Augmentative & Alternative Communication
PRESENTATIONS: the following presentations have been presented at the DSC
- AAC BASICS: provides AAC definitions, systems, and identifying when AAC is needed
- AAC SERVICES: discusses where services can be obtained and the componets that guide AAC intervention
- AAC & LITERACY INSTRUCTION: presents literacy models and AAC/Literacy implementation and programs
- AAC MYTHS: identifies common myths and truths about AAC
WEBSITES: we love these!
- PRAACTICAL AAC: a blog about the state of the field, share information about implementing AAC strategies, provide resources, and discuss news of interest to the AAC community.
- YAACK: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Connecting Young Kids (YAACK) is a website that covers issues related to AAC and young children.
- AAC INSTITUTE: not-for-profit, charitable organization dedicated to the most effective communication for people who rely on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
- BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: The Augmentative Communication Program has a rich history in the design, development and research of assistive technology in issues related to augmentative communication.
- SPECTRONICS: a great resource for AAC communication based apps
CHECK OUT WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR LENDING LIBRARY!
- To schedule a consultation, contact Kati Skulski, M.S. CCC-SLP at kaskulski@gmail.com
AAC Stars!
AAC RESOURCE OF THE MONTH
- June: Thanks Nancy for this great find- a COMMUNICATION APP WHEEL.
- Communication apps organized by function and features
- September: Non-Content Specific Apps
- These are great apps to reinforce and modify curriculum. Fun learning tools!
- October:
- Holiday activities that are symbol based and geared towards AAC
- http://jpschools.org/resources/speech-hearing-resources/augmentative-alternative-communication-aac/holidays/
- November: AAC Use and Speech Development: A Meta-Analysis
- December: More holiday activities (you know, for those long days during break:)
- January: Check out this great new book on communication and Autism
- Enhancing Communication for Individuals with Austism http://products.brookespublishing.com/Enhancing-Communication-for-Individuals-with-Autism-P792.aspx
- February: Ways to teach the power of communication
- March: An excellent list of great apps organized by subject. Brought to us by our friends that the Technology Resource Center of Marin (TRC)
- April: CORE vocabulary to target in April
- May: Dr. Marilyn Buzolich is a world-renowned AAC Specialist from San Francisco, CA. She has been a pioneer in the field for funding. Here is a funding guide authored by Dr. Buzolich. You can find more information at her website www.acts-at.com.
- September: We are back from Summer Break! To start the school year off on a helpful note, here is a presentation by Anne Kuhlmeier, M.A., CCC/SLP, ATP. Making AAC Work in the Classroom is a wonderful resource for choosing and teaching core words and strategies for implementing them in the classroom.
- October: This month's article is geared more towards the therapists and teachers out there. Effects of Communication Partner Instruction on the Communication of Individuals using AAC: A Meta-Analysis by Walsh et al. is an article from the AAC Journal discussing the important of partner training especially in young children who are users of AAC. Aided language stimulation, open-ended questions, and extectant delay is detailed in depth. This is another reminder of the important roles communication partners play and how providing training to them is also an integral part of our job!
- We are back from Summer Break! To start the school year off on a helpful note, here is a presentation by Anne Kuhlmeier, M.A., CCC/SLP, ATP. Making AAC Work in the Classroom is a wonderful resource for choosing and teaching core words and strategies for implementing them in the classroom.
THANK YOU TO THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNICATIONS ACCESS FOUNDATION FOR GIVING THE GIFT OF EXPRESSION TO OUR MEMBERS AND EDUCATION TO THEIR FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS!
