EFL

Join the Speaker Initiative

Many non-verbal children are not provided with an alternative method of speaking and participate in instruction or behavior therapy 'solely as a listener'. Others are provided with an alternative method, such as picture exchange or an electronic tablet, that is not portable or requires multiple responses to make simple requests. These methods are often abandoned by the children, resulting in young adults with problem behavior 'when they want to make requests'. Essential for Living will help you select an alternative, portable method of speaking that 'matches the learner's current skill repertoire', 'results in virtually effortless speaking', 'permits them to function as much as possible like someone who uses spoken words', and is much less like to be abandoned.

Learn More About the Speaker Initiative

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Information on EFL

To view information on Essential For Living, how our information is designed, and who it works best for, click here.

The Scope & Sequence of EFL

Essential for Living includes seven skill domains and one domain on problem behavior, to find out more click here.

Getting Started with EFL

To see where you should start with Essential For Living, click here.

An Intro & User Guide for EFL

To see the intro and user guide for Essential For Living click here.

Ordering EFL

Click here to visit the Essential For Living store.

EFL Report Templates

For report templates that you can download and print out click here.

Alignment with the Common Core & The FL Access Points

To access excel templates that provide an alignment of the skills from 5 of the 7 skill domains, click here.

Joining the Speaker Initiative

To find out more about what the Speaker Initiative is, and how you can join it, click here.

Selecting A Method of Speaking

Many children and adults with moderate-to-severe disabilities are not able to communicate effectively with ‘spoken words’ and require an alternative method of speaking (AMP), the AMS Comparison Tool, helps to quickly determine candidates for an alternative method of speaking. Learn more here.

Collecting Data

Click here to access and print our self-graphing data sheets, which can be used to collect first opportunity of the day probe data or other types of summarized daily performance.

Join the Speaker Initiative

Information on EFL

The Scope & Sequence of EFL

Getting Started with EFL

An Intro & User Guide for EFL

Ordering EFL

EFL Report Templates

Alignment with the Common Core & The FL Access Points

Joining the Speaker Initiative

Selecting A Method of Speaking

Collecting Data

Join us at the next Essential for Living Workshop:

skills from…

enable our children and adults
with limited skill repertoires

to navigate everyday living

Arrange an Online Chat with the Authors of

Patrick McGreevy and Troy Fry

and determine if EFL is right for your students or residents with moderate-to-severe disabilities

407-415-5241