Fluency in AAC

This course was offered live on October 9th, 2020, then re-recorded in March 2021. It is a part 2 to my Authentic Communication with AAC Users training. In this course I ask participants to imagine what joyful, fluent communication would be like with their students who use AAC. I discuss obstacles to achieving that goal, and how to overcome them, starting with a growth mindset. Participants learn key strategies for achieving true AAC fluency (including understanding realistic expectations for what "fluency"  means!) and will improve their familiarity and comfort with core words through hands-on activities. Modeling on an AAC device can be so much fun! 

For CVUSD Staff - Downloads related to this presentation: 

Go to drive.google.com, click "Shared Drives", then explore the whole Assistive Technology Shared Drive, which includes core boards, the prompt hierarchy, core vocabulary list and full immersion kits for modeling, and our new data collection sheet. 

Recording - from March 2021:

Slides: (includes links to videos you will need for practice activities)

Related pages on this site:

• AAC Services Page

• AAC Video Courses

Google Form to Receive Credit (for Staff watching recorded version only):

Reminder - make sure to sign in to your CVUSD email to view and submit the form!