Step Scanning vs Animega

Step Scanning - Eight Lessons to Get There - is designed to teach the single switch user the concept of two switch step scanning. It is designed for single switch cause & effect users that are ready to move to the next level. The program is comprised of various activities grouped into 8 lessons. The activities are in the form of fun filled graphical games where the lesson concepts are embedded. The activities are purely graphical and do not require any reading ability. Lesson 1 - Single Switch Cause & Effect (A pre-requisite) Lesson 2 - Cause & Effect with Two Switches Lesson 3 - Interaction between Two Switches Lesson 4 - Step & Select Introduced Lesson 5 - Errorless Step Scanning Lesson 6 - Go Get It - Errorless Step Scanning Lesson 7 - Purposeful Step Scanning Lesson 8 - Step Scanning Matching Activity Each lesson moves the student a step closer to achieving step scanning. The concepts used in this app are based on the methods and concepts depicted in the book and CD Two Switches to Success written by Linda J. Burkhart. For more information on the book Two Switches to Success, visit www.Lburkhart.com.

Animega-interactive sentences stimulates language and communication development in learners beginning to explore the mysteries of the written language. What do the letters represent? How can they represent words, sentences and events? NOTE, this is the Lite version with very limited content! The language content of the program is meant to be explored by the learner with help from – and in interaction with – a teacher or parent. The language material and the appended animations do not only offer motivational literacy training but also creates moments for conversations where the learner can express his or her imagination and thoughts. Animega-is consists of a total of 66 tasks (exercises) distributed over six levels. The rich material (> 250 words/phrases and > 6000 sentences) can be accessed through two different routes: Create and Test. In short, the learner can either generate interesting animated events by using text buttons to create sentences, or test his or her proficiency by first viewing the event, then choosing words to create the sentence that best represents what he or she has just viewed. Animega-is is an evidenced based app. There are to date more that 20 scientific publications supporting the theory that has inspired the software development. The app rests on ideas formed within an international collaboration: Mikael Heimann (Linköping University), Mats Lundälv (Sahlgrenska University Hospital) and Tomas Tjus (University of Gothenburg), Sweden, and Keith E Nelson (Pennsylvania State University), USA.