Description: Website offers over 30 videos by Rachel Madel with tips to coach parents to become effective communication partners and assist individuals who use AAC become more effective communicators.
Description: In this video series, practical and evidence based strategies for more effective AAC implementation at home and in the classroom are presented. 36 short videos are included in this playlist. Included are videos on Shared Reading, AAC at Mealtime, AAC at Bedtime, Teaching Emotions, AAC in Daily Living Activities.
Description: Bilingue AAC believes bilingual Spanish language intervention must be rooted in current Spanish lexicon research. They seek to empower and educate professionals and caregivers in supporting AAC users in their heritage language. They strive for a safe and inclusive space centering Latino AAC users and families. Includes topics How to Start with AAC, How to Request an AAC Evaluation, Communication Bill of Rights, AAC Modeling, Common AAC Bilingual Myths, and AAC Stimulation Strategies
Focus: How to build AAC Partner Skills
Format: Website
Population: All Spanish Speaking Family & Partners
Description: This Brief describes how families and other members of Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams can help students get the supports they need to build their communicative competence in inclusive classrooms.
Description: Highlights 10 strategies to put the individual using AAC first. Be patient. Talk to me. Listen to me. These are key messages for good communication partners
Author: Augmentative and Alternative Communication Clinic-One Kids Place Ontario, Canada
Description: Helping Your Child Communicate with AAC is a booklet of strategies created for parents of children who use AAC. This includes tips on Aided Language Input, being a good communication partner and why we communicate.
Description: This checklist is used to identify the key strategies that are most helpful for individuals who use AAC and communication partners. Individuals who use AAC can indicate their preferences for communication along 12 dimensions of communication with this checklist.
Author: Angelmann Syndrome Foundation & PrAACtical AAC
Description: The Stepping Into AAC program co-created by Dr. Carol Zangari is divided into 20 parts with the intention to complete one part a week. There are activities, resources and videos to guide you along the way. This resourceaimds to introduces Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC), guide through the early months of using new communication tools and strategies and offer resources to engage school teams and other caregivers.
Focus: Introduction of AAC to families of children with Angelman's Syndrome
Format: Website with downloadables & videos
Population: Parents & Caregivers of individuals with Angelman's Syndrome
Description: A review of current information on how to incorporate peers for young children who use AAC. Provides clinicians with evidence-based strategies to support communicative interactions between children with ASD and peers without disabilities. This article is available to ASHA members on the ASHAWire.
Focus: Training Young AAC Peer Partners
Format: PDF Article
Population: All Family & Partners
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