Seven Stages Mapped to Your Favourite Switch Frameworks

You might be thinking, “Not another switch framework! We’ve already implemented one in our organisation.” Thankfully, the Seven Stages of Switch Development (7SSD) is built upon existing frameworks, integrating consistent, repeated themes from each. It uniquely reframes these themes for switch users, their families, and anyone who finds cartoons an easier way to remember things (like me).

To support you and your organisation in using the models you already have, I’ve mapped the 7SSD to some of the most popular frameworks. I hope you find this a helpful resource, and that the Switch Heroes complement these existing, amazing pieces of work.

Stepping Stones to Switch Access (Two Switch Step Scanning)

Stepping Stones to Switch Access (Two Switch Step Scanning) https://lindaburkhart.com/	Seven stages of Switch Development
Step 1: Single Switch: Cause & Effect	Stage 1: Exploring Egbert Learning by experience
Step 2: Single Switch – Multiple locations and Functions	Stage 2: Journeying Jiao Intentionally make happen (Cognitive and Physical)
Step 3: Two Switches – Two Functions	Stage 3 & 4: Growing Gareth and Budding Brayton Playing with two switches – making two things happen & Using two switches for one activity
Step 4: Learning to Two Switch Step Scan	Stage 5: Flourishing Fatima Playing with switch scanning – Error-friendly learning
Step 5: Two Switch Step Scanning: Failure-Free Learning with Feedback
Step 6: Two Switch Step Scan to a target – Activities for Increasing Accuracy and Cognitive Engagement	Stage 6: Succeeding Saffi Using Switch scanning to find the right one
Step 7: Practice for Increasing Accuracy With Two Switch Step Scanning
Step 8: Switch Automaticity—Reducing Time for Success and Demonstrating Knowledge	Stage 7: Celebrating Syed Independent in functional use

Switch Progression Road Map, Inclusive Technology and Ian Bean

Switch Progression Road Map, Inclusive Technology and Ian Bean	Seven stages of Switch Development
Experimental Learning	Stage 1: Exploring Egbert Learning by experience
Make something happen	Stage 2: Journeying Jiao Intentionally make happen (Cognitive and Physical)
Playing with two switches	Stage 3: Growing Gareth Playing with two switches – making two things happen
One switch or Two Switches	Stage 4: Budding Brayton Using two switches for one activity
Introducing formal scanning	Stage 5: Flourishing Fatima Playing with switch scanning – Error-friendly learning
Choosing independently	Stage 6: Succeeding Saffi Using Switch scanning to find the right one
Can use one or two switch to make choices	Stage 7: Celebrating Syed Independent in functional use

CENMAC Developing Switch Skills

CENMAC Developing Switch Skills – CENMAC	Seven stages of Switch Development
Step 0 – Get to know the child or young person (no switches)	Stage 1: Exploring Egbert Learning by experience
Step 1 – Ascertain cause-and-effect	Stage 1: Exploring Egbert Learning by experience
Step 2 – Find reliable switch sites with one switch that does many things	Stage 2: Journeying Jiao Intentionally make happen (Cognitive and Physical)
Step 3 – Use two switches that do many things each	Stage 3 & 4: Growing Gareth and Budding Brayton Playing with two switches – making two things happen & Using two switches for one activity
Step 4 – Use two switches that scan or build (errorless)	Stage 5: Flourishing Fatima Playing with switch scanning – Error-friendly learning
Step 5 – Use two switches to scan with more functionality	Stage 6: Succeeding Saffi Using Switch scanning to find the right one
	Stage 7: Celebrating Syed Independent in functional use