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Welcome, families! We hope to provide you with the supports necessary to support your student who uses and AAC device/system. As the communication partner of an AAC user, you have a very important role and we are so glad you are here!
Welcome, families! We hope to provide you with the supports necessary to support your student who uses and AAC device/system. As the communication partner of an AAC user, you have a very important role and we are so glad you are here!
Check out our monthly newsletter, the AAC Spotlight with links to our podcast, articles, activities, stories, and more.
Check out our monthly newsletter, the AAC Spotlight with links to our podcast, articles, activities, stories, and more.
Check out our recent features below!
Check out our recent features below!
AAC for Caregivers was borne out of the strong conviction that AAC has to be implemented at home and in other natural settings for real success. The AAC for Caregivers resource covers 8 strategies along with suggestions for where, when and how to use the strategies.
Check out this great resource full of helpful tips for supporting your child's AAC journey at home.
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.
Stepping Into AAC
Stepping Into AAC
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.
Most children learn to talk by hearing everyone around them talk. When speech is not a consistent way to communicate, we can support learners by showing them different ways to communicate. Lots of kids learn to use symbols after adults use those symbols around them.
Most children learn to talk by hearing everyone around them talk. When speech is not a consistent way to communicate, we can support learners by showing them different ways to communicate. Lots of kids learn to use symbols after adults use those symbols around them.
This week, you will show your child how they can comment. As you see their behavior telling you something, you can make a comment on your communication board.
Week 3 - Symbols 101
Symbols are only meaningful when we give them meaning. Without the words below the symbols, it would be hard for anyone to know what they mean. This is one reason why learning AAC takes time. We point to symbols during real-life events to help teach their meaning.
This week, let’s work on sharing opinions by using symbols to talk about when something is “good” or when we want something “different.”
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