This is a photograph which shows James
spontaneously chaining together picture symbols to express his displeasure with another
child who had recently hit him. The photograph with the child's name has been pulled off
the section of the symbol center called People and the Boardmaker symbol which has been
customized with the words "I hate that" has been pulled off the Feelings and
Social section. Craig had just kicked Joey. Had picture symbols not been available, James
may have communicated in a less appropriate way, say by hitting Craig.
This is a photograph of the People section of the symbol center. It includes classmates, teachers, and assistants. Each picture has the child's name under it. During one morning activity, kids take their names off a felt board and attach them to their picture. One child in the group has a yellow background behind her picture to help her locate herself. We probably can't use all the photos here.
This is a photograph of the Food section of the symbol center. Each
day Susan uses these and other photos to help the children select what they would like for
lunch that day. Text accompanies the pictures.
This a photograph of the Feeling and Social portion of the symbol
center. These symbols are used during every conceivable activity. At the beginning of the
day they're used to describe who's here or not here and why. During storytime they're used
to help talk about book characters. During free time the children use them to communicate
with one another.
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This material was developed by the National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP) in collaboration with the Center for Literacy and Disabilities (CLD) at Duke University. NCIP was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs from October 1, 1992 - September 30, 1998, Grant #H180N20013. Permission is granted to copy and disseminate this information. If you do so, please cite NCIP. Contents do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by CLD, NCIP, EDC, or the U.S. Government. This site was last updated in September 1998. |