MSHA has partnered with The Hanen Centre to bring MSHA members one of three FREE presentation webinars. The first one will be held in June: Parents as Language Facilitators: The It Takes Two to Talk® Hanen Program on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.
This presentation webinar will described the Hanen It Takes Two to Talk® Program, which provides parent-implemented language intervention to families of young children with language disorders. This manualized program adheres to principles of adult education and focuses on building parents’ capacity to facilitate their child’s language development by using evidence-based strategies within everyday interactions.
About the Speaker: Dashiel Brockman, MSc, S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO, is a speech-language pathologist at The Hanen Centre who is passionate about supporting families and their young children’s communication development. He leads It Takes Two to Talk® Programs for parents and is involved in the development of the It Takes Two to Talk® Program resources. Dashiel regularly presents on the effectiveness of parent-implemented intervention and the Hanen approach to university students. Financial - Employee of The Hanen Centre, which holds the copyright to all the materials produced at The Centre. Dashiel receives no financial benefit from the sale of Hanen materials.
Registration is Free for MSHA members and $75 for non MSHA members. Registration and additional information on this presentation and the next two presentations can be found on the MSHA website at following link: https://showmemsha.org/the-hanen-centre/
This helpful handout has ideas for families to encourage AAC usage across the summer months. Consistency is key, and our AAC users need opportunities to use their devices outside of the school setting. Have fun with it!
What to Expect
The Stepping Into AAC project is a toolkit of resources to help families and teams make informed decisions about AAC.
Over the next 100 days, this project will introduce you to tools used to support communication. This project recognizes that families are critical members of each team supporting a learner. You will be provided with tools to try out and resources to share with others. After Stepping Into AAC, our hope is that you feel empowered and equipped to support decisions regarding your learner’s communication.
Home is where we learn to communicate and rich with opportunities for learning and modeling. Click here to explore a folder full of helpful resources for families looking to incorporate AAC usage into daily routines at home.