in which a student can point to to express their thoughts or needs. This can easily be used during meal time so that Steven can effectively communicate the foods in which he wants to eat.
The above image is of a voice output device which Steven can use to communicate single messages during choice/work time as well as group story time. This piece of assistive technology will help Steven meet his goals by giving him a voice and a way to express his wants and needs. It will also eliminate the need for vocalizations during group story time, and enable Steven to complete repeated story lines with peers.
Many of my students use voice output devices, and they are very helpful across many environments. One of my students in the past utilized an SGD to meet their goal of ordering from a menu independently.
Dell, A., Newtown, D., & Petroff, J. (2012). Assistive Technology in the Classroom.
Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson Education Inc.
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