Tommy in School

Although Tommy is technically a third-grader, he is included in second grade. He spends part of his school day working on specific IEP goals in the special education classroom. He is included in the regular classroom for some subjects including his "specials" such as art and music. Fouse Elementary School has children in kindergarten through grade five.

Both Kathy and Heather noted that Tommy does have some compliance challenges in the classroom. With the Vantage, Tommy now has a way to communicate his many ideas instead

of simply acting out.

Want to see Tommy?

View video clips of Tommy hard at work with his Vantage during the school day.

Exploring Shapes -Special Ed class (2.8 MB)
What color is the fish? (4.0 MB)
"Apple" "eat" "red" (2.8 MB)
Making "Apple Smiles" (5.5 MB)
Activity in Science Class (3.3 MB)
What happened to Richy's shoe? (6.7 MB)

About Tommy and AAC
Intervention with Tommy

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Acknowledgements
Thanks to Tommy and his family for allowing him to be the subject of this profile. Special thanks to Heather Kabler Ball and Kathy Gordon at Fouse Elementary School for sharing their insights and allowing PRC into their classrooms to work with Tommy. Thanks to Linda Pratt for sharing her "Apple Book" teaching idea. And thanks to the teachers, students and administration at Fouse Elementary School in Westerville Ohio for their cooperation in creating this Profile of Success.


Leland is a young man with an infectious smile. Read Leland's Profile of Success.

Do you know someone we should profile?
If you know someone who is benefiting from his or her use of augmentative communication and who could be an inspiration to others, please contact Cherie Weaver at PRC, (800) 262-1984, Ext. 240 or email at caw@prentrom.com.

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