Switch Access Beyond Cause and Effect: Stepping Stones for Effective Learning - Part 1

Presenters: Linda Burkhart and Fio Quinn, M.S. Private Consultant, Developer

Teaching switch access for the most severely involved students often focuses on single switch cause and effect games used over and over with little variation. Even though there are existing guidelines, educators and therapists may find it challenging to locate or create effective resources to teach the motor cognitive skills of learning switch access. What strategies and software features move students beyond cause effect and engage their brains in active learning? How can learning to use two switches without an element of timing put the child in control and provide opportunities for active problem-solving?

This webinar series will clarify strategies for engaging the child's brain in the development of motor/cognitive learning and encourage problem-solving skills through the use of two switches. Examples of available resources, software, apps and websites that support the early steps of the Stepping Stones to Switch Access process (Burkhart) will be shared.

Part 1 of this series will explore the steps from "cause and effect" to "two switches, two functions".

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