Technology for Information Processing Impairments
Cognitive disabilities often result in an inability of the brain to properly process and integrate sensory information. This inability can lead to deficits in a number of skill areas, including:visual-spatial processing, auditory processing, sensory-motor processing, language processing and the understanding of social cues. With impairment of language, an individual may have difficulties in understanding what is said to them, in expressing their needs and wants, or struggle with retrieving words that they wish to speak or write. An individual, who has an impairment of visual perception, may have difficulty seeing the entire visual field or differentiating visual information. For example, looking at what is on part of a “page” may not be able to be seen clearly.
Photo Cards
In order to improve academic skills there are several ways to use photo cards. There are several different computer softwares that can be purchased to use and create photo cards. Photos on these software programs can be used for teaching a wide variety of skills such as:
-Object to picture matching -Emotions
-Sorting by category -Opposites
-Prepositions -Sequences
-Object to picture matching -Emotions
-Sorting by category -Opposites
-Prepositions -Sequences
First, Then and Matching Schedules
First and Then Visual Schedule Boards helps guide children through tasks by prompting and allowing visual reminiders. First, Then Schedules are always a great way to prompt children to perform an unfavorable task and then get a reward.