Free Visual Support: Grocery Treasures Map (PDF)
Grocery Treasures Map (DOC)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9e9b7gP78bE%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1

Shopping with a child can be an adventure. Grocery Treasures Map is designed to help make sure that the adventure is fun. This “grocery list” is designed to capitalize on the interest that many kids have in pirates. When customizing the fillable .doc template for early language learners, photos or google images can be used to ensure comprehension and active engagement. When customizing the list for older kids, written words may suffice. For more ideas on modifying this support visit the video tutorial.

Free Visual Support:4th of July with Lucy and her Ladybug Friends (PDF)
1 child Page Template (PNG)
How to add your own picture – (Video Tutorial)

Updated for 2012, “4th of July with Lucy and her ladybug friends” is now available as a .99 eBook app and simple game for the iPad.

4th of July with Lucy and her Ladybug Friends is a “printable” book created by Lorrie Ann Harrington that focuses on building language and early literacy skills. With simple sentences and a repetitive theme (e.g. “Do you see Lucy’s ladybug friend….?”), it can be used to help teach children to recognize and use location words in addition to 4th of July vocabulary. Use it to encourage active participation, promote commenting, and strengthen the learning by asking your child or learner “WH” questions such as “Where?”, “Who?”, and “What?” (e.g. “Where is Lucy’s ladybug friend?”, “Who has a firework?”, “What is Lucy doing?”, etc.).

Also included for download is the graphic and text used on the “1 child” page.  This additional download can be used to personalize 4th of July with Lucy and her Ladybug Friends for your child or student.

Free Visual Support:4th of July Fun with Numbers (PDF)
1 child Page Template (PNG)
How to add your own picture – (Video Tutorial)

4th of July Fun with Numbers is a “printable” book created by Lorrie Ann Harrington that focuses on teaching early numeracy skills and more. It’s simple structure is designed to help teach children one-to-one correspondence, as well as to identify and label 4th of July vocabulary. Use it to encourage active participation, promote commenting, and strengthen the learning by asking your child or learner “WH” questions such as “Where?”, “Who?”, and “What?” (e.g. “Where is Lucy?”, “Who is that?”, “What number is that?”, etc.) while referencing the text and pictures.

Also included for download is the graphic and text used on the “1 child” page.  This additional download can be used to personalize 4th of July Fun with Numbers for your child or student.

Updated for 2012, “Easter with Bunny, Rabbit and Me” will be available as a FREE eBook app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

Free Visual Support:
Easter with Bunny, Rabbit and Me (PDF)
Me Page Template (PNG)
How to add your own picture – (Video Tutorial)

Easter with Bunny, Rabbit and Me is a book created by Lorrie Ann Harrington that focuses on teaching communication skills centered around the “WH” questions “Who?”, “What?”, “Where?”, and “Why?.” In addition, the story is structured in such a way that it can be used to help teach children to identify, label, and categorize words, by commenting on the text and pictures.

Also included for download is the graphic and text used on the “me” page.  This additional download can be used to personalize Easter with Bunny, Rabbit and Me for your child or student.

Free Visual Support:Time Card Story (PDF)
Time Card (DOC)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mv4S_1KROoo%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1

This four part Time Card system is designed for individuals with ASD who are working on understanding concepts that will help to facilitate their transition to work and to adult services. School staff and community support personnel can adapt the system to accommodate all language learning levels (e.g., For students who are pre-symbolic or early symbolic learners, focusing on the photo for recognition of their own cards and utilizing simple check marks will likely be appropriate. For students who are solidly symbolic communicators, focusing on the written elements of the support, using time stamps, and completing hourly calculations may be appropriate. The time card is a Word doc for easy personalization. The video tutorial offers additional information about the system’s structure and support.

Free Visual Support:Eating with Friends (PDF)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=afBFrqal-dA%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1

Eating together is an inherently social event in most cultures. However, sometimes children focus more on their food than on their friends, peers, and classmates. Children for whom this is the case often need a little extra help understanding the most basic social components of eating together. This support, Eating with Friends, is designed to help provide that support in a very simple and concrete way. The structure of the board as well as some potential modifications are discussed within the video tutorial.

Free Visual Support:Learning Something New (PDF)

Often times students struggle with the concept trying, especially when learning something new. Learning Something New is a visual support designed for use with conversational partners who are navigating this challenge with support from a “teacher.” Both teachers and students can use this support which is grounded in learning theory to negotiate the right amount of support in a given situation. The video briefly discusses the design of the support and some variations for use.

Free Visual Support:I Am a Student (PDF)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ef0MXGYubrg%26hl%3Den%26fs%3D1

Some children with ASD struggle with the understanding roles and how they apply to them. One role that can be particularly challenging is the role of a student. This explanation was written in collaboration with Martha Velie-Gass, a fantastic inclusion specialist that I work with, for an elementary student struggling with this concept. It emphasizes some of the basic tasks that a student is expected to engage in while also providing some background information as to their importance. We hope that it sparks some thoughts that will be helpful in supporting the students in your lives and that you will be able to adapt it for them individually.

Free Visual Support:
I Spy a Reindeer (PDF)
Me Page Template (PNG)
How to add your own picture – (Video Tutorial)

I Spy a Reindeer is a book created by Lorrie Ann Harrington that focuses on teaching commenting skills centered around the personal pronoun “I.” This pronoun is used repeatedly throughout the book with a special page designed to teach the relationship between the pronouns “I” and “me.”  In addition, the story is structured in such a way that it can be used to help teach children to identify, label, and categorize words, by commenting on the text and pictures.

Also included for download is the graphic and text used on the “me” page.  This additional download can be used to personalize I Spy a Reindeer for your child or student.