Student+Study

Student Case Study


 * Student:** Kindergarten student diagnosed with intellectual disability. Currently in a Moderately Intellectually Disabled self-contatined classroom, (K-5)


 * Type of Technology:** Communication board/ring


 * Need for Technology:** The kindergarten student is in need of the proprosed technology because she is language impaired. She is non-verbal, but comprehends adult speech. She can follow complex sets of directions (two-step commands) and has emergent use of American Sign Language (these are often approximations, not accurate). The student is need of a way to communicate her wants and needs, as well as a way to answer yes/no questions in class. The student has no way of communicating to adults or to her peers. The picture cards will help her begin to be able to do this.

the meaning of three pictures. When she wanted a toy, she would have to pick up the picture ring, find the picture of her learning toy and bring it to one of us. When she did that, we would thank her and walk over to the learning toys. We also taught her the meaning of the "yes" and "no" cards. The student picked up the concept very quickly and most recently went and got the cards all by herself and brought them to one of the adults in the classroom (usually she stands by the toys and we have to bring the cards to her to remind her of what to do).
 * Technology Integrated:** We made a set of ten picture cards, laminated them, and put them on a ring. To begin, we taught the student

In these three pictures, the student is viewing her cards, giving the cards to me, and then I present her with the toy requested. This is in the teaching stages of the cards.

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