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Schooltime For Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
School can be hard for children with AD/HD. Success in school often means being able to pay attention and control behavior and impulse. These are the areas where children with AD/HD have trouble. Here are tips for teachers for helping kids learn.
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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Choices in Deafness
Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.
Explores the most appropriate communication methodologies and the social change that has occurred within the deaf culture over the last decade.
Parents of children with hearing impairments are faced with a complex decision when it comes to choosing the most appropriate communication method for their child. This new editon of Choices in Deafness covers three methodologies: American Sign Language, Amplification, Cued Speech, Oral Approach, and Total Communication. Experts present each methodology, supplemented by several personal accounts of first-hand experience. The personal stories provide insight into how the same young people profiled in the first edition have coped with their deafness through adolescence or into adulthood. The second Edition also explores the social change that has occurred within the deaf culture during the last decade and some controversies surrounding particular communications and education methods. 275 pages 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
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Typical Access Profile
Auditory Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Hearing Hyper-Acute |
Vision Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Vision |
Gross Motor All Some Few Not Using Gross Motor |
Fine Motor All Some Few Not Using Fine Motor |
Developmental Age Range 0 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13 and Over |
Language Typical Some Spoken Receptive Only Sign Assistive/Augmentitive Not Using Language |
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Beginning To Use Switch Adapted Toys With Children With Special Needs
Since some children are easily distracted, it is best to remove distractions and setup toys in a manner that will keep the child interested and focused. In order to make a switch adapted toy stand out from the rest of the environment during play, place dark colored toys on a light surface, such as a towel. Place light colored toys on a dark surface. This will make it easier for children to see the cause and effect of pressing the switch activating the toy. There are many switch adapted to choose from - ranging from a cuddly bunny to a fierce dinosaur!