Visual+Supports

Visual Supports

Polk County FDLRS and ESE colloborated on a project which focused on creating visual supports for the new middle school science curriculum __Access Science, Building Literacy through Learning__ by Great Source Education Group. The materials were created for students with cognitive disabilities that will be tested on the Science Access Points. The work group utilized the Boardmaker Symbolate tool (a symbol/text option) to summarize the chapters and create visual stories at three levels which included independent, supported and participatory. In addition they created materials including vocabulary activities, assessment measures and other supports and resources depending on the topic. These materials were later converted to a PDF format and posted to the web. The materials can be downloaded from:

**FDLRS Region 3 Visual Supports **
====Below are the links to our wikis full of visual supports that have been created at our symposiums as well as a handout explaining what's available on each one. ==== NEW!!!
 * fdlrsregion3thematicvisuals.wikispaces.com - 50 preschool/early elementary themes including holidays, animals, basic concepts and popular books
 * [|fdlrsregion3curriculumvisuals.wikispaces.com] - supports for older students featuring biomes, natural disasters, health & safety, etc.
 * [|fdlrsregion3literacyvisuals.wikispaces.com] - word families, science/math vocabulary, flap books, antonyms, homophones, etc.
 * fdlrsregion3morevisuals.wikispaces.com - more visual supports focusing on literacy and the curriculum. Files include word wall words for science, math, and social studies, color reproducibles for MeVille to WeVille, manual communication boards and manipulatives for common stories, and much more!

