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Disability Awareness for 5 year olds
Practical ideas for parents who want to help their child's classmates and playmates understand more about their child and his/her special needs.
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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Writing with Symbols 2000 for PC - Quantity 1-5
Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.
Talking pictures lead to the world of words.
Writing with Symbols is the easy-to-use symbol writer that lets early print- literate children participate in writing and reading activities. Students see matching pictures and listen to their words as they type words and sentences. This multisensory program is a wonderful transition tool to move students from pictures to words. Includes more than 2,000 Rebus symbols that clearly illustrate most common words. Lab packs let you install on up to five machines. System requirements: Windows—386 PC, Windows 3.1 or 95, 2 MB for program plus up to 4 MB for symbols, 1 MB RAM for each program, Sound Blaster or compatible sound card for speech.
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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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Helping Fidgety Kids Sit Still at Circletime
Many children with sensory integration issues have trouble sitting still, in a circle, or in a class. For these kids, a sensory stratagy can help.
,Try letting the child hold "fidget toys" during circle or class. Try a Skwish, a few Wikki Stix, or Strength Putty. All of these toys feature sophisticated designs which do not look out of place in the hands of a school-age child. Save these toys for circle or quiet class time only.
,For more helpful ideas, see the article "Helping Fidgety Kids Sit Still" in the PlayPen.