Gesture
What it means
What you should do
of children may watch the video once. A child with Autism Spec- trum Disorder may watch the video a second time before joining peers in play at the block center. The Clips App can be used to create short modeling videos on an Apple device. Book Creator can be used to create books with video links for video modeling. Power Cards and Social Narratives can be used to support children with special needs during play. Both interventions de- scribe social situations for learners by providing relevant cues, explanation of specific feelings and thoughts of others in a social situation and descriptions of appropriate behavior expectations. Social narratives and Power Cards are individualized based upon the needs of the learner, short and written from the perspective of the learner. The Power Card strategy consists of a brief scenario and a visual cue. Social Narratives have a more detailed story format.
Waves hands back and forth near chest
I’m done! Or I need a break
Model you are done playing! Allow re- quest if possible
Example Gesture Dictionary
important for the child to experience the toy and manipulate it. For a young child that is not yet communicating verbally a communication gesture dictionary should be created and shared between home and school. The gesture dictionary should be continually updated as the child gains more gestures. The communication gesture dictionary includes a gesture the child makes, what it means and what you should do. This infor- mation should be shared between the family and all providers. Peers should be taught what to do as well so they can com- municate in a play setting. The intervention Stay, Play,Talk is a peer-mediated intervention used to increase the social interac- tions of preschool children. Typical peers are taught three skills: stay near their partner, engage with their partner and talk with their partner by commenting on play activities and responding to their partner’s communicative efforts. The sessions take place during daily activities that involve play. Stay, Play, Talk has been found to produce lasting improvements in children’s social in- teractions.
Video Example Imaginative Play with the Doctor’s Kit https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_ continue=3&v=Kip5KMDfQNA
Video modeling can be used to teach children how to play with toys, join playgroups and other important play skills. Vid- eo modeling is an intervention that uses technology to provide visual modeling of a targeted behavior or skill. Video modeling can be utilized with the whole group of children or as an individ- ualized intervention. All children can benefit from seeing what to do in the block center using video modeling. An entire group
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