Please be aware that this is not an exhaustive or a required list but simply a list of possible resources for student and family use. For additional resources, please visit Online Resources for Parents, Families and Students. Please also see Ontario’s Ministry of Education Learn at Home resources.
The resources provided below are not organized in a grade-based chart. Rather, this list of resources provides options that are meant to be accessed based on student interests, strengths and needs.
Subject | Online Resource | Description |
|---|---|---|
Visuals to Support Communication | To help educators, parents, and learners during this time of need, the Tobii Dynavox team has gathered resources and created Coronavirus materials within them. | |
Visuals to Support Communication | First/Then Board | This tip sheet will provide some information about how to use a First/Then Board with your child. |
Visuals to Support Communication | Provided by Kerry’s Place, this video is intended to help families who support individuals with ASD, to better understand Coronavirus (COVID-19), practice better hygiene and cleaning, while sharing the message that feeling anxious is okay, and to seek help as necessary. | |
Visuals to Support Communication | This social story provided by Easterseals Illinois Autism Partnership will help teach your child about the importance of social distancing. | |
Visuals to Support Communication | Time to Come In, Bear is a video story (1:40 mins) to teach children about social distancing. | |
Visuals to Support Communication | Visuals from NLC Communication Friendly Environments | Visuals related to COVID, social distancing, etc. are available for printing and can be found on Twitter or on NLC Blog posts. |
Visuals to Support Hygiene | Correct Hand Washing Procedure Poster from York Region Public Health. | |
Visuals to Support Hygiene | Poster on how to wash your hands and how to use hand sanitizer provided by Public Health Ontario. | |
Visuals to Support Hygiene | This resource from Tobii-Dynavox can be used as a task analysis for washing your hands. | |
Visuals to Support Hygiene | Brushing your teeth task analysis. | |
Digital Tools | Read & Write for Google Chrome Playlist: A series of YouTube videos from Texthelp demonstrating how to use Read & Write. | |
Digital Tools | Google Drive & Google Classroom - Accessing your Google Drive and Classroom from Home | This is a step-by-step guide (with visuals) to support students and parents with signing into Chrome, accessing their Google Drive, and going to a Google Classroom. |
| Digital Tools | Tip Sheets for Google Suite | Tip sheets for students and families to help with accessing Google Suite applications (e.g., Read&Write for Google Chrome, EquatIO) |