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by Charity Rowland and Philip Schweigert
The Design to Learn environmental inventory is used to track the opportunities to learn communication and object interaction skills that are provided in classroom activities for a specific student. The inventory was developed especially for children with pervasive developmental disorders (including autism) and it is applicable to nonverbal children with wide a range of disabilities.

Design to Learn is compatible with the Hands-On Learning assessments and with the Communication Matrix in that it specifically addresses opportunities to demonstrate the skills included in each of those instruments. The inventory contains 67 statements in eight categories (Transitions, Activity, Adult's Interaction, Student's Communication System, Peer Interaction, Opportunities to Communicate, Opportunities to Use Objects, and Materials) that represent methods for encouraging learning in classroom activities.

Design to Learn Book

This 51-page spiral bound book contains one copy of the inventory, an introduction and a description of each item on the inventory followed by options for implementing each one. (View sample pages: Table of Contents, Page 21)

Design to Learn Inventory

The inventory may be purchased separately and in packages of 10. The 16-page inventory contains the 67 items with room for comments on the scoring of each item. The inventory and the profile used to summarize the scores are set up to accommodate three administrations. (View sample pages: Page 6, Profile)

Design to Learn DVD

The Design to Learn DVD provides over 180 real life examples of learning opportunities described in the book and inventory. Running time: 2 hours: 15 minutes.

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Book (includes 1 inventory) $38.00
Inventory $9.00
Inventory (Package of 10) $84.50
DVD $45.00

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