Visual Strategies for Students with Autism:

1
Visual Strategiesfor Students with Autism

• Classroom Meeting
• Note Home
• Adapted Books

June Kedrowski Teacher 8700 East 29th Street
North Wichita, Kansas  67226                      
                 Phone [phone]  Fax
316.634.8851 Toll Free 800.835.1043 jkedrowski_at_hea
rtspring.org
2
Classroom Meeting
3
Classroom Meetings

• Similar to Circle Time or Morning Calendar
• Possible Components (based on student learning
  needs)
• Calendar skills
• Weather
• Appropriate Dress
• Announcements
• Attendance
• Counting
• Conversation Skills
• Social skills
• Anything else you choose to incorporate!

4
Bulletin Board
5
Schedule
6
Individualized Announcements
7
Classroom Announcements
8
Meeting ConceptsIndividual Student Books

• Calendar Skills

9
Weather

• Current Weather
• Appropriate Dress for the Weather

10
Scheduling Information

• Activities
• Staffing
• Reminders Notifications

11
Priming

• Prepares students for the day
• Addresses changes in schedule or staff
• Assists students in dealing with change
• Exposes students to potentially stressful
  situations and encourages coping skills

12
Extension Activity
13
Note Home
14
Note HomeVisual Bridges- Linda HodgdonVisual
Strategies for Improving Communication

• Individualized visual tools used to develop
  communication skills and support social
  interaction.
• Provides social and communication opportunities
  at home and school
• Practice of skills is meaningful and relevant
• Useful connection between home and school
• www.usevisualstrategies.com/p3.html
• www.usevisualstrategies.com/p5.html

15
Visual and Word Template
The student is able to complete the template and
email the note home to parents.
16
Adapted Books
17
Adapted Books

• Provide the visual components some students need
  to read and comprehend text.
• Increase fluency
• Aid comprehension
• Assess comprehension using visual extension
  activities
• Encourage peer interaction through reading!

18
Websites I Cant Teach Without ?
19
Helpful Websites

• http//prekese.dadeschools.net/resourcepages/resou
  rces_teacher_resource_room_main.htm
• www.speakingofspeech.com/homepage.htm
• http//schools.nycenet.edu/D75/literacy/adaptedboo
  ks/catalog.htm
• www.baltimorecityschools.org/boardmaker/adapted_li
  brary.asp
• http//mayer-johnson.com/Downloads.aspx?DirID!20
  Activity20of20the20Month20!
• www.sandbox-learning.com