The document discusses using visual scene displays (VSDs) to enhance learning. It defines VSDs as portraying events, people, actions, objects, and activities against background settings. The document recommends using VSDs anytime you want to make lessons more engaging, especially for those with limited communication, cognitive deficits, fine motor issues, or attention concerns. It provides examples of no-tech, low-tech, and high-tech options for creating VSDs and integrating them into lessons.

1. Enhancing Learning Through Visual Scene Displays Presented April 22, 2008 Power Up Conference By Lesley McGilligan, Cari Jesse, & Terry Huff

2. Who are we? Lesley McGilligan, SLP/Augmentative Communication Facilitator - Special School District of St. Louis County Terry Huff, SLP/Augmentative Communication Facilitator - Special School District of St. Louis County Cari Jesse , SLP/ Sales Consultant, Dynavox and Mayer-Johnson

3. Today, we will… Discuss the What Why When & How of using visual scene displays in your teaching/therapeutic practices.

4. Handout & References

5. What is a Visual Scene Display? “… VSDs portray events, people, actions, objects and Activities against the backgrounds in which they occur or exist.” Blackstone, 2004 Magnetic Scenes Colorforms PHOTOGRAPHS!!! Flannel Boards Background Scene IN OTHER WORDS, VSDS CAN BE:

6. Why are we hearing so much about VSDs? Blackstone Shane Beukelman

7. When would I use VSDs? ANYTIME YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR LESSONS MORE ENGAGING , BUT SPECIFICALLY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH: LIMITED COMMUNICATION COGNITIVE DEFICITS FINE MOTOR ISSUES ATTENTION CONCERNS

8. The Function of Visual Supports Visual Instructional Visual Instructional Shane, 2006 Visual Expressive Visual Organizational

9. How do I create VSDs? Today we will be showing you a variety of no tech, low tech and high tech options for creating visual scene displays . The good news is… You don’t have to be Martha Stewart or a Rocket scientist to Make a visual scene.

10. Felt/Flannel Boards Thefeltsource.com

11. Got a cookie sheet?

12. Communication Board

13. Communication Board AAC-RERC Spread the Word Low-tech Visual Scenes Templates: Available now by Kristy S. E. Weissling and David R. Beukelman

14. Communication Book-VSD Based

15. Frees your lessons from the computer and puts them into the hands of the learner! Can be used with Boardmaker boards, greeting cards, photos, magazine pages, newspaper clippings, worksheets and workbook pages to breathe new life into existing paper activities! SmartPockets! Switch accessible! Boardmaker Activity Pad By Mayer-Johnson

16. Static Display Device - Super Talker

17. Static Display Device - Smart 128 by AMDi

18. Bring Boardmaker activities to life and make the computer a student learning tool with Boardmaker Plus! software. Boardmaker Plus or Speaking Dynamically Pro

19. Scene Detective This is the One I Want BOARDMAKER ADDENDUMS AND ADD-ON SOFTWARE

20. Power Point

21. Classroom Suite http://aex.intellitools.com/searchdetails.php?act_keya=categories0 Many activities with visual scenes imbedded are available through IntelliShare: Classroom Activity Exchange - FREE

22. Dynamic Display Device - Dynavox V Uses InterAACt software incorporating Visual scenes.

23. Dynamic Display Device - ECO-14 by PRC

24. Online Sources for Interactive Visual Scenes Sunnykidsplay.com Geocities.com Disneyclips.com Starwarsspoofs.com

25. Questions?