Continued from previous post.
Word Desk (low tech)
Pros -
Pros -
- Simple
- ABA techniques (one-on-one, prompt)
- Encouraging and rewarding point system
- Limited selection of worlds (however could make interchangeable/purchase more)
- Quite large model - could take up a lot of space
Word Desk (no - low tech)
Pros -
Pros -
- Simple
- Recognisable 'building block' toy
- Multi-sensory
- Very tactile
- PECS
- Sentence building skills
- Different levels of difficulty
- Lots of variety
- Some blocks may be harder to stack
- Some children may be distracted because of different sensory factors
- May not be used for intentional purpose (words/sentences)
Tele-Talk (low tech)
Pros -
Pros -
- Simple
- ABA techniques (one-on-one, prompt)
- Encouraging and rewarding point system
- Limited selection of worlds (however could make interchangeable/purchase more)
- Quite large model - could take up a lot of space
Prompt and Reward: Clock (no tech)
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Pros -
Pros -
- Creative way to make schedule or routine for day with child
- Recognisable clock design
- Plan learning activities/everyday activities to get child used to communication training
- Not a communication learning tool/toy (could be paired with one)
- May be difficult for children who cannot read analogue clocks yet or tell the time
Pros -
- Creative way to make schedule or routine for day with child
- Simple
- Plan learning activities/everyday activities to get child used to communication training
- Able to customise/make personal to child
- Not a communication learning tool/toy (could be paired with one)
- May be difficult for children who cannot read analogue clocks yet or tell the time
Sensory Games (low tech)
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Sensory Games: Memory Game (low tech)
Pros -
Pros -
- Simple
- Multi-sensory
- Fun
- Different levels of ability (PECS cards and vocal communication)
- Unknown smells or sounds
- Unable to describe textures on tactile
Sensory Games: Memory Game (low tech)
Pros -
- Fun
- Learn sentence structures
- Multi-sensory
- Tactile
- Encourages use of memory
- Too hard?
- Children may forget pattern and feel discouraged
Slot Machine Sentence Maker (low/high tech)
Pros -
Pros -
Pros -
- Simple
- May be familiar with how slot machine works?
- PECS
- Encourages sentence building
- Different levels of difficulty for different abilities
- Encouraging point system
- Modular
- Multi-sensory
- Limited number of words/sentences
- Some sentences randomised may not make sense.
Pros -
- Tactile
- Simple
- Water used in many sensory rooms (recognisable/relaxing)
- Encourages physical interaction with product (shaking)
- Different shapes, colours and designs (customisable)
- May not make a sentence
- Hard to control water
- May leak
Song maker (low tech)
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Pros -
Pros -
Pros -
- Fun
- Music therapy
- Recognisable sounds
- Record songs
- Learning while making music
- Tactile
- Limited sounds
- Only words
Pros -
- Fun
- Music therapy
- Record songs
- Tactile
- Interchangeable
- Potentially limitless sentences
- Large
- Educational looking device (make more fun!)
Pros -
- Learn to sign (Makaton etc.)
- Fun
- Different levels of difficulty for different abilities
- Encouraging
- Potentially very expensive product
- Not much of a physical product
- Not all children can/want to sign
- May rely entirely on signing for communication
Sensory Cylinder Game (low/high tech)
Pros -
Pros -
- Fun
- Multi-sensory
- Water cylinders used in sensory rooms
- ABA techniques (one-on-one)
- Encouraging
- Fiddly pieces
- Water may leak
Communication Drums (low/high tech) (similar to bongos)
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Pros -
Pros -
Pros -
Pros -
- Simple
- Multi-sensory
- Make songs and sentences
- Tactile
- Encourages physical interaction (hitting drum)
- Loud/irritating
- Could be expensive
- Just words
Pros -
- Simple
- Teaches sentence making skills
- Multi-sensory
- Encouraging
- Similar concepts on market
- Only make 3 PECS piece sentences
Pros -
- Encourages physical interaction
- Tactile
- Multi-sensory
- Learn verbal communication
- Encouraging
- Potentially expensive product
- Water and electric could be dangerous combination
- Make leak
- Limited selection of words
Pros -
- Fun
- Recognisable game
- Learn verbal communication skills
- Tactile
- Multi-functional
- Interchangeable
- Potentially expensive
Race Game (high tech)
Pros -
Pros -
- Fun
- Learn verbal communication
- Race car games are popular
- Customisable (favourite characters)
- PECS
- Modular
- Lots of pieces
- Potentially expensive
- May not detect voice correctly
'Make That Sentence' (low tech)
Pros -
Pros -
- Simple
- Tactile
- Learn sentence making skills
- Multi-sensory
- PECS
- Limited selection of words/sentences
- Too fast to select PECS word?
- Hard to control (stopping)
Speaking trumpet (low tech)
Pros -
Pros -
- Simple
- Musical
- Recognisable musical instrument
- Two different options to play (PECS card or audio)
- Encourages child to speak
- May have trouble understanding child's voice