This week, the TWT team is pleased to share the second half of the “Golden Rules of AAC Competency in a New Era of Communication.” This session was originally presented by Lucas, Chris, and Rachel as part of the #XedAAC18 conference!
Key ideas this week include:
🔑 Overlapping treatment with other professionals can teach you strategies you did not learn in your own professional training.
🔑 It is important to support an AAC user’s “operational competency” - the ability to turn on the device, change the volume, plug it in, etc.
🔑 The COLE (Continuum of Language Expression) is a free tool used by therapists and IEP teams to evaluate early language development. http://bit.ly/colegooglesheets
Before we present the second half of the “Golden Rules”, Chris and Rachel discuss accessible programming, learning from other professionals, operational competency, and more!
Listen to part 1 of the “Golden Rules of AAC Competency in a New Era of Communication” and this week’s episode, then head to bit.ly/techceu to earn CEU credit for listening!
Roundtable: Modeling
WPS: Assessment Considerations for AAC and Assessment Authorship
Eva Sweeney: Consultant for ABC's Speechless, Author, Activist, AAC User
Leanna Fox: Professional Development and AAC in Australia
Vicki Clarke: Tips on Making Clinical Decisions in AAC Assessment
Lauren Enders: AAC Implementation and Consultation in the Schools
Mark Barlet: Making Video Games Accessible to All
Jayne Clare: Criterion to Determine the Best Educational Apps
Roundtable: Core Words
Jane Odom: Resources and Strategies for Successful AAC Instruction
Kevin Chaja: Using Augmented Reality to Teach Social Skills
Erin Compton: Adopting Two Children with Cerebral Palsy and Getting Started With AAC
Erek Engar: A Specific Language System First Approach to AAC
Kathy Howery and the Lived Experience of Speaking Through a Device
Karen Owens of We Speak PODD
Alex Pavtoulov and Ofir Harel of Olà Mundo: Their app Socky, Social Reciprocity in AAC, and Building Engaging Tools for ASD
Chris Gibbons: Smartbox & the Evolution of the AAC Industry
Pearson's Q Interactive Team: The Past, Present, and Future of Tablet-Based Assessment
Kate Ahern: Thoughts, Tips, and Wisdom from an AAC Thought Leader
RJ Cooper: The Past, Present, and Future of Independent AT Manufacturers and the AT Industry
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