The
software is highly structured. Within that structure, the
child can choose what words will go together to make a sentence.
The
meaning in each statement is clearly illustrated by an animated
picture. The child constructs sentences by clicking on the
Meyer-Johnson Picture Communication Symbols. An option is
also provided to display only the words so that the child
constructs sentences from words.
You
will get best results from students if you use it as part
of a wider ongoing program to teach sentences. This involves
classroom or therapy time using laminated symbols as manipulatives
to build sentences.
When
using a wider program, Picture Sentence Key can be used for
reinforcement. When a student successfully builds a sentence
with animated symbols, the student may be rewarded by allowing
him/her to make the sentence on the computer. It is also good
to reinforce the sentences with real objects. For example,
when the student makes the sentence, "The boy is eating
popcorn," you can give the boy popcorn to eat.
Most
of the nouns in the program are food items which are easily
found. Picture Sentence Key gives you the flexibility of showing
a minimum of pictures: one person, one verb, and one noun,
up to a maximum of four people, four verbs, and eight nouns.
Start with a small number of pictures and add pictures as
the student gains an understanding of the program.
Picture
Sentence Key: Quiz Mode Picture
Sentence
Key includes a Quiz Mode to aid in evaluating a student's
progress. First a sentence is animated and optionally spoken.
Then the student is expected to build the sentence corresponding
to the animation. Any incorrect choices are ignored, but errors
will be recorded in the data. When the student successfully
completes the correct sentence, the animation will be shown
again for reinforcement.
Accessible
by mouse, joystick, touch monitor, single switch or IntelliKeys.
DWB023
Single User £55.00 (£63.25
inc VAT)
