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Visual Supports

Visual supports are concrete items, pictures, symbols, or printed words that can help children maintain attention, understand language, and organize their environment. They have been found effective for increasing communication and cognitive, learning, motor, and interpersonal skills while also supporting behavior and attracting attention. Visual supports can help with schedules, transitions, instructions, choice, sharing information, rules, social skills, safety, daily living, and expectations. They are a part of everyone's communication system and can make abstract concepts more concrete.

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Visual Supports

Visual supports are concrete items, pictures, symbols, or printed words that can help children maintain attention, understand language, and organize their environment. They have been found effective for increasing communication and cognitive, learning, motor, and interpersonal skills while also supporting behavior and attracting attention. Visual supports can help with schedules, transitions, instructions, choice, sharing information, rules, social skills, safety, daily living, and expectations. They are a part of everyone's communication system and can make abstract concepts more concrete.

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Visual Supports

Part of everyones communication system


Definition:
Visual supports are an effective strategy that includes: concrete
items, pictures, symbols, or printed words and/or a combination
of these. These SUPPORTS may assist children in their ability
to maintain attention, understand spoken language, and
sequence and organize their environment. (Hodgdon, 1995.)

Found to be effective in:


Increasing communication
Higher cognitive functions
Learning readiness
Personal responsibility
Motor Skills
Interpersonal skills
Increasing organization
Understanding information
Supporting behavior
Attracting and holding students attention.
Making abstract concepts more concrete

Tina Pratt, M.Ed BCESC Behavior Intervention Coach


[email protected]
Cassidy Wodke, M.Ed, Intervention Specialist
[email protected]

Areas where the use of visual support may be helpful:


Schedules-per period, daily, weekly, monthly, and
mini schedules
Premack Principle - 1st/then
Creating order/organization
Transition and change
Starting and finishing activities
Introduction of new activities or situations general
knowledge, curriculum subjects, news
Instructions/reminders/redirections
Choice
Understanding emotions and expressions
Sharing information
Behavior strategies-set clear and consistent rules
and expectations
Social skills/Social interaction
Safety
Structuring the environment
Daily living skills
Expectations - Clearly defining rewards and
consequences

Additional resources:
https://www.autismspeaks.org/docs/sciencedocs/atn/visual_supports.pdf
https://ccids.umaine.edu/files/2011/03/Visual_Supports_Checklist_June_2011.doc
https://www.naeyc.org/tyc/files/tyc/file/V4N5/Take_a_look_visual_supports_for_learning.pdf

Visual supports in
everyday life
Calendars
Planners
Exit Signs
Fast Food Signs
Maps
Road Signs
Open/closed signs
Store hours

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