Case Study #1 Cont.

The conversation we had in class yesterday was really informative. I guess I am a firm believer in LRE ( Least Restrictive Enviornment) " a child should be placed as close to their non disabled peers as much as possible" . My plan entails keeping Sara in the general education classroom with supplemental aides and services. I still believe that Sara should receive more intense speech therapy. I would like Sara to be able to access AT devices to help her communicate her wants and needs. I do not want to limit her means of communication so I am looking at 2 different types of communication system. One the PECS ( Piture Exchange Communication System ) and the other is test to voice device. I would like to further discuss her speech abilities. I want her to use the speech she has to communicate. I want to build on her abilities, not focus on her disability. That is why I want her to use her exsiting speech with/ or without the PECS as her first means of communication. The text to voice will be a system she utilizes as a backup . This the direction I am going in terms of my AT plan.