Pathways for Snap Scene vs ELSB for Older Students

Pathways is a FREE, one-of-a-kind companion app for Snap Scene, packed with expert advice for how to meaningfully impact your child’s communication success. Based on best practices from experts in the field, Pathways provides tips, suggestions, and real-world videos to show parents, teachers, and even therapists how to get the most out of Snap Scene. Pathways is an expert blueprint for using Snap Scene, that’s clear and easy to follow. Many early language learning tools can be complex and difficult, making you want to give up, ultimately resulting in communication delays for your child. Pathways was developed to help parents apply best practices and proven techniques for their child in a simple, straight-forward way. The combination of Snap Scene and Pathways is your essential resource to have the biggest impact on your child’s communication success. What’s inside? Getting Started – Learn how to recognize scenes that motivate your child and how to be an effective communication partner. You’ll also find: • Step-by-step examples for various age or developmental levels • Helpful how-to videos • Ideas for scenes based on categories or senses that motivate your child Keep Growing – Discover how to grow your child’s skills through observation and development tracking. We’ll equip you with: • The ability to add scenes to the My Stuff folder for easy access • An evaluation for how your skills are advancing as a communication partner How to Use It – Find resources designed to help you do more, with the tools you already own. • Troubleshooting help • Pathways instructional videos • Snap Scene users guide Why It Works – Expert advice and best-in-class research packaged into everyday language and trustworthy advice. Here you can discover: • Research and resources behind the software • Articles supporting the research • Common myths and why not to believe them

Teach early literacy skills to your older students using age-appropriate materials Meet Sam! She's the adolescent character featured in our Early Literacy Skills Builder for Older Students curriculum. Your older students with significant intellectual disability or autism, who still need to develop the foundations of literacy, will have Sam to help them along the way. Using the same scope and sequence as ELSB, this version was specifically designed to give older students who have not been exposed to foundational reading skills, age-appropriate activities to learn them. Seven levels present skills in 14 objectives including the conventions of print, phonemic awareness, letter-sound correspondence, listening comprehension, vocabulary, and writing. Skills increase in difficulty as students progress from Level 1 to Level 7. The app incorporates the best practices of systematic and direct instruction. The app directs the student, provides feedback, and gathers data on the student's performance. Instruction can be conducted with individual students or with groups. Students love creating an avatar to represent them. Avatars also appear on screen to interact with Sam. Sam Stories, describing the adventures of Sam, her family, and her friends, are read to students in the software. They can follow along using the spiral bound book provided. A writing activity focuses on new vocabulary. End-of-level assessments determine when students move to the next level.