Blue Group Evolution

Learning Objective: Implement the curriculum designed for the create station at the PANDA AAC camp’s 2023 session to create a successful in-person summer camp experience focused on literacy learning for learners with complex communication needs.

Day 1: Animals GoDay 2: Vehicles GoDay 3: Toys GoDay 4: I Go
Implementation:
We’re going on a Bear Hunt. Read Aloud.
Stations/Activities
Challenge Cards
Book Writing
Building
Reading walk
Art
Implementation: Let’s Go Riding Read Aloud.
Stations
Challenge Cards
Book Writing
Building
Art
Implementation: Let’s Go Play Read Aloud.
Stations
Book Writing
Building
Art
Implementation: Let’s Go See Our Friends from Camp Read Aloud.
Stations
Book Writing
Building
Art
Evolution of Day 2:
The group was switched to the green group’s book set. The book walk was scrapped due to time/interest.
Evolution of Day 3:
AAC-modeled questions were added to the read-aloud.
Evolution of Day 4:
No significant changes were made to the plan.
Future Evolution:
No significant changes were made to the plan.
Success: Campers engaged with the read-aloud book writing and chose their last station. Campers played, and leaders could repeatedly model go/stop and ask questions.Success: Campers engaged with the read-aloud, book writing, and Art activity.Success: Campers engaged with the read-aloud, answering many questions and using their talkers extensively.Success: Campers engaged with joy in the read-aloud! They wrote their pages with alphabet stickers and image stickers.