KPBSD Pupil Services

Did you know that we have a great resource in our district for creating visuals for students and classrooms?  Her name is Kirsten “Kris” Kempf!  Kris is an SLP-A at Soldotna Elementary and is a great resource for creating all things visual!  These are some of the things that she can do:

Create visual schedules – Write a list of icons needed for the specific schedule.  Email the list to Kris and she will create the schedule per your specifications.

Create a social story – Write a social story in a Word document.  Email the story to Krist.  She will import Boardmaker icons, pictures from the web, or real pictures that you send to her by email, organize it, laminate it (if for long-term use) and construct a book.

Create a PECS book – Send the list of categories and pictures needed to Kris.  She will create the pics, laminate, and velcro per your specifications.  If you supply the PECS book, she will assemble the book to your specifications.

Create a visually structured task – Take a picture of the task or sketch it out and send to Kris via email.  If it requires special materials, you will need to provide those.  She will create and assemble the task.

Create basic artic, phonology, or langauge activities – Kris can use Boardmaker, web pics, etc. to create bingo boards, speech sound cards, etc. for a fraction of the cost of commercially available products.

Create other visuals – “First – then” strips, “I am working for…” charts, etc.

Invite Kris to your school to demonstrate the basics of Boardmaker to your sped team.  It can be a cumbersome program to learn, but with a quick lesson, it can be much easier to navigate.