A few years ago I started adding visual glossary attachments to IEPS and Educational Evaluations. These glossaries are simple to create. For the IEPs I write down all of the equipment a student uses in a day or week, such as a supine stander, a wheelchair tray, a maroon spoon, a Jelly Bean switch, dycem, wrist splints, etc. Then I go to the website of the vendor of each item, cut and paste an image, the description of the item, the name of the item and the website to a word processor document. Once it is complete I attach it to the IEP. That way parents and administrators have an image of what we are talking about and if the student moves the receiving teachers and therapists will know what we are using.
For educational evaluations I do the same thing for any equipment, assistive technology or specific curriculum I am recommending.
I really like this idea - it would be very useful to so many people. I wish I could do the same but my system really discourages listing/naming particular items and I figure they would really hit the roof if I used pictures.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could make it and just give it to the parents? Off the record? That way they at least have it.
ReplyDeletethen you say the age old sped teacher line, if you say you heard it from/got it from me, I will deny it.
Hmmm...good idea. I agree with kookaburra with regard to districts hitting the roof. However, I wonder if, when pictures are used, specific features can be pointed out so that the pictures are illustrations of features and not (necessarily) actual specific products. Just a thought...
ReplyDeleteI agree. Seeing it is so helpful. Do you keep a library? I started to, but stopped.
ReplyDeleteIt would be kind of cool to utilize some of the stuff on the AACTechConnect site, so it is very quick and organized for grabbing images.
I really like the photo of the items you are using but no name and no website to avoid ticking off the district idea. Perhaps if I ever go bad to public schools (over my dead body) I will do this.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great idea Kate. My students are moving up to middle school next year. While my inclusion students do not require a lot of adaptive equipment, we use many online applications that help the kids to be more independently successful. I'm going to take some screen shots of the applications we use and how to use them to share with parents during our parent/teacher conferences and next year's special education teachers who I meet with at the end of the year.
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