User`s guide

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Software Solutions
for Special Needs, 2nd Edition
by Madalaine Pugliese
This book thoroughly documents the Stages
framework with powerful insights and practical
examples. Its learner-focused approach will open
your eyes to a new way of working with people
of all ages with cognitive and language develop-
mental delays.
This book will help you find the best way to
discover a learner’s abilities. It includes:
3 an overview of the Stages framework and
a detailed description of each Stage
3 competency goals and sample
Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) objectives
3 off-computer extension activities that can
be done in a classroom, at home or in a
therapy setting
3 extensive lists of recommended curriculum
software titles to build skills at each Stage
132 pp. ISBN: 1-930196-10-5
Single
STBK2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$39
5 Pack
STBK25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$155
Call for 10- and 20-Pack pricing.
Assessment Software
Stages Assessment software helps you identify
and evaluate a learner’s skills at each Stage.
Using its automatic data-gathering capabilities
and Observation Forms, you can:
3 assess learners’ progress toward IEP goals
and state standards
3 identify appropriate curriculum software
to build skills
3 generate primary evidence for alternate
assessment portfolios
3 uncover what your learners truly know!
Activities
Stages offers 300 easy-to-use and engaging activi-
ties at seven stages of cognitive and language
development, from cause and effect to written
expression. Stages 1–3 focus on language founda-
tion, while Stages 4–7 focus on academic skills.
Access
Stages offers multiple access methods, making it
a powerful assessment tool for your students
with even the most significant physical chal-
lenges.
3 mouse
3 standard or alternative keyboard
(with autoloading IntelliKeys overlays)
3 switch, with auto scan and step
scan options
3 touch screen
3 head-pointing systems
Many other settings allow you customize the
Stages environment for each learner.
The following pages describe the assessment
software for each Stage and list the recommended
curriculum software to build skills.
“ The Stages book is well-written,
to the point and packed with
terrific, carefully-organized
information. I like it!”
— Carol MacDonald, journalist and
parent of special needs child
Visit www.assistivetech.com
for many Stages resources:
3 search our online database of recommended
curriculum software
3 read one of the many Stages articles online
3 download Stages skills correlations
for your state
3 request a Stages Demo CD
3 sign up for Stages eNews
>Stages Book and Software
ASSESSMENT AND CURRICULUM SOFTWARE
Assistive Technology, Inc. 1.800.793.9227 www.assistivetech.com
“The assessments are very student-
friendly. Stages gives you a clear
indication of the academic levels of
the students.”
— Stages User
Madalaine Pugliese, MS, EdS, author of
Stages, has over 30 years of experience in
public education, and is a nationally recog-
nized speaker and authority in the fields of
assistive and educational technology. She
has received a Distinguished Educator
award from Apple Computer, Inc., and been
named a “Shaper of the Future” by
Converge Magazine. She currently directs
the Assistive Technology program at
Simmons College in Boston, MA.