Visual Strategies in Kindergarten

 

I have 2 students this year that I am using picture schedules and task cards with. They have difficulty with auditory processing so we use visual cues to supplement their understanding of school events and activities.

 

There are many resources available and some that I have used are:

 

 

Mayer-Johnson, Inc. - Products for Special Needs and Education

They have the Boardmaker software that was used for the samples on this page.

You can reach them at

P.O. Box 1579

Solana Beach, CA 92075

Phone # - 800-588-4548 or

858-550-0084

 

Book Resources:

Search "Central Auditory Processing Disorders" at Amazon.com for suggestions of resources.

Visual Strategies for Improving Communication: Practical Supports for School & Home by Linda A. Hodgdon

Solving Behavior Problems in Autism by Linda A. Hodgdon

 

 

 

These are daily schedule cards that I use with the whole class. They hang on the board. I have groups of 4 items because that seems manageable for 5 year olds.

 

Here are my daily schedule cards -

 

 

 

This is the student's folder that his para helps him with. Again we do about 4 cards per time and include his special teachers or activities.

 

He is getting very good at changing his cards and we let him take off each one as it is completed.

 

I have used a vinyl folder for durability. This is an idea that I got a workshop from Lyn Johnson, an ECSE teacher.

The task strip is for listening. If I talk, he listens and puts his pencil down.

 

This is a close-up of the inside of the folder.

 

Here is the cover of the folder.

 

These blue strips were the cards from last year and I prefer the new method better. It is easier to work with and manage.

 

Please contact me if you have more resources or better ideas.

 

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