Visuals2Go AAC Learning Sequence

Stage 1: Purpose and Navigation

1.     Learn to initiate a request by tapping one card – Function

2.     Make a choice between two cards – Can he/she discriminate?

3.     START HERE: Learn to make a choice using more than two cards

4. Learn to initiate a request from the choices

5.     Navigates into an album to access a desired choice

Stage 2: Build Vocabulary

6. Learn to tap on a card to initiate comments, e.g. MODEL comments, e.g. Look there’s dad! That’s blue, We are going (place).

7. Extend vocabulary for initiating requests and comments.

8.     Gradually build vocabulary exploring album by album, i.e. choose an album for a particular setting, model and learn its vocabulary for functional activities (e.g. requesting for a spade at the beach).

Stage 3: Sentence Making

9.     Expand sentence making by introducing attributes, e.g. colour, shapes

10.   Makes a sentence using the sentence bar of simple sentence starters

Stage 4: Learn to type and spell – LITERACY FOCUS

11.     Learn to spell using the search bar Search (Optional: to use drag and drop by turning off ’One tap sentence bar.’

Stage 5: Encourage conversation

12. Learn to answer and asking questions. MODEL – If possible, use own device to model answering questions. E.g ‘See what?’ ‘Do what?’ ‘Play who?’ ‘Weekend what?’

13. Learn to initiate a conversation.E.g. How are you today? What did you do today?

Stage 6: Further build, MODEL & Generalisation

14. Increase usage of the app for the individual and yourself (Use two devices)

15. Generalise communication across a range of people around the individual and in different settings

* This is just a guideline, you don’t have to follow this in sequence but it gives you an idea of where you can start and how to move forward

11.     Learn to spell using the search bar Search (Optional: to use drag and drop by turning off ’One tap sentence bar.’

Stage 5: Encourage conversation

12. Learn to answer and asking questions. MODEL – If possible, use own device to model answering questions. E.g ‘See what?’ ‘Do what?’ ‘Play who?’ ‘Weekend what?’

13. Learn to initiate a conversation.E.g. How are you today? What did you do today?

Stage 6: Further build, MODEL & Generalisation

14. Increase usage of the app for the individual and yourself (Use two devices)

15. Generalise communication across a range of people around the individual and in different settings

* This is just a guideline, you don’t have to follow this in sequence but it gives you an idea of where you can start and how to move forward

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