Visual Supports for Students with Learning Challenges - Lorraine Maida, MA CCC-SLP

This course inspires us to use more and different visual supports. Visual supports are things we see that enhance our organizational skills, self-regulation, expressive and receptive communication, and ability to understand activity demands in the dynamic environments of school, home and community. Visual supports can be objects, printed words, pictures, body language, or environmental clues. Through concrete examples and lecture this practical course will share ideas about printed words, pictures, and objects that you can use with your students to support their learning and participation in all environments. Explore over 75 do it tomorrow ideas for incorporating the use of objects, pictures, icons, graphic organizers, visual bridges, task checklists, transition supports and schedules in a variety of settings to meet a variety of student needs. Walk away with a list of free resources to expand your visual supports.