{"id":304,"date":"2020-04-15T14:03:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T21:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/?page_id=304"},"modified":"2024-02-15T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T19:54:32","slug":"visuals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/topic\/visuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Visuals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visual aids refer to the use of pictures, photographs, gestures, drawings, written words, or other objects to facilitate communication for a student who has difficulty using or understanding language.\u00a0 They help enable communication between a student and his or her communication partners. In addition, visuals can also be used for scheduling and self regulation. They make changes in routines more salient and can help to provide structure in a child\u2019s world.\u00a0 Visuals aids are often associated and used with students who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).\u00a0 However, visuals can and are used by everyone.\u00a0 The little man or woman symbol on public washroom doors are examples of visual aids.<\/p>\n

This picture from North Star Paths<\/a> gives a nice summary of the benefits of using visuals:<\/p>\n

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Here are some visuals you can use with your child:<\/p>\n

Bathroom routines<\/a><\/p>\n

Blank schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

Break cards<\/a><\/p>\n

Calming down strategies<\/a><\/p>\n

Count down strip<\/a><\/p>\n

Emotions<\/a><\/p>\n

Emotion thermometer<\/a><\/p>\n

Emoji Emotions<\/a><\/p>\n

Key phrases and words<\/a><\/p>\n

I want… sentence strip<\/a><\/p>\n

My “talk about” card<\/a><\/p>\n

More\/Finished\/All done<\/a><\/p>\n

My schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

My turn your turn cards<\/a><\/p>\n

Pacing boards<\/a><\/p>\n

Sequencing board: First Next Then<\/a><\/p>\n

Token reward<\/a><\/p>\n

Yes No cards<\/a><\/p>\n

Visual schedules<\/a><\/p>\n

Zones of regulation<\/a><\/p>\n

Home school bridges: \u00a0Example 1<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Example 2<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Example 3<\/a><\/p>\n

Useful websites<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

SET-BC resources<\/a><\/p>\n

Bridges Canada<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Visual aids refer to the use of pictures, photographs, gestures, drawings, written words, or other objects to facilitate communication for a student who has difficulty using or understanding language.\u00a0 They help enable communication between a student and his or her communication partners. In addition, visuals can also be used for scheduling and self regulation. They […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8622,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/304"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8622"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1517,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/304\/revisions\/1517"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/slp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}