AAC Awareness Month is here.....Heard of AAC, but are unsure of what it's all about? New to the field and looking for more information? Or are you just learning to expand your knowledge?
The following article written by Susan Berkowitz for Speech Science features the Top 10 Must-Know Tips for AAC Interventions. Topics covered in the article include, but are not limited to...
- AAC has many myths surrounding it that prevent individuals’ access to it.
- Aided Language Stimulation (ALgS) is a crucial ingredient to teaching someone to use AAC
- Core words should be the initial focus of providing vocabulary to individuals learning to use AAC.
- Planning is crucial when partners are using ALgS.
- AAC system is a compilation of strategies that allow the individual to communicate effectively a variety of intents in a variety of contexts, with a variety of partners.
- PECS is not enough.
- There are many ways of accessing an AAC system.
- Language therapy is language therapy.
- Don’t just focus on answering questions in class or asking for what the user wants or needs. Communication is social.
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Source: Speech Science
