Using an AAC Device to Support Autistic Pupils
Video Overview
Scoil Bhríde, Kilbride discuss how they use AAC devices with pupils in their special class.
Description
Teacher Sarah Crehan discusses how she uses iPads and iPad Mini AAC devices with two different apps, TD Snaps and Grid, to give pre-verbal pupils in her class their ‘voice’. She describes how it helps with their communication, expressive and receptive language, and allows them to communicate their wants and needs. She gives a practical demonstration of the TD Snap app in her classroom in their everyday teaching and learning.
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Digital Learning Framework
This video supports the following statements of the Digital Learning Framework (DLF):
Teaching & Learning (1 Learner Outcomes)
1.1 Standard: Pupils enjoy their learning, are motivated to learn and expect to achieve as learners
Pupils use appropriate digital technologies to foster active, creative and critical engagement in attaining challenging learning outcomes.
Teaching & Learning (2. Learner Experiences)
2.2 Pupils grow as learners through respectful interactions and experiences that are challenging and supportive
Digital interactions, among pupils and between pupils and teachers, are respectful, challenging and support the well-being of all pupils.
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