Early Childhood Special Education and Assistive Technology Blog

By:   Kimberly Chouinard , EC-SEAT Scholar App Review : SeeSaw Learning During this time of remote learning, as of April 2020, it is important to consider a few features in selecting the right app for your program's needs and students in presenting, monitoring and assessing student performance: 1. How easy is this SeeSaw Learning app to use for teachers? This app is easy to navigate. It offers tutorials and support pages for teacher to support its use. 2. Ease of use for families and security of information? Parents are invited by teacher to join SeeSaw via email using their email and student code.  For remote learning, parents need to join as the "student" in order to complete work and share with teacher on the app. Compatible with several devices including, Chromebooks, computers, iPads, iPhones, Android tablets, Android phones, and Kindle Fire. 3. What ways or modes will this app give teachers to share learning experiences? The app contains a library of activiti...

By: Carrie Portrie , EC-SEAT Project Coordinator Each semester, students in Assistive Technology courses at the University of New Hampshire with Therese Willkomm are required to go into the field, find someone who may benefit from AT, and develop a solution for them. For one of my projects I found an AT solution for a 6-year old boy (J.) with Angelman Syndrome who is just beginning to walk independently. His mother wants him out of his wheelchair. His individual education plan (IEP) team and I talked about multiple solutions to potentially increase his inclusion in school (from the art room to outdoors). Ultimately, we decided on a floor seating solution. J. can sit independently, but he likes to move, touch, and mouth materials with interesting textures. He struggles to sit among his peers without positioning supports. He needs a floor seat that secures his body in a seated position but also allows him some movement and textural interaction. The goals for the solution inclu...

Results Matter Videos Check out the recent videos the Colorado Department of Education posted to their  Results Matter Video Library .  The videos provide opportunities for early childhood providers  to practice their assessment and documentation skills. You can view the clips online or download for free. Look in the video library section  Clips for Practicing Observation, Documentation and Assessment Skills .     Cameron and Alexis Playing with Blocks  (Runtime:  4:25 ) Children demonstrate multiple skills while playing in the block area.  The Puppet Stage  (Runtime:  3:20 ) Three children demonstrate a variety of skills while playing with puppets. Jadyn Writing and Drawing  (Runtime:  3:13 ) A child demonstrates skills while writing her name with a pencil and drawing a picture with crayons. Preschool Home Visits - Making the Time to Build Relationships  (Runtime: 5:12 ) - This video discusses the im...