Handouts and activities

Device out before the first greeting. Question of the day lives on HIS homepage.

Model LOOK / LIKE / GO while you talk. One or two hits — not a full sentence hunt.

Wait ten seconds after the question. Honor the first real attempt.

Peers wait with you. That is the social lesson.

The QuickTalker travels. Do not start the line without it.

Model WAIT, then GO. Model FINISHED at the door you are leaving.

If a specials teacher is ready and the device is still on the life-skills desk, the aide brings it. That is the job.

Model during the page, not after the book is closed.

LOOK / THAT / LIKE / MORE / NOT are enough for a whole story.

If he hits STOP, honor it. You can finish later.

SaltilloBrand / PRC-Saltillo WordPower Wednesday videos are extra modeling practice — watch them on staff time.

He chooses a photo or classmate (or a book character).

You model questions on HIS TouchChat: WHO is this? What do they LIKE? LOOK.

Answer as if you know the person, so he has something to follow up on.

Take turns. Celebrate every question — that is commenting and asking, not requesting a snack.

Keep it two-way. He asks, you answer, he comments.

Each hour, check the box only if the device was present AND an adult modeled on it.

Present but silent does not count. Modeled but in a bag does not count.

Optional: a light team prize for the most honest hours — not for forcing hits.

This is the same idea as the practice log in this guide.

Use the packet and calendar for ideas — then model those words on HIS WordPower, not on a different board.

Do not add a calendar word to his file yourself. If it is missing, Word Finder first; then a request to family and AbleNet.

Volume, sleep, and a dark screen are the usual classroom snags — not a reason to switch apps.

If the speech app is missing, stop. Call AbleNet. Do not install another voice.

If you cannot find a word, use Word Finder. Gray Find means it is not in the file.

Do not factory-reset, Clear Log, or turn Guided Access off to ‘fix’ it.

Do: talk naturally, hit 1–2 key words on HIS screen, wait, honor.

Don’t: quiz, hand-over-hand to ‘make him talk,’ or wait for a perfect sentence.

The popsicle script in this guide is the campus version of this handout.

Core (~80%): GO, WANT, MORE, STOP, HELP, OPEN, LIKE, YOU — home page, every activity.

Fringe (~20%): specific nouns. AbleNet already built both into WordPower. You do not swap core off the home page to make room for a worksheet word.

OPEN works for a lunchbox, a package, and a door. That is why you model OPEN instead of adding three nouns.

Print the core-vs-fringe cheat sheet from the official page. Practice on a printed board.

Print the AbleTeams core boards for staff practice and a door / circle backup.

The printed board is a teaching tool. It does not replace the QuickTalker and it is not his WordPower coordinates.

GO at the door. Full board at circle. Model the same words you would hit on HIS screen.

Do not invent a different layout. Word requests still go to family + AbleNet.

AbleTeams data tips, campus version: log adult behavior, not whether he ‘performed.’

Each block: Was the device in reach? Did an adult model? Did you wait ten seconds?

Present but silent does not count. Modeled but in a bag does not count.

Use the practice log in this course. Do not treat Realize minutes as proof of modeling.

Print the AbleTeams centers plan. Run it on HIS TouchChat — do not build a station-specific board.

Device travels with the bin. Model WANT / MORE / STOP / HELP / OPEN while the activity is happening.

Honor STOP. Do not hand-over-hand a product for the bulletin board.

If a center word is missing, Word Finder first, then a request. Core does the work today.

AbleTeams end-of-day plan: he comments on the day on HIS homepage — LIKE / NOT / FINISHED.

Model one comment yourself first. Wait ten seconds. Honor a button, look, or vocal.

FINISHED and GO as you pack. Charge overnight. No silent edits after the bell.

Print the lesson plan. Do not add a ‘reflection page’ to his live file.

Any preferred toy. Model core on HIS TouchChat while you play — not a button for each toy name.

GO to start, STOP, MORE, LIKE, HELP if it jams. Honor NOT.

Print the toy companion. Practice the script on a printed board if you need to, then use HIS file.

AbleNet’s Eat, Play, Read activity. Run it on HIS TouchChat — do not add book characters as new buttons.

LOOK / THAT on the picture. LIKE or NOT as a comment. MORE to keep reading.

Turn-taking: you hit the word, then wait ten seconds for his turn. Honor STOP.

After the story, the real conversation stays on WordPower — Pictello can preview, it cannot replace the voice.

AbleNet mealtime activity, classroom version. Offer a real choice. Model WANT / THAT. Wait.

HELP for packages. LIKE / NOT / STOP as comments and protest — honor NOT.

Do not add snack photos to his file. Use homepage core. Write a request if a needed word is missing.

He comments on the song. You model LIKE / MORE / STOP / NOT on HIS TouchChat as you press play on the speaker.

Protest is valid. If he hits NOT or STOP, change the song.

Do not program a button for each title. Core does the work.

Any simple game. Model GO to start, STOP, MORE, and turn-taking with YOU / ME if those are on his home.

Comment when someone wins: LIKE. Wait ten seconds on his turn.

Peers copy the adult. That is the social lesson.

AbleNet park activity, school version. Device travels. Home-base at the edge of the activity.

Model GO / STOP / MORE / HELP / LIKE while he is moving — not after you sit down.

Preferences and protests count. Do not leave the QuickTalker in the classroom because PE is ‘movement.’

AbleNet family activities: everyday routines, grocery-style choice, park, meals, reading.

School version: same core words, HIS file, ten-second wait. Do not program a special ‘home vocabulary.’

Send the official page home if the family wants the original write-up.

AbleNet grocery activity, classroom version: a shelf or bin of real snacks / art supplies is the ‘store.’

Plan: he chooses WHAT he wants from the shelf using WANT / THAT on HIS TouchChat — not a paper list of new nouns.

If it is out of reach: model HELP. Honor NOT if he refuses an item.

At ‘checkout’: LIKE / MORE / OPEN for the package. You do not add brand names to the file.

Social layer: greet the cashier-peer. Core does the work. Official page has the community version for families.

AbleNet core-words calendar: introduce the word on HIS device, pick an activity, review it in more than one block.

January example from AbleNet: GO — cars, places we go, Go, Dog. Go, ‘where do you want to GO?’

Same process every month. The button does not move. You do not add a calendar fringe word yourself.

Download the PDF from the official page and share it with the team.

AbleNet sequence: introduce the word, show it on HIS homepage, use it in real activities, review.

GO: cars, lining up, books about going. WANT: choices and scavenger hunts. EAT: snack and lunch comments.

Model the word. Wait. Honor. Do not quiz him into hitting it.

AbleNet: a poster that matches the home page helps peers and staff model when hands are full (PE, circle).

Print a board that mirrors HIS WordPower home — PRC core boards for TouchChat. Symbol Overlay Maker can print paper overlays.

The poster is a backup. It does not replace the QuickTalker. Do not invent a different layout.

Stage 1: single core words. Objective: he uses GO / STOP / MORE in a real movement game.

Speaking: swing, walker, hallway — model GO to start, STOP to pause, MORE to continue.

Reading: if you use the Lab book, model the red starter words as they appear.

Do the real game on HIS TouchChat. Do not copy extra fringe onto the live file.

Requests with core: PLAY to start the song, STOP to pause, MORE for another, LIKE to comment.

You hit the word as you press play on the speaker — same moment, same meaning.

Writing extension (Lab): he can later save a line in WordPower Stories and Scripts — family + AbleNet if anything is added to the file.

Directing and requesting during favorite activities. Model the action word, then act it out.

Guessing game: draw an action card, act it, he finds the word on HIS device.

Reading: model target words the first time through; second time he hunts them.

Skip any Lab step that asks you to edit his vocabulary.

Single words to compare objects: LOOK, THAT, LIKE, NOT.

Two objects on the table. You model. He comments. Honor NOT.

Pull the Lab plan for printables; run the language on HIS WordPower.

Negatives are language. Model NOT and STOP when he is actually refusing.

Honor the protest. Do not override it and then count a ‘successful request.’

Sensory play is a language activity if the device is in reach.

Model MORE / OPEN / HELP / STOP / LIKE while hands are in the bin.

Wipe the case. Do not park the device ‘because sand.’

Stage 4 adds grammar and longer utterances. Use it when the team is there — not as a reason to skip Stage 1 core.

Open the Lab plan, print the Smart Chart for the aide, model on HIS file.

Do not move buttons to match a chart.