Functional Augmentative Communication Training Strategies: (FACTS) Experiencing the Seasons

The activities in FACTS: Seasons can be used to teach basic vocabulary skills to nonverbal students or students with limited communication skills. Targets basic vocabulary concepts (e.g., hot, cold) using stories and activities that relate to common seasonal activities.

FACTS: Seasons includes highly structured augmentative communication training strategies for use with nonverbal students, students on the autism spectrum, and other students with limited verbal skills. Nonverbal clients respond to the task items by pointing to symbols or performing simple actions.

The activities are designed to provide alternatives for language goals including the following:

• Appropriately gaining attention
• Understanding basic concepts
• Following directions
• Communication with graphic symbols
• Making choices
• Matching objects
• Taking turns
• Giving yes/no responses

The instructional activities are broken down into small steps. The manual includes all verbal stimuli and includes specific procedures for reinforcing correct responses.

Components of the program:

• Instructional goals for each lesson
• Sequential step-by-step lessons for individual or group instruction
• Reproducible graphic symbols of target words
• Reproducible mini-boards
• Reproducible record forms & scoring sheets
• Strategies to build language skills at school and home

Vocabulary learned by most children prior to entering kindergarten is emphasised. Parents can learn to use the activities at home.

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