Overview
Overview
Pathways for Core First® is a free learning guide for our TD Snap Core First® communication app to help caregivers, educators, therapists and communication partners achieve their goals. It features intuitive video examples, lesson plans, an interactive goals grid for tracking progress and addressing behavioural challenges, and a suite of supporting digital and printable materials to help you along the way. With Pathways, you'll have an expert guide to help you get the most out of TD Snap Core First.
Overview
Pathways offers step-by-step instructions for using Core First in TD Snap.
Whether your child is learning to communicate with core words or already building sentences, Pathways for Core First will show you how to:
Step-by-step
Path to literacy
Video instructions
Companion tool
With an intuitive dashboard and Getting Started walkthrough videos, you can get up and running with examples supported by scripts and videos, all while encouraging communication and interaction.
Step-by-step instructions and videos will walk you through setting up your device and practicing with it.
Pathways for Core First shows you how to implement TD Snap Core First with real-world video examples for each lesson plan and materials.
Communication is a two-way street, and being a good partner is even more important when developing new skills. Pathways teaches skills proven to facilitate engagement, communication, and language growth.
Our goal for every communicator is literacy, independence and engagement. Pathways offers practical advice for the communication partner to help reach this goal.
Find step-by-step instructions on how to set-up your device with TD Snap and begin using it. Discover tutorials to help you learn how to be a strong communication partner and how to help your communicator begin using TD Snap Core First.
Lesson plans are available for growing skills in a variety of areas. They include one Core First Learning lesson that covers 12 of the first core words. Each of the core words is complemented with three books.
Written instructions can be viewed and downloaded for quick reference. You will learn what to do, tips for implementing the skill, and how to create and recognise a communication opportunity. Step-by-step instructions for skills such as programming topics and messages and changing grid sizes will help you to implement and customise the skills based on your communicator’s interests.
Videos complement the information so that you can visually reference how to accomplish tasks and skills such as setting up the device, editing skills and learning how to model.
Pathways for Core First is also available online, accessible directly from your web browser. The online version shows step-by-step instructions, making it ideal for those who would like direction on implementing TD Snap Core First but with less experience and/or knowledge of how to do so.
Pathways Online is available in the following 8 languages:
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Operating System
Window 7 or higher
Mac OS 10.12.6 or later
Browser
Chrome v73 or later
Firefox v66 or later
Microsoft Edge v18 or later
Safari v12.1 or later
Languages
Dutch
English
German
Spanish
Languages
English
Spanish
French
German
Dutch
Portuguese
Danish
Icelandic