Visual Strategies for
Improving Communication
Practical Supports for School & Home
This book is "easy-reading". It is laid out with a
question-answer format that is not full of the heavy technical jargon that is
common in so many books on special needs. It has rapidly become a bestseller
because it has met the needs of thousands of Speech Therapists, classroom
teachers, parents and others who work or live with students with autism, autism
spectrum disorders and other communication disorders.
Visual Strategies for Improving Communication is the most
comprehensive book available on the topic of using visual supports to
improve communication for these student populations.
How will I benefit from the book? Learn more
about the learning and functioning style of these students understand how
communication break-downs affect student understanding, performance and behavior
view lots of samples and examples of visual tools that have been used to improve
student communication learn step-by-step how to develop and use visual tools to
meet the individual needs of your students . . .plus lots of ideas for improving
communication in home, school, and community environments.
About the Author
Linda Hodgdon is a popular national and international presenter. She has become
well known for her practical, easy-to-implement, creative and innovative
strategies to improve communication for students with severe communication
needs. Linda's expertise comes from spending more than twenty-five years
programming for students with autism, severe communication disorders and severe
behavior disorders. Her publications include Visual Strategies for Improving
Communication (QuirkRoberts Publishing, 1995) and a chapter in Teaching Children
With Autism (Ed. Quill, Delmar
Publishing, 1995).
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